ONLINE - Empowering People in the Workplace

Name: ONLINE - Empowering People in the Workplace
Start: 2026-02-23T09:00:00-06:00
Location: Chicago, Illinois

Schedule

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 am

UTC-06:00

Location

Chicago, Illinois | Chicago, IL

Feb 23, 25, 27, March 2, 4, 6, 2026
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Central Time (CST)
Location: ONLINE via Zoom - Chicago, Illinois
Trainer Information:
Dina Emser is an author, keynote speaker, leadership trainer and coach. A former principal of an elementary/middle school, Dina was certified as a Lead Trainer with the Positive Discipline program in 1999, and as a Professional Certified Coach in 2000. She has worked on 4 continents with organizations to support people with effective leadership tools to build respectful relationships. Her latest creation is a training program for workplace teams called Empowering People in the Workplace the Positive Discipline Way with Positive Discipline founder, Jane Nelsen, in 2017. Currently over 2,000 people have been trained in this program worldwide. It is translated into 4 languages.
Dina is a co-author of Roadmap to Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard and a solo book, Trusting the Fortune Within.

Workshop Description:
Empowering People in the Workshop has been designed to provide a step-by-step approach to help business professionals understand how to create a culture of mutual respect in the workplace. This program stands alone or offers significant enhancement to other leadership programs; it emphasizes experiential activities based on Positive Discipline principles and tools to inspire deeper understanding and change. Participants say that the Team Problem Solving Steps and the Team Meeting process provide fun and effective ways for them to get specific help with real opportunities and challenges at work.
Attendees will earn recognition as Certified Empowering People in the Workplace Facilitators and will learn to:
1. Deepen understanding of how Alfred Adler’s principles present a timely, holistic model for businesses.
2. Deepen understanding of Top Card with a focus on strengths, and learn how to use many other Positive Discipline tools in workplace situations.
3. Delve into childhood memories to discover how you formed some of your beliefs.
4. Participate in experiential activities for better understanding of how to be encouraging to yourself and others.
5. Learn how to facilitate the Team Problem Solving Steps (that are so effective in families, classrooms, and marriages), are also fun and effective in businesses.
6. Learn how the Team Meeting process can effectively solve problems and create connection.
7. Learn ways to use empowering methods of communication to promote a respectful, highly productive workplace environment.
Cost: $599 Early Registration, available until 01/23/2026. $655 Regular Registration. Group discount: Four (4) or more people from the same organization take $50 off. Registration limit: 30 participants.