Speaker Shelley Lucas

A dynamic international career and lifestyle reflects Shelley’s ability to effectively communicate and maintain a cross-cultural empathy and understanding. She has a global outlook and international appeal, with experience residing and working overseas for 6 years in Japan, France, and Austria. She also has an immense compassion for humanity and what the knowledge of diversity and cultural competency can do for our society. Shelley has an excellent track record in her ability to educate, counsel and empower others. She's a demonstrated leader who is passionate about giving others a vision of their own success. With diverse experience ranging from Advertising, Branding and Public Relations to Education; BA degrees in Journalism and Graphic Design and a MA in Education; Shelley merges personal and professional depth to deliver effective training and challenging messages. She strives to be a positive agent of change in her community and in the world, through her work, her volunteer activities, and her desire to make a difference every day.  

1.  "Right Brain-Left BrainTeamBuilding Workshops".   Creativity, innovation, team building, leadership and out of the box thinking. These workshops are helping forward thinking organizations unleash their collective brilliance and achieve extraordinary results. This goes well beyond getting people out of the box. Beyond brainstorming. Beyond ideas and the fuzzy front end of the corporate innovative process. What ultimately happens in this training helps my clients establish inclusive, sustainable cultures of creativity and innovation, commitment and uncommon success. The two sides of the brain function differently in terms of how they process information. Left brain skills help people to function well in high tech environments, as they are adapted to analyzing things and introducing logic to a problem or challenge. Right brain thinking is more holistic and intuitive. Left brain thinkers respond well to verbal messages and find it easy to describe and define things whereas right brain thinkers respond better to nonverbal imagery. While left brain thinkers respond well to the meaning and context of words, right brain thinkers are more likely to respond to the actual phrasing and tone of sentences. In effect, skills develop within the left brain and values within the right. We will incorporate creative process and communication into every aspect of team building. I can help you put together an off-site or we can spend time in your offices. My workshops are creative, exciting and equalizing. Everyone walks away feeling like a valuable asset to the team - in turn creating team unity and empowering each player to give their best as a team "specialist".

2. Intercultural communication, social competency and respect for diversity in American society and business.  Intercultural/Multicultural communication today means getting a competitive edge. Why? Because today business is highly competitive and ever changing. People need to get it right, and get it right the first time. Whether someone is messaging for their audience, looking for a new supplier, giving a presentation, or negotiating a contract, intercultural communication can, does and will play an important role. It impacts our ability to communicate effectively within a multi-cultural America. Topics include:   Dealing with our own cultural baggage first.   Encouraging Leaders, not Labels.  Cross-cultural Communications emailing, blogging, presenting and negotiating. Intercultural lessons from the movie ‘Crash’Topics include:   Developing leaders rather than accepting labels.  Understanding cultural differences. Labels to avoid.   Changing my personal label to “Leader”.   Managing in a way that helps others move from labels to leaders.  Educating Leaders, not Labels.

3.  Cultural Competency in today’s global business economy.   In today's global economy, where people are the only sustainable source of competitive advantage, success depends on the ability to perform in international and multicultural environments. The trend towards a global economy is bringing people of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds together. Therefore, the development of greater intercultural understanding has become an essential element of global business. I am committed to helping you exchange knowledge across cultures, develop and manage leaders for today's globally-oriented workplace, and to enhance your ability to do business at home and abroad. Topics include: Cross cultural communication.  Culture and Website Localization.  Cultural effects on PR and advertising.  Multi-cultural international business meetings.  Cross-cultural disputes and negotiations.  Living overseas.  Adapting to life as an expatriate spouse.

4.  Intentional Living!  Living with intention brings out your best which creates a successful outcome in your daily life, the way you parent, the way you relate, communicate, and the way you do business.  You get to define success and bring it forth in your own life. Life is not meant to be lived haphazardly. Don’t let life happen to you, be intent in bringing fulfillment into every aspect of living. Topics include:  Intentional thoughts, feelings and actions. Intentional success in parenting. Intentional living and loving. Intentional success at work.  Intentional success with intercultural communications and competency.  Intentional Joy.  Bringing your intentions to work. 

Contact Information:
Shelley Lucas | Positive Change Agent | Professional Trainer
Cell: 503.989.9930
Office:  503.841.5719
Email: shelleysays@comcast.net 

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