Fourth Fridays
Lunchtime classes with
J.Marie & Associates
All classes are facilitated live by leadership and communications experts from J.Marie & Associates, with time for personal engagement and Q&A.
Listening as a Key Leadership Strategy for Public Leaders
When most of us think about leadership communications, we usually focus on what’s being said. But listening effectively is a critical component of a leader's ability to build and/or rebuild trust. Taking it one step further, a good leader must also reflect back what they’ve heard, specifically noting how constituent priorities have helped influence their thinking. THAT is the secret in the sauce that elevates your listening from informative to truly strategic and trust-building.
Simple Communication Planning for Public and Nonprofit Leaders
You know that effective communication is vital for leaders to achieve any of your organizational goals. Developing a communication plan is an important first step, but it can feel overwhelming and time-consuming. The truth is that communication plans do not need to be large, complex documents. In fact, in organizations without a public relations professional on staff, a simple plan is more likely to be actually used.
"I wish I could walk around with a mini-you on my shoulder. Every time I listen to you, I learn more."
— Ellen Perconti, Superintendent, Goldendale School District
Meet J.Marie
Founder and Principal, J.Marie & Associates
J.Marie is a nationally recognized communications strategist, facilitator, leadership trainer, and presenter. Founder and principal of J.Marie & Associates as well as Ideal Communications, she brings more than 25 years of experience helping organizations, teams, and leaders build strong, purposeful relationships. J.Marie is a trusted strategic advisor with a national reputation for positive results.
As a facilitator, J.Marie has worked with community and agency stakeholder groups, citizen committees, governing boards, public forums, focus groups, administrative teams, and business management groups. She balances the need to attend to the relationships in the room with the need to move the meeting agenda forward. She is well-versed in working with groups holding diverse and even competing interests and is accustomed to working in situations where strict confidentiality is a must.
Her style as a consultant is understated; she brings a joyful heart into the room and encourages leaders and groups to own their processes and grow in the skill of self-management. Well-versed in systems thinking and systems dynamics, J.Marie understands the nature of change and the stages people go through to make change possible.
Create a Personalized Training for Your Team
Bring J.Marie into your meeting! She can mix and match content from various classes and personalize a session that meets your team's specific needs.
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