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September 2009
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Quote of the Month
Leading Through Challenge and Crisis
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Coming to Chicago
"Match Books: An Evening With Karlin Sloan"
This event, featuring the book Smarter, Faster, Better is part of Catalyst Ranch's series, Match Books, a quarterly review of books on business, innovation and creativity.

Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Place: Catalyst Ranch, Chicago
Cost: $30 or two (comparably priced) new children's books to benefit Room to Read.
Coming in November 2009  "Leading a Resilient Organization" with Jim Loehr, Ram Charan, and Karlin Sloan
Letter from the CEO
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Greetings and Happy September,

After spending the last ten months doing in-depth research on best practices for leading through crisis, intense change, and challenging circumstances, we're launching a new series of programs for leaders and teams.

This short September issue of Momentum is devoted to introducing our new programs, and how you can get involved in The Resilience Project.

Enjoy,

Karlin Sloan
Chief Executive Officer
Karlin Sloan & Company
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Inspiration: Quote of the Month
Mandala 100 x 100"...significant, lasting change begins inside individuals and emanates outward, not the other way around. Systems change when groups of people together tap their resilience and change from the inside out." - Kathy Marshall, National Resilience Resource Center

Are you remembering to tap your own strengths and inner wisdom? The oxygen mask analogy always works - put your own mask on first, and then you will have the oxygen needed to help others.

Leading Through Challenge and Crisis: The Art of Resilience
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In Every Challenge There Lies Opportunity...

We all face challenges when called to leadership; from the personal (my spouse lost their job, I'm covering roles that no longer exist, I need to focus on getting my best self back) to the team (we've reorganized and people aren't clear about their roles anymore, people are working hard and demoralized because our stock price is down, absenteeism is hurting our productivity) to the organization (we're downsizing, we've been acquired, we're having to shift priorities during tough times, or even we're growing and haven't seen this volume before).

Beginning in September of 2009, Karlin Sloan & Company is offering a series of powerful workshops for individual leaders and for teams  based on the most up-to-date research available on what enables us to bounce back, and even thrive, during rapid change and challenge.

Leading Through Challenge: The Art of Resilience
This half-day workshop for senior executives focuses specifically on individual leadership, and how to cultivate our own resilience in order to lead most effectively during challenging times.

Leading Through Challenge: The Art of Resilience Part II
Part two of our Leading Through Challenge program for senior executives addresses leading teams and building organizational resilience. This half-day working session requires participants to have completed the initial half-day program for leaders, and to bring their own challenges to work with during the session.

Resilient Teams: Cultivating "Bounce Back"
This half-day team session empowers intact workgroups tap their greatest strengths, focus on the basics, and get back to peak performance. Also available in two half-day sessions including the Graham-Sloan Resilience QuestionnaireSM.

Group Coaching: The Art of Resilience
We have created a six-week intensive coaching process for leaders and managers at all levels, based on cutting edge research in positive psychology, organizational change and neuroscience.  The program begins with the Graham-Sloan Resilience QuestionnaireSM, an assessment designed by acclaimed leadership development experts Alan Graham, Ph.D. and Karlin Sloan, which identifies specific resilience attributes and assists the individual to plan for their development.
Participants join a small group of peers to explore and develop specific resilience attributes, and to plan for specific team interventions that will enhance performance throughout the organization.


To join The Resilience Project and bring these programs to your organization, please contact us at clientrelations@karlinsloan.com. We welcome your comments, questions, and participation.
Market Research Project: Leadership Development Priorities for 2010

This fall, Karlin Sloan & Company is conducting a series of market research interviews with organizations across the United States and Canada. We are delving into the question "what is most important to your organization" as we create new programs for 2010.

If you would like to participate in our study by providing us an interview, we will compile our findings by the end of 2009 and deliver a report based on our results. If you would like to participate, please email Robert Demaree at rdemaree@karlinsloan.com by September 15, 2009. We appreciate your interest, and look forward to providing valuable benchmarking for our clients. 
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