Speaker Profile
CHRIS DEVANY
Chris DeVany is the founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide, a firm that focuses on management and organization development. Pinnacle’s clients include global organizations such as Visa International, Cadence Design Systems, Coca-Cola, Sprint, Microsoft, Aviva Insurance, Schlumberger, and over 500 other organizations in 22 countries. He also has consulted with government agencies from the United States, the Royal Government of Saudi Arabia, Canada, the Cayman Islands, and the United Kingdom. He has published numerous articles in the fields of surviving mergers and acquisitions, surviving change, project management, management, sales, team-building, leadership, ethics, customer service, diversity, and work-life balance, in publications ranging from ASTD/Performance In Practice to Customer Service Management. His book, “90 Days to a High-Performance Team”, published by McGraw Hill and often accompanied by in-person, facilitated instruction, has helped and continues to help thousands of executives, managers, and team leaders improve performance.
Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Planning and Managing Organizational Change
Turn change into a positive force!Change is inevitable. But when changes are made, many employees lack the broader knowledge of why new systems and structures are necessary. As a result, frontline managers and human resources professionals must partner together and help organizations lead and manage change. This case-study-based seminar will prepare managers responsible for facilitating or implementing chan..
Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Project Management Best Practices, Including For Non-Project Managers and Administrative Professionals
Let's face it - we are all managing projects every day! They may be simple or more complex, but undoubtedly you are managing projects within your role. You don't need to be a project manager to learn how to manage your projects effectively and efficiently. This interactive presentation will provide the basics of managing projects - regardless of their size or complexity. Webinar attendees will be provided a..
Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Project Management Best Practices: The 8 Keys To Completing Your Project On Time and On Budget!
Let's face it - we are all managing projects every day! They may be simple or more complex, but undoubtedly you are managing projects within your role. You don't need to be a project manager to learn how to manage your projects effectively and efficiently. This interactive presentation will provide the basics of managing projects - regardless of their size or complexity. Webinar attendees will be provided a..
Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Strategic Planning and Execution: The 1-2-3 Year Plan for Enterprise Success
As we all evolve given world circumstances, and as enterprises have been growing far and wide, often international in scope, we find ourselves as executives and managers with our talent spread farther and farther, often at dozens and hundreds of locations. How do we ‘get a better handle’ on all this?Is your organization poised to implement strategies that create value, generate growth and result in profits?..
Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Successfully Dealing with Difficult People, Including Remotely: The 5 Most Difficult Types of People and How to Effectively Approach Them
Your work group and your company as a whole can be the catalyst that motivates your teams to heightened productivity. Utilizing extensive practice in the principles of emotional intelligence, Successfully managing People underscores the importance of self-awareness in developing sensitivity to and better communication with others. You'll leave this webinar well versed in the most effective methods for deali..
Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Successfully Negotiating the Labor Agreement
This webinar is intended to outline the concepts of successful negotiation highlighted by learning the preparation, the Tactics, the methods of getting agreement, effective clausing and how to cost out your agreement. We will address the needs of the employer and the union building the relationship upon which this agreement will stand for years to come.Areas CoveredSelecting the right negotiations team, und..
Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
The Effective Manager's Communication Skills Toolbox: Making Active Listening, Constructive Feedback, Resolving Conflicts and Coaching Work for You
In order to function at maximum effectiveness, a manager must master critical communication skills, including active listening, the ability to receive and provide constructive feedback, to resolve conflicts and to coach and mentor.Without these skills and a commitment to continuously improve them, our ability to leverage our value to our manager and our organization diminishes.Areas Covered1. Effective list..
Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
The Effective Manager's Communication Skills Toolbox: Making Active Listening, Constructive Feedback, Resolving Conflicts and Coaching Work for You, Your Team and Results
In order to function at maximum effectiveness, a manager must master critical communication skills, including active listening, the ability to receive and provide constructive feedback, to resolve conflicts and to coach and mentor.Without these skills and a commitment to continuously improve them, our ability to leverage our value to our manager and our organization diminishes. Areas Covered &n..
Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Unlocking Excellence: The Art of Impactful Performance Reviews
Are you ready to revolutionize your approach to performance reviews? Join us for a transformative webinar as we delve into the art of conducting performance appraisals meaningfully and effectively. In today's dynamic workplace, where employee relationships are paramount, mastering this process is essential. It's not just about ticking a box; it's about inspiring, motivating, and boosting your team's potenti..
Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Virtual and Hybrid Teams: Managing Your People Even More Effectively, No Matter Where They’re Located
Before the Coronavirus (COVID-19) appeared, has your workforce been largely office-based? Is this the first time you and your team have been working 100% virtually? If so, then this Webinar is for you! As enterprises have been growing far and wide, often international in scope, we find ourselves as executives and managers with our talent spread farther and farther, often at dozens and hundreds of locations...
Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
Women’s Hostility to Women at Work: Myth or Reality
Are women really each other’s worse enemy or is it just a myth and a stereotype? What does the research show about women’s hostility to other women, sometimes called bullying, in the workplace? Bullying is a learned behavior that gets fine-tuned during our school years. Girls and women tend to bully using more subtle nuanced types of tactics that are relationship-based. Men’s ways of bullying tend to be mor..
Added Value Negotiating: Building Balanced Deals
As a training topic, negotiation skills often create anxiety for the participants. If they have experienced a typical “I Win-You Lose” negotiation seminar, then those feelings are usually based on not wanting to have to do battle with a fellow participant just to learn or improve negotiation skills.The five-step Added Value Negotiating (AVN) method presented in this webinar is about the mutual search for va..
Appraising Credibility, Reaching Conclusions & Writing the Investigative Report: Steps to Minimize Harassment Liability
Writing the investigative report actually begins from the very beginning of your investigation and continues throughout the process. This webinar will discuss the intricacies of writing the critical final report of your investigation that may be discoverable (all documents that must be provided to opposing counsel in case of a lawsuit) if an employee files a formal charge with the EEOC or your state’s human..
Creating a Culture of Trust: Management Strategies That Get Results
Learn to overcome inaction and fear in team members and to better motivate them to take initiative, take smarter risks, and commit to giving their best in all endeavors. During this workshop, you will develop competencies needed to establish and maintain trust and credibility with all of your team members. You'll evaluate your level of trust towards others, identify critical behaviors for developing positiv..
Creating an Internal Brand that Wins Customers
Many businesses struggle with the idea that employee engagement is tied to the customers' experience and profits. They question if engagement really affects their revenue. The C② TIME Model™ program gives Leaders a framework and tools to create an employee experience program to win the battle for customers; firms need to treat employees as valuable assets, engage them in a higher purpose, optimize their exp..