Services for Companies and Organizations

Executive Coaching

Many corporations are investing in executive coaching for their employees. IBM, Marriott, Southwest Airlines and Boeing are a few of them. The reason is that coaching brings incredible results, in soaring leadership, problem solving, higher performance, clarity of vision, communication, sales etc. It turns out that coaching is about four times as effective as most education and training. For more information please click here.

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    Results from Executive Coaching:

  • Clarity, focus and innovation which leads to new strategies and important changes
  • Implementation of changes for a better organization, business, procedure and process
  • Decision making made easier
  • Improved day-to-day performance
  • Satisfaction and balance
  • New choices become apparent
  • Relationships become revolutionized
  • Goals are achieved
  • Success in what matters


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Teambuilding

A great team is something everybody wants to be a part of. The Inspiration for Excellence teambuilding techniques have been developed in order to make your team into that great team. Since communication is key to a great team, you will experience and learn effective communication, build trust and a common vision.

Every participant will learn more about him/ herself, along with knowing the team better.

    With Inspiration for Excellence’s Teambuilding seminar and coaching your team will:

  • Create a vision as a team
  • Get to know each other and themselves in a new way
  • Learn and experience effective communication
  • Collaborate, grow and understand different roles
  • Bond as a team

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Motivation and High Performance


Objectives and Goals, Roles and Responsibilities, Accomplishments and Learning

Contradictory of what one may assume, money is not the most important motivator in the workplace. A vision, mission, purpose, goals, a specific part to play, utilizing your abilities and skills, learning new things, growing, relating to others, leading others, the satisfaction of completing tasks, making a difference and expressing what is going on are important motivators in an organization.

    Inspiration for Excellence offers hands-on exercises and tools for defining, clarifying and aligning your people with:

  • Objectives and goals of your organization
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Accomplishments and learning
  • Creating new

All methodology is proven to motivate and raise the morale. Motivation and high morale will drive effectiveness and satisfaction for all parties.

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Coaching Skills for Managers

Managers and leaders of all levels in an organization benefit from growing their capacity for engaging with the people reporting to them. Coaching staff, allowing them to clarify the problems, come up with solutions and take responsibility for them - sounds simple. Is it happening?
Learn the tools to make it easy for leaders to, instead of directing, doing it themselves, or spending a lot of time on corrective measures, truly coach their people to be their best.

    Coaching Skills for Managers will support and facilitate:

  • Successful transitions in an environment of reorganization
  • Improved communication within a team, department and company
  • Better leadership skills in your managers
  • Preparation for managers being assigned as mentors when implementing a mentoring program
  • Lower retention numbers
  • Higher performance


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Sales and Marketing

Sales Managers, Account Executives and Customer Service Representatives sell the products and services of their organization every day all day. It's imperative - to the survival of the organization - that they stay motivated and focused.

    Sales seminars by Inspiration for Excellence help your Sales people:

  • Realize their strengths and how to capitalize on them
  • Identify goals, make them personal and inspiring
  • Connect the strengths with their goals
  • Draw out an action plan based on strengths and goals


Every employee, every department, every member of an organization ultimately represents their organization, company, industry, and brand.

    Marketing training for non-marketers by Inspiration for Excellence helps your people to:

  • Clarify the purpose of their role, and place in the bigger picture
  • Identify target markets
  • Understand the marketing messages(s) and make it theirs
  • Create a plan for their own participation in active representation that may include networking, socializing, volunteering, enlisting support through existing connections, etc.


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Presentation Skills

Rated as the number one fear in America is Public Speaking. Public Speaking is a fear rated several notches above the fear of death. Yet, public speaking is needed all the time. Regardless of your role in the professional setting, you are asked to speak publicly perhaps even several times a week. How you carry yourself, your energy, your voice, your words in front of others will impact your success. The good news is that the skill of Public Speaking can be learned and there are effective ways to manage the fear.

Using exercises and methods from theater, wellknown public speakers and corporate America, Inspiration for Excellence will train your people and share tips and tools applicable in your organization and to your presentations. This is a dynamic process, completely hands-on and with play and fun along with great results.

    Leaders learn to:

  • Prepare for speaking by organizing the content to best serve the audience and message of the presentation
  • Use posture, voice, eye contact, body movements and gestures effectively
  • Make a great first impression, and retain high likability and credibility
  • Connect with the audience and keep it captivated throughout the presentation
  • Engage the audience for input, direction and buy-in
  • Open and Close the presentation effectively

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Seminars and Key Note Speaking

Eva Liljendahl has lead seminars at companies and organizations such as IBM, Illinois Institute for Technology, DePaul University, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Olenick & Associates, CLMA (Clinical Laboratory Management Association) and the Entrepreneurial Days with SACC (Swedish American Chamber of Commerce). She is known for her clarity, interactive style and contagious inspiration.

Topics for Seminars/ Key Note Speaking for Professional Associations, Conferences, Networking Organizations, Companies and Corporations:

Sales and Marketing

  • Recession Obsession and What it does for Your Business
  • Business Networking: Does Your Elevator Pitch Sing?
  • Grow Your Business Beyond Your Belief - Adopt a Sales Strategy Based on the Sweet Spot
  • Relationship Sales aren't Really Sales and How You Succeed Knowing That
  • Learn the Art of Asking Questions and See Your Sales Soar

Leadership, Management and Communication

  • Leaders - Tap Your Flow for Creativity in Decision Making and Minimize Procrastination
  • Leaders - Tap Your Flow in Writing and Write what You Really Mean to Say
  • Leaders - Build Your Team for Optimal Collaboration and Performance
  • Management: Coaching Skills for Managers - How to Bring Out the Best in Your People
  • Management: People Managers - Three Focus Areas for Effective Listening and Decision Making
  • Management Long Distance - 7 Modes of Communication and When to Use What
  • Operations: Improve Your Standard Operating Procedure

Public Speaking & Presentation Skills

  • 5 Keys to Successful Public Speaking
  • What Makes Us Want to Hear What You Have to Say
  • Your Presence on Stage
  • The Power of Positive Language

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”Inspiration for Excellence’s Mentoring Workshop gave me a guide on honing my leadership and mentoring skills with great tips. The workshop flowed easily with group interactivity, conversation, enthusiasm and knowledge that kept people’s attention.” Tony Troup, Associate, Olenick & Associates, Chicago
   
”Leaders - Tap Your Flow in Writing and Write what You Really Mean to Say Seminar was excellent! I have a solid understanding of the Flow Technique and how to utilize it in my daily work.” Elizabeth Miniscalco, Cancer Program Manager, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago