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The Financial Women's
Association Of San Francisco
East Bay Group
presents
A Professional Development Series Event
"Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome:
Does the Empress Have New Clothes?"
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
What's the hard truth? It's that soft skills will make or
break your career! And suffering from the "Impostor
Syndrome" is one soft skill problem that women often
experience, no matter what line of work they are in or how
far up the ladder they climb. This high-energy, experiential
workshop provides insights, strategies, tools, and
techniques for conquering the little voice inside your head
that whispers, "Boy, have you just pulled a fast one on
everyone. Better hope nobody figures it out!"
Peggy Klaus will be discussing her new book, "The Hard Truth
About Soft Skills: Workplace Lessons Smart People Wish
They'd Learned Sooner." Whether you are near the beginning
or end of your career, she will unveil how future
professional growth is dependent upon identifying and
correcting self-sabotaging interpersonal behavior.
Soft skills are not just about those touchy-feely people
skills. Some of the skills that Peggy will highlight
include:
Don't take it personally. You need to get used to being
judged - all the time, not just during performance reviews.
Participants are taught how to handle critics without
getting overly emotional.
Your procrastination is trying to tell you something (and
it may not be what you think!). This lesson offers some
words of wisdom and practical advice about overcoming
procrastination that will surprise you. (Hint: It's not just
about your time management skills).
Adjust your communication accordingly. Though we're more
connected than ever through technology, our communication
skills have reached an all-time low. Critical tips are
provided for communicating with everyone from your boss on
down.
Know the unspoken rules of the workplace. No matter how
much you may want to deny them, office politics are an
unavoidable part of every job. Participants will be shown
that organizational astuteness is one soft skills area they
can't afford to miss.
About the Speaker
Peggy Klaus
President, Klaus & Associates A much in-demand communication and leadership coach,
Peggy Klaus has spent more than a decade advising America's
top Fortune 500 executives. She reaches thousands of
professionals a year through speaking, coaching, and
workshops at leading corporations and organizations. Her
client list includes JP Morgan Chase, Levi Strauss, Chevron
Texaco, American Express, Disney, Goldman Sachs, Pharmacia
Upjohn, General Mills, Cisco Systems, UNICEF, and Booz Allen
Hamilton, among others. Klaus's colorful and frank advice is
frequently sought out by journalists. She has been featured
and quoted extensively in a wide range of media including
ABC 20/20, NBC Today, BusinessWeek, The Wall Street
Journal, New York Times, Newsweek, Fortune, and O Magazine.
Well-regarded in higher education, Klaus has lectured on
communication to students and faculty at the University of
California Berkeley's Haas School of Business, Boalt School
of Law and the School of Public Health & Sciences. She has
also served as lecturer at Wharton's Executive MBA Program,
Pepperdine University School of Law, and Harvard's Kennedy
School of Government. Additionally, Klaus sits on the
Kennedy School of Government's Women's Leadership Board.
With advanced degrees in Drama, Speech, and Theatre from
the London-based Royal Academy of Music and the Drama
Studio, Klaus started off in Hollywood coaching entertainers
for The Tonight Show and Cosby. Her screen
credits include shows for Paramount Studios, Warner
Brothers, ABC, CBS, and NBC TV. Klaus's reputation for
getting the best out of performers spread to the corporate
world when friends on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley
called for help with their speeches and press conferences.
She left Hollywood in 1993 to start her consulting firm,
Klaus & Associates, based in Berkeley, California and
offering a wide variety of workshops and individual training
programs in corporate communication and leadership skills.
Author of BRAG! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn
Without Blowing It (Warner Books, Hardcover, 2003;
Paperback, 2004), Klaus offers BRAG! workshops for both
professional development (promoting yourself and your
agenda) and business development (promoting your company and
its products). To date, she has led 100+ BRAG! events for
organizations including General Mills, SC Johnson, Credit
Suisse, American Express, Freddie Mac, The Harvard Business
School Alumni Association, and The National Association of
Female Executives. Also the author of The Hard Truth
About Soft Skills - Workplace Lessons Smart People Wish
They'd Learned Sooner (Collins, January 2008), Klaus
provides a variety of programs for increasing soft skills
mastery.
In 2004, Klaus expanded the lineup of BRAG! programs into
the realm of corporate outreach with BRAG! Connections, an
innovative cross-generational program that pairs aspiring
youth with seasoned professionals to teach critical
networking and self-promotion job skills to the employees
and consumers of the future. These interactive,
meet-and-greet affairs allow participants to network and
fearlessly practice tooting their own horns while Klaus
reveals key self-promotion techniques interspersed with fun,
experiential exercises. A variety of companies, schools, and
non-profits have participated in or sponsored these events,
including JP Morgan Chase, The Young Women's Leadership
School of East Harlem, Training Inc., Linkage, Merrill
Lynch, 100 Women in Hedge Funds, and High Water Women.
A popular speaker at conferences, Klaus has keynoted
presentations for such organizations as the Women in
Leadership Summit, San Francisco Trial Lawyers,
Pharmacia-Upjohn, and the Financial Women's Association.
In her spare time Klaus can be found in Oakland, CA at
Lost Canyon Winery, which she co-owns with her husband,
Randy Keyworth.
Return to: FWA, P.O. Box 26143, San Francisco, CA 94126
or fax (415) 586-6606
For any questions regarding the above program call (415) 586-8599 or email
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