PUBLIC SPEAKING Critical thinking / Women in Leadership: Engaging professional speaker for conferences, trainings/workshops. Humorous, insightful, down to earth and practical. The audience leaves with clear, valuable knowledge, fresh insights and a new way of thinking. Talks are carefully researched to meet the specific interests of the group.WOMEN AND LEADERSHIPThere is overwhelming evidence that women are good for business and nations. Why is it that only 4% of CEOs of the Fortune 500 companies are women? Why is it that only 19% of the US Congress is women? Why are we here, and how do we get there?CRITICAL/SYSTEMS THINKING AND APPLICATIONEvery problem begins with how we think about it. Our usual thinking is often counterproductive, accommodating blind spots and faulty assumptions, so, problems never really get resolved. Every LASTING solution/change requires thinking beyond habitual thought processes. This way of thinking can be learned and applied. My father used to say, "There's no problem that doesn't have a solution if you're willing to change the way you think about it."TEACHINGSenior Lecturer at California State University, Northridge, Masters in Public Policy Program. Curriculum development. Founder of the National University Center for Organizational Excellence. CONSCIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE:In organizations we tend to put most of our attention on what's visible: strategy, goods, services, customers, etc. Yet, for all the hoopla, it’s not where the action is. The real action is in the hidden life that exciting, dynamic, and bursting with possibilities. ANDAdvisor to numerous boards of non-profit and for profit organizations and project based groups including the SEC Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprise.Specialties: .Public speaking: Keynotes, educational and motivational talks, seminarsExecutive and Leadership DevelopmentOrganizations: Change, communication, resistance management, facilitation, team building.