Sylvia Lafair

Dateline: On the Cutting Edge of Change
Weblog: sylvialafair.com/sylvias-blog/
Articles: 85
First Published: Aug 04, 2010 / Last Published: Jul 02, 2012
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Sylvia Lafair, PhD, is a business leadership expert and President of CEO – Creative Energy Options, Inc., a global consulting company focused on redefining leadership and optimizing workplace relationships. Dr. Lafair’s talents to make the complex simple, has revolutionized the way employees cooperate and teams collaborate. Her award winning book “Don’t Bring It to Work” (Jossey Bass. She is often quoted as a workplace relationship expert in newspapers and magazines across the country, including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Time, CIO Magazine, New York Times, as well as being on radio, webinars, television, and presenting at national conferences. Sylvia Lafair has two business blogs: “Elegant Leadership”, and “On the Cutting Edge of Change”, and is a contributing writer in WomenOnBusiness.com, Examiner.com, and EvanCarmichael.com, as well as other trade publications. CEO’s flagship program, Total Leadership Connections™ utilizes the tools of PatternAware™ Leadership to help individuals understand how behavior patterns can derail success and how to transform them into productivity, purpose, and profit. As an executive coach and leadership educator, she has 30+ years of experience with all levels of management from corporate officers of global companies to executives of non-profits, owners of leading family-owned businesses, and entrepreneurs. She holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and has taught at Hahnemann University. As a workshop leader or keynote speaker, Sylvia engages audiences with her natural storytelling ability. Her quick-witted humor, charisma, and energy are infectious and her knowledge gives substance and depth to all presentations. Her thought-provoking messages leave audiences with information to take back to the office and immediately put into practice.

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  1. July 2, 2012

    Patterns of Denial: Enemies of the People
    Does the truth set us free? Good question for this week of July 4th celebrations and time of fireworks to honor freedom.
  2. May 23, 2012

    What in the World Are We Fighting For?
    The march in Chicago where military awards were thrown away is a powerful statement that comes to haunt us, yet again.
  3. March 2, 2012

    Leadership Development and Women’s History Month
    It used to be that women actually DID something to be recognized.
  4. February 23, 2012

    Steve Jobs and Oedipus Rex
    Steve Jobs, a very complex man with a super complex history.
  5. February 6, 2012

    Sex, Violence, Indulgence, Speed and the Super Bowl
    What are the responsibilities of advertising?
    in TV
  6. February 3, 2012

    Leadership Development and the POWER of Silence
    Silence is a powerful motivator for accountability.
  7. January 24, 2012

    Is Your Workplace Like Your Family?
    Google CEO Larry Page thinks great places to work should be like a family.
  8. January 16, 2012

    Hesitation Gets You Tackled
    Football is about hesitating, avoiding or taking the risk.
  9. January 12, 2012

    Pendulum Swings: Tim Tebow, Charles Barkley and Jerry Sandusky
    Where are those we can trust? Who do we point to and who can be role models for the future generations?
  10. January 2, 2012

    Leadership, Creativity and Protests
    How do you make a statement and stay within the confines of the law? How do you protest and not cause a huge negative reaction? How do you win hearts and minds to see things differently?