[OPLINLIST] Fall Support Staff Symposium: Oct. 5, 2006

[SWON Libraries]

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    Annual Fall Support Staff Symposium
    <http://www.gclc.org/viewevent?id=752>

Receptions East Conference Center 
<http://www.receptionsinc.com/locations.asp?l=e>


      Date

Thursday, October 5th, 2006


      Time

9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.


      Location

Receptions East


      Speaker(s)

*Keynote: Marti Peden*
Marti Peden is President of Peden and Associates, an Akron, Ohio based 
firm that specializes in seminar presentations, motivational speaking 
engagements and organizational development activities such as team 
building, conflict resolution, group facilitation and strategic 
planning. Marti has more than twenty-five years of experience as a Human 
Resource Consultant serving clients in business, health care and 
libraries. She has conducted many workshops for Ohio's regional library 
systems such as CAMLS, NOLA, NORWELD, and SOLO, and has worked with 
numerous libraries across the state, including Columbus Metro Library, 
Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cleveland Heights-University Heights 
Public Library, Akron Summit County Library and Stark County District 
Library.

*Nancy Parsley* is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Master Career 
Counselor who founded her business, Working Well, to help people create 
meaningful and healthy work lives. For 15 years, she has coached clients 
in improving their current work situations, those seeking a new career 
direction and others in the job search process.  Her training experience 
spans 20 years and she is currently the part-time Training Coordinator 
for the Kenton County Public Library. She has taught stress management 
in a wide variety of organizations and her most unusual assignment was 
teaching IRS collections officers how to lower their stress!


      Description

*Keynote: Turning Conflict into Cooperation*
Conflict is natural within the workplace and a predictable part of 
serving the public. Conflict, when handled appropriately, can resolve 
differences and find positive, cooperative solutions to the problems 
that we face. As a participant, you will learn practical and time-tested 
techniques to improve communications and bring about resolution to 
conflict situations.

Learn how to:
· Maintain your cool in difficult situations
· Learn communication skills for conflict resolution
· Utilize five effective strategies for resolving conflict

*Breakout Session: Dealing with Change*
This session will explore the emotional responses we all have to change 
in our lives and how to deal with these emotions positively and 
constructively. Bob Rosselot, local consultant and speaker, will guide 
us through the phases of denial, resistance, exploration and commitment, 
all the while showing us how to create constructive responses to change.

*Breakout Session: Relaxation at the Office*
Nancy Parsley will guide us in learning and practicing some easy yet 
effective relaxation techniques for the work setting through a mind, 
body, spirit approach. We will discover ways to avoid some of our 
"stressors" and handle the rest in a much healthier way!


      Meal

Continental Breakfast and Lunch will be provided


      Contributing Member of SWON Libraries

$60


      Friend of SWON Libraries

$60


      Contributing Member of NEO-RLS, NORWELD, or SERLS

$60


      Other

$120

The deadline to register is Sunday, October 1st, 2006


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