Sharon continues her work with the Delta Leadership Institute. Dean Dahl and her amazing staff are creating great opportunities for leaders who are dealing with tough issues in the poorest area of the U.S. The participants are emerging with new skills, new relationships, and renewed energy to continue making a difference.
Sharon will be presenting at the 2011 APTi Conference in San Francisco, CA. The conference takes place August 11-14, 2011.
Where in the world is Sharon Lovoy?
On the Road Again: Sharon will be heading out to Columbus, GA, to present at an all-star Women's Leadership Conference, presented by Columbus State University. This conference will also feature Meghan McCain. Presented by CSU’s Cunningham Center for Leadership Development, the March 15-16 event will run 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday at the center, 3100 Gentian Blvd, Columbus, GA.
The list of clients who are training their employees and managers in "Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High™ just keeps growing:
ACIPCO (Made Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" nine years in a row!
ADTRAN, Inc.: Has made a standard part of the curriculum for all their managers and supervisors. This is one of the most profitable companies in the state of Alabama
- Alabama Department of Finance
Alacare Home Health and Hospice: All managers have been trained. This is the largest home health care company in Alabama!
American Cancer Society completed training!
AQAF: All employees and managers completed training! This organization has received a Quality award for excellence
- Birmingham Airport Authority
- Capstone Group, University of Alabama: Sharon presented along with her strategic business partner, Jim Rowell, training in Crucial Conversations to several elite companies in the State of Alabama
City of Foley: all managers
- Cooperative Home Care
- Department of Rehabilitation
Harley Davidson
Health Magazine
Hunt Refining
McKee Foods (Little Debbie): included this training as part of the curriculum for their management training group.
Office of the License Commissioner, Tuscaloosa County
Southern Progress: All managers are required to take this class. Open enrollment sessions are offered to all employees.
- Synovus and T-Sys
Traxis: Three major corporations who have merged into an organization that is highly profitable.
UAB Hospital Systems: Now a standard part of their managers' boot camp! - Virginia College (headquarters: Birmingham, AL): All employees and managers in the Jackson location attended the training. Another class is scheduled for Mobile!
- Westervelt Corporation: Formerly Gulf States Paper Corporation. The plant in which all employees were trained went from last in productivity to number one in the corporation!
And the Awards for VitalSmarts, creators of Crucial Conversations and Influencer, just keep pouring in!
- Inc. Magazine October 2010
VitalSmarts ranks #3,746 on the 2010 Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in America. - 2010 Stevie Awards Winner June 2010
VitalSmarts won a Stevie Award in The 2010 American Business Awards in the category of Marketing Department of the Year
What they are saying about this book!
"Important, lucid and practical, Crucial Conversations is a book that will make a difference in your life. learn how to flourish in every difficult situation." Robert E. Quinn, University of Michigan Business School
"I was personally and professionally inspired by this book and I'm not easily impressed. In the fast-paced world of IT, the success of our systems, and our business, depends on the crucial conversations we have every day. Unfortunately, because our environment is so technical, far too often we forget about the 'human systems' that make or break us. These skills are the missing foundation piece." Maureen Burke, manager of training, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
Client endorsement:
I really appreciate receiving these Crucial Skills instructions – I refer back to them as often as I have similar situations. They are very beneficial! Thanks so much- Barbara Beck ADTRAN, Inc. Customer Care Center Supervisor