"I need to communicate better at work." - everyone
You know the what, I offer the how.
Your goal
A successful conversation, every time.
My style
Clever unique communication tools, inspiring and engaging motivation tactics, and flawless root focused facilitation.
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You bring
Insight, energy, and ideas—we shape the direction together.
The impact
Employees and teams inspired to reinforce the behaviors you want to see—and equipped with the communication tools to sustain them over time.
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Margot Halstead, MCC, PMP, MBA
Author, Owning Your IT
My work makes your goals easier to reach. That is why you hire me. To make getting where you want to go easier.
Why IT Sticks
"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.
There's always more...
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. I formulated and arranged the foundational 30 tools in Owning Your IT with the companion class mirroring the agenda of the book for you to discover, label, gain agency over, control and then own your IT in real time.​​
Want more Margot...
Bringing Your Meetings to Life
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.
​I ensure your meetings are worthwhile: focused, energizing, and rooted in real outcomes.
"That's a waste of my time." - everyone
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Don't happen
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Become repetitive
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Get overrun with ill-prepared internal speakers
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Lack guidance, structure, and sustained stickiness
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Are passively dreaded by participants
Without Margot, your events...
With Margot, your events...
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Inspires active discussion and participation
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Presenters are prepped, polished, and ready
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Logically flow within an arc of learning
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Include tools to ensure powerful "stickiness"
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Instigate self-motivated behavioral change
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
"I've never heard it explained that way before!" -- every student I've ever had
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I take Marshall Goldsmiths' list of bad habits and teach you the tools of how to change them into constructive behaviors.
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I will give you a refresh on the theory and give you tools that will put those theories into action.
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Be ready for the work and enjoy the journey - you will gain so many tools for your toolbelt!
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
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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.
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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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