Professional Development Sessions

In a time when jobs are tight and managers are too busy for mentoring, how can you ensure your employees maintain their edge and continue to contribute to the success of your organization?

Blue Vase Consulting offers a number of highly engaging professional development sessions effective for small and large groups of employees at all levels to help them rekindle the go-getter in themselves.

The Blue Vase Principle – Achieving Success Through Sheer Persistence

Successful people in public and private organizations embody the perfect combination of experience, adaptability and sheer tenacity that make them stand high above the crowd. The classic story of the Blue Vase, written by Peter Kyne and first published by William Randolph Hearst, provides time-tested principles about the power of believing and never giving up.

  • How to Stay Resilient
  • Drive to Be Resourceful
  • Always Be Creative

Opening Day or Going Out of Business – A Lesson About Failing Forward and Living

Failure is absolutely inevitable in our lives. You simply can’t win every time. So, why do some people languish in the past while others forever seek to redefine their future?

  • What is Your Batting Average?
  • Psychology of Winning and Losing
  • Choosing the Right Response

How Desperate Are You to Become an Effective Leader?

Whether you are dealing with a crisis or managing the day-to-day demands of municipal governments, effective leaders know how to communicate their vision to motivate, inspire and empower others to achieve uncommon results.

  • Essential Leadership Characteristics
  • Staying Above the Fray
  • Moving People to Action
  • Dealing with Disappointment