Gale Mote MBA, CPLP®

Working Effectively...Apart!

According to Lynda Gratton and Tammy Johns, The Third Wave of Virtual Work, in the next few years, 1.3 billion people will work virtually.  Working collaboratively is difficult when colleagues are sitting across the room from one another.  When they are half-way around the world, it takes teamwork to another dimension.  In this workshop, participants will:

•Review the Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Patrick Lencioni)

•Explore the benefits & challenges of working with remote colleagues

•Discuss how to establish virtual team norms & expectations

•Identify how to build trust & stay connected

•Examine how to make virtual meetings more productive & engaging

•Describe how to communicate with clarity using the appropriate technology

•Discuss how to resolve conflict & build commitment working virtually

Weigh-in=Buy-in!

In this workshop, participants will examine practical techniques for building a robust environment for healthy group conflict. We will discuss the role of the facilitator and participants in creating a safe environment where all ideas and opinions are heard, considered and understood. Weigh-in = Buy-in!

Participants will also learn innovative ways to test for buy-in and consensus in a group. Practical tools and techniques are provided to overcome common team decision making challenges like conventional thinking, groupthink, power struggles, competitiveness and conflict avoidance.

Biography:

How many times have you heard this, “Well, that works great in the classroom but it doesn’t apply in our business. We’re diferent!” At Gale Mote Associates, we take pride in our ability to customize our training classes for every client. It’s a priority and key to our success so we make the time to get to know you, your business, and your processes.

Reallife examples and situations are used to discuss and practice techniques. When people come to Gale’s presentations and workshops, they usually leave with one key question, “Where does she get that energy?” For 25 years, Gale has been designing and delivering motivational workshops and training classes for all types of industry and organizations. Her frm, Gale Mote Associates, specializes in high performance work cultures, team development, emotional intelligence, front-line manager training and organizational development consulting. Her sessions are creative, energizing, participant-centered and get results! Prior to starting her own company in 1990, Gale worked for various manufacturing enterprises including Del Monte, Square D Corporation, Quaker Oats, and Norand Corporation.

In 2014, Gale received one of only four President and Provost Awards for Teaching Excellence from the University of Iowa. Gale has been twice honored by the YWCA Tribute to Women of Achievement. In 2005, she was awarded the Advanced Entrepreneur Award from Women Entrepreneurs in Cedar Rapids, IA. Gale is a four time award winner for the Best of Cedar Rapids Award in the Industrial & Labor Consulting Services category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

Gale is a Certifed Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP®) by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). Gale has an established relationship as a certifed trainer of IMPACT EQ Learning™ with TalentSmart®, Inc. She is a graduate of Coe College with multiple degrees in Business, Economics, and Education. Gale holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Iowa where she is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Tippie College of Business MBA for Professionals and Managers program. On a personal note, Gale is married to the man of her dreams, loves animals (especially cats and horses), college sports (Go Hawks!), NASCAR, fshing, walking nature trails and laughing out loud! She has a passion for life and is committed to leave this world making a positive diference wherever and however she can!

Terri Riegel, CSM, CSPO, CSP of Transamerica

Agile 101 is a highly interactive review of Agile and Scrum.   We will dive into the scrum roles and framework that allows a team to focus of the needs of the business and get the highest priority work done first.  Attendees will be moving, interacting and teaching each other in fun and meaningful ways.

Scrumbanolopy and Agile Coffee in the afternoon. Terri will be joined by Michael Weber, Wendy Orth, Jerry Jensen and Jim Sproul, all form
Rockwell Collins.

We will begin the afternoon session with a rousing and informative agile simulation invented by Cedar Rapids' own Tim Wendt called
Scrumbanopoly.  You will walk away with a new found understanding of agile sprint planning and scrum execution.  After the exciting game of
Scrumbanopoly we will learn about new ways of conducting agile meetings.  We will finish up the afternoon with an Agile Coffee
session, where you can talk about your experience with agile adoption or any other agile related topics you would like to bring to the
table. It will be a great afternoon. 

Biography:

Terri is one of the agile coaches at Transamerica as well as a full time scrum master for her team.  They support an agent facing application that allows agents to track policies from the beginning to the end and all points along the way.   The team has members in India as well as several time zones in the US.

She teaches classes for new agilists on scrum and then follow through with coaching and mentoring teams and scrum masters.  She thoroughly enjoys teaching and helping people implement the best agile framework that works for them.  Shealso help to lead an agile user group called Eastern Iowa Agile.  http://www.meetup.com/Eastern-Iowa-Agile/

She is a Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) and an ICP-ACC Certified Professional Agile Coach.

Gale Mote MBA, CPLP®

Biography:

Terri Riegel, CSM, CSPO, CSP of Transamerica

Biography:

Gale Mote MBA, CPLP®

Biography:

Terri Riegel, CSM, CSPO, CSP of Transamerica

Biography:

Gale Mote MBA, CPLP®

Biography:

Terri Riegel, CSM, CSPO, CSP of Transamerica

Biography: