CARLA RIEGER is an expert on the artistry of change. She uses proven secrets from the world of performing arts to help your organization becoming a leader of innovation. She has been a professional speaker, trainer, facilitator, comedy improvisor, and performance storyteller since the mid-80’s. She is the director of YES Education Systems, a creative communications and innovation consulting firm since 1991. She has written three critically acclaimed manuals, The Power of Laughter, Speaking on the Funny Side of the Brain and The Heart of Presenting, in addition to many articles in many trade journals and magazines. She has taught thousands to unlock the funny side of their brains, and to mine negativity both within and without for the key to innovative solutions. Her work has been featured on radio, TV and in magazines. She founded several theatre groups including Mad Cow Productions, the Vancouver Playback Theatre troupe and Mythic Café from which she wrote, produced and performed a one-woman show, Dancing Between Worlds.
- Mastering the Art of Change; How to Activate Your Creative Capacity to Manage Change
The ability to creatively handle constant change will be the most sought after skill in the 21st Century. - Alvin Toffler, Futurist
Everyone is born an artist. The trick is to re-capture that innate ability as an adult and put it into all aspects of life. -Pablo Piccaso
During this entertaining and practical program you will learn how to:
- add more tools to your innovation toolkit
- be in a position to uniquely benefit from the changes that affect your work
- design a creative thinking process customized for you and your work setting
- create a culture of innovation in which employee engagement is the norm
Mastering the Art of Change is an innovative system that blends diverse fields such as educational kinesiology, western and eastern psychology, change management theory, creative process models, and neuroscience. Witness how these fields are merging in exciting ways to produce the new 'workplace artistry'.
- The Power of Laughter; Managing Change with a Sense of Humor
At the pinnacle of fun - your world breaks open into a colorful array of new solutions.
Is your working environment too serious? Has overwhelming change caused too much burn out? Do people at the office resemble Gollum on a bad day? Constructive fun on the job can actually help build the kind of atmosphere that attracts great employees and inspires customers to come back. Fun on the job activates your innate ability to steer in the white water. During this practical and entertaining keynote, your group will learn how fun can:
- build rapport & improve customer service
- manage stress & enhance daily enjoyment of work
- increase overall health and energy levels
- improve morale & innovative thinking abilities
- enhance productivity & lower absenteeism
Experience the joy of laughing and playing together, a celebration of people and life.
- Creative Resolutions; Turning Negative Interactions into Win-Win Solutions
Conflict is like wind: too much will cause damage; too little and no transformation will occur.
In today's global marketplace, costly communication breakdowns often happen because of simple misunderstandings. Discover a variety of innovative tools to instantly impart an intention of goodwill—and to find an outcome that serves everyone. During this engaging and interactive session attendees will discover how to:
- communicate your needs in a way that people can understand
- win back trust and create an opening for goodwill
- tell the difference between a "healthy disagreement" and a destructive one
- develop habits that prevent unwanted communication breakdowns
- gain the courage to have those important conversations
- implement a 5 step process for finding mutually satisfying solutions
- Experience what it's like to make open communication a part of your daily work life.
"We have heard only excellent feedback on your presentation, and everyone wants you back for next year's conference!"
Canadian Institute of Financial Planners
"Carla's keynote was enthusiastically received by every employee who attended our sales rallies across Canada. She not only entertained us with some much needed fun and laughter, she taught us how to create the change we want to see."
Rogers Video
"This was one of the most helpful and uplifting presentations I've ever experienced!"
Overwaitea Foods
"Our franchise owners juggle many roles at once and often have to deal with negative attitudes on the part of staff. Carla's program on managing change and dealing with challenging people really hit home with us."
Molly Maid
Past Clients
Opthalmic Nurse's Association
Internal Revenue Service
Hospitality
Chateau Whistler
VIVA International
Sonesta Resorts
