Your goal: A successful leadership retreat, customized group training, or measurable improvement in interpersonal communication.

My tools: Clever unique communication tools, inspiring and engaging motivation tactics, and flawless root focused facilitation.

I ensure that the talk at the retreat or training isn’t cheap. Through careful management, I keep everyone focused on the goals and objectives you have outlined.

Your outcome: Prioritize your organization's values and culture, and I inspire your team to reinforce the behaviors you wish to see through.

My facilitation makes your goals easier to reach. That is why you hire me. To make getting where you want to go easier.

A full body picture of Margot Halstead sitting on a decorative white architectural wall. The photo is appearing as if the photographer is behind a tree with the leaves close to the lens showing up blurry and the subject showing up furhter afield sitting on the wall in a summer striped sleeveless dress.

I specialize in:

interpersonal communications, experiential learning,
and retreat facilitation

Margot Halstead, MCC, MBA, PMP

Author, Owning Your IT

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ROOT-FOCUSED FACILITATION

"Being trapped in a room with unwilling co-workers is more tolerable and leads to productive conversations with Margot there." -- team participant

I facilitate your challenging meetings, whether your goal is succession planning, off-sites for newly merged companies with siloed teams, leadership summits for those desiring to facilitate culture change, and team turnarounds. Those meetings. The ones we all dread.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

"I've never heard it explained that way before!" -- every student I've ever had

I take Marshall Goldsmiths' list of bad habits and teach you the tools of how to change them into constructive behaviors.

I will give you a refresh on the theory and give you tools that will put those theories into action.

Be ready for the work and enjoy the journey - you will gain so many tools for your toolbelt!

LEADERSHIP COACHING

"My VP of Finance needs to improve their executive presence - can you help?” -- HR professional

The VP knew it and hadn’t a clue how to improve it. I conducted oral interviews with all his team members. They (and I ) drew a blank as to what was keeping him from being promoted. Only when he admitted that he was balancing his workload with debilitating dyslexia was I able to add new tools to his toolbelt that allowed him to move forward.

And now he’s where you are looking to be.

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Recent Feedback

"Margot's ability to get to the heart of a matter is unsurpassed. Her direct and no-nonsense approach is refreshing. Her coaching and mentoring have allowed me to develop into an active listener and a better manager to staff, candidates and clients. Her connection with people is solid and lifelong, whether one-on-one or in a classroom setting. Her positive, anything is possible attitude makes the difference between her and others in her field." -- Brian S.

Productive Corporate Retreats

Don't happen because leaders don't have time to prepare the content their teams would benefit from hearing
Become repetitive
Get overrun with ill-prepared internal speakers
Lack guidance from an experienced facilitator

Without a facilitator, your events:

With a facilitator, your events:

Inspires discussion that supports your mission and cultural desires
Showcase presenters, internal and external, who are coached and well prepared
Content is organized and presented within a structured arc of learning
Are implemented with powerful "stickiness"
Leadership sees behavioral change that creates lasting impact

OFFSITE FACILITATION

Creating a dynamic offsite, leadership conference, or summit requires a dynamic and creative facilitator. I have been providing this service internally to the largest of government contractors for over 15 years and for private companies for the last 5 years. Your symposium, seminar or conference will move from the standard, repetitive, experience that employees dread attending, to a dynamic, interesting, and creative experience that includes unique educational opportunities that flow within an arc of learning.

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INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING

Face-to-face communication is one of the most difficult things that we do. It includes seeing, hearing, feeling, and deciphering all the verbal and nonverbal cues involved in a one-on-one conversation. Because I have a specialty in tools-based communication training, your participants and employees will walk away from activities-based training with actionable skills that help conversations become constructive.