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Over the past 25 years, Dr. Janet Lapp has established a global reputation for turning problems into opportunities, and is called on for the most challenging of change efforts. As one of North America's most in-demand speakers, she has been admitted into the prestigious Speakers Hall of Fame, the Oscar of Professional Speaking. The powerful messages in Janet's high-impact, humorous and motivational programs can be communicated in both English and French and turn fast change into competitive advantage.

She is a licensed clinical psychologist, internationally known speaker and author, and creator and host of the award-winning CBS series on health, Keep Well. As editor of the Change Letter and author of three best-selling books: Dancing with Tigers, Plant your Feet Firmly in Mid-Air, and Positive Spin, Janet has received critical acclaim for her forward-looking ideas. A former professor, researcher, clinician, and registered nurse, she was born and raised in Canada, and her PhD is from McGill University in Montreal.

Corporate audiences, respect her development of a multi-million dollar consulting firm and the success she had had in leadership positions herself, and in developing some of the finest leaders in North America.

As a specialist in areas of fast personal and cultural change, Janet Lapp is well known to audiences around the world for her challenging, in-your-face ideas and her endless humour, energy and ability to connect with audiences. Her presentations outline bold, innovative strategies and practical guidelines for excelling in rapidly changing, intensely competitive times.

Presentations Include: 

Plant Your Feet Firmly in Mid-Air

Management is dead. Motivational leadership is passé. Every major system is in the process of a major shift. Leadership in this new era requires the ability to think and lead others in new ways. Drawing on her 25 years of pioneering work with international leaders and peak performers in all fields, this inspirational business program will give you up-to-date information on new trends impacting your world.

These days, everyone is the company can develop and use leadership skills. Do not wait to be told what to do. You know your company's values and mission. Make decisions based on those and you cannot go far wrong. The worst thing you can do is to sit back and do nothing, with the excuse that you were not told. The most important activity during fast change is to keep moving forward, and the worst thing you can do when things are uncertain is to stop completely.

This program is designed to help people discover opportunities in rapid change rather than focus on problems; see the positives in current change, thus keep their team morale high; and develop personal and team accountability.

Guilt in One Hand, Briefcase in the Other

How much do high stress levels and work overload cost your company in lost work days, employee burnout, and decreased productivity? The workplace is so busy that very few have the time to take care of themselves, stay fit, and balance their multiple roles. This high-energy, fun presentation will provide the latest research findings on stress, how to keep fully charged and full-speed ahead without getting off-road or out of fuel. Although real balance may not be possible these days, most people are playing the fool's game of trying to keep up; they doing too much and are unable to discriminate high payoff from low payoff activities.

This program will leave people with permission to let go of low-payoff activities, of knowing what is realistic and doable, and provide tools for focus both at home and at work. They will learn state-of-the-art information on how to stay filled with energy, keep their relationships humming, learn fast but effective ways to fight stress, and improve their performance overall.

How To Take Risks, and Win under Pressure

Conventional thinking can't keep up with exponential change. Many people have become complacent in their jobs (and their lives), and have stopped pushing themselves into new areas which may be uncomfortable for them. This is the best program when you want your people to leave with new tools and ways of thinking that will create a mindset not of passivity and followership, but of activity and leadership. Creativity and innovation occur at the edge of discovery, when one is pushing oneself into new behaviors and ideas. Giants turned into extinct dinosaurs by playing by the old rules when the game had changed. This program is a wake-up call to the future, and is especially meaningful for incentive winners who, even though they are already top performers, need to keep raising the bar and not rest on the winner's pedestal.

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