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Workshops

"This is the best workshop I have ever been to, PERIOD!"

John Chappelear has over 25 workshops with different curriculums that will deliver a stronger, more committed, and more practice workforce. Here is a list of some of the workshops.

The Daily Six
This workshop will create a new perception of yourself that allows you a greater sense of peace and renewed connection to your passion and vision (trust me you have one) and a greater effectiveness in producing results through the people around you. Strategies to reduce stress and increase focus with day-to-day activities, and increase your experience of creativity and fun. Learn to develop, encourage, and strengthen people in your life both professionally and personally.

Improving the Performance Evaluation Process
Develop the communication and leadership skills to get your evaluations and executive coaching sessions for your subordinates believed and trusted.

Handling Conflict and Confrontation
Effectively diffuse emotional, people, places and situations. Learn how to stay in control emotionally to ensure your highest levels of influence over staff.

Managing Multiple Locations
Learn firsthand, from someone who has had to do it, the secrets and skills necessary to make sure the goals and objectives set for your remote locations happen, even when you're not around.

Platinum Rule Training - Building Instant Rapport
Identify personality and communication styles instantly. Learn the skill of true adaptability, to assure what you say and how you say it, are in tune with the people who need to hear it.

Building Teams that Work
Identify the four stages of team building and the secrets of the "Tuckerman Model" Learn how to get the best from everyone and get him or her to see and understand the importance of pulling together for the greater good.

How to Improve Your People Skills
Become a dynamic and powerful communicator. Learn how to get people to deliver their best even when they don't see how. This is a must for anyone who wants to become an effective leader.

Strengthen People Skills in the Workplace
Provides essential skills for understanding, relating to, and working better with all types of people, even the most difficult.

Management Skills for the First Time Supervisor
Get the skills you need to insure success in your new job as a supervisor and beyond.

Communicating with Tact and Skill
The ability to communicate effectively and motivate others toward success is considered the key leadership skill needed today.

Note: A needs assessment meeting will be conducted before any training occurs. A training workshop can be developed to fit any organizational need.

Strategic Planning Management & Exit Planning

"Every business owner should sit down and do this NOW!"

While Strategic Planning and Exit Planning are two very different processes, they both focus on helping the small to mid size business owner.

Changing the Focus, LLC has a Strategic Planning Program that will create an effective path for your success. You will create or refine your philosophy, values, vision, mission and principles to assure successful achievement of both your long and short terms objectives.

Through external and internal assessments the Strategic Plan will identify key organizational weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and strengths with our “WOTS-UP” analysis. The business owner and key employees will identify critical success factors and goals in all business segments.

With a well defined business plan including: sales, marketing, finance and review process the business will create a cycle of success that will guide it for years to come.

Changing the Focus, LLC is one of only a handful of companies in the US providing a comprehensive “Exit Strategy Plan” for it's clients. John Chappelear has received the coveted rating of CES (Certified Exit Strategist). Changing the Focus, LLC and its national network of partners can help small to midsized business owners a complete plan for business transition. Exit planning goes beyond estate planning, succession planning, or retirement planning by creating a single source for the business owner and key people to have a single product encompassing all those aspects and more.

Exit plans focus not only on the wishes of owners but the needs of any type of successors creating a plan that will provide both the greatest possible value to the owner and the easiest possible transition to the buyer. Insuring a successful new directions for both parties.

Our exit planning process includes attention to capital gains, funding and implementation of a retirement plan, stabilizing key employees and management before and after transition. Whether you are planning an ESOP, family succession, or a more traditional merger or acquisition, the exit plan is the path to success.

One On One Coaching | Professional Coaching

"John Chappelear is the ULTIMATE life and business coach."

Life is complicated. Work is killing me. Balance is impossible. There are dozens of distractions all demanding immediate attention. When we work together I will help you learn to reduce stress. As you begin to reduce stress you will feel more successful, significant and balanced. We will create a one to one coaching relationship that will  help you identify and achieve personal and professional goals, create a plan of action to achieve them, guide you past blind spots, and work together to keep you on track to meet those goals. A coach is your partner throughout your personal and professional evolution.

Life is complicated. Work is killing me. Balance is impossible. There are dozens of distractions all demanding immediate attention. When we work together I will help you learn to reduce stress. As you begin to reduce stress you will feel more successful, significant and balanced. We will create a one to one coaching relationship that will  help you identify and achieve personal and professional goals, create a plan of action to achieve them, guide you past blind spots, and work together to keep you on track to meet those goals. A coach is your partner throughout your personal and professional evolution.

In just a short time you will comfortably work through difficult and complex issues you are facing, whether they are: business or personal, simple or complex, real or imagined. The coaching  relationship we create will allow you to try out new thoughts, and gives you a venue to unload worries and concerns. You will:

  • Gain an understanding of what is working in your life, what isn't and why
  • Create goals and develop a plan of action and resolution
  • Work on new positive skills and habits in a safe environment
  • Have someone to talk to who will be honest, supportive, understands your business, holds you accountable and best of all has only your well being in mind

The door to a joy filled life can only be opened from the inside. Let me show you how to open it.