Conflict Management Expert.
Facilitator. Speaker. Coach.
Dr. Rhoberta Shaler makes it easier to
talk about difficult things. She teaches people
how to 'play nicely together in the company sandbox'.
Clients say that Rhoberta Shaler, PhD, is “a gentle, effective
and enthusiastic teacher” who is “down-to-earth while
knowledgeable, practical and energetic.”
President & CEO of Optimize! Institute, Dr. Shaler trains and coaches professional
service providers worldwide who are committed to investing in their
greatest asset... their people.
She is an expert facilitator who helps executives & entrepreneurs develop
the effective communication skills they need to have powerful conversations
that reduce conflict, build
trust, and streamline
negotiation.
An acclaimed and popular keynote
speaker, her light-hearted approach and value-packed content
help audiences quickly grasp valuable techniques & strategies.
After more than twenty-five years in the business, Dr. Shaler
continues to develop new programs to meet the needs of her clients
and to meet the challenges she sees in the marketplace. Author
of over a dozen books and audio programs,
including her most recent book on the subject of workplace success, Wrestling
Rhinos: Conquering Conflict in the Wilds of Work, she
was named “Outstanding Business Woman of the Year” for
Southern California by the American Business Women’s Association
in 2004.
Dr. Shaler has worked with many leading companies such
as Transcanada Pipelines, State Farm Insurance, University of
Victoria and Costco Wholesale. Her books have been translated
and published in Mexico, Latin America, China, Taiwan, Saudi
Arabia, UAE, Indonesia and India, and her numerous articles are
published in more than 17,000 web pages and 1000's of ezines
around the world. Discover for yourself how important wrestling
rhinos can be to achieving success in your life and career.
The Optimize! Institute founded by Dr. Shaler offers accessible
executive & employee education to enhance communication and
productivity, improve workplace relationships, manage conflict
and build collaborative teams. With Dr. Shaler’s guidance,
performance & profit improve in a more peaceful, dynamic culture.
She has developed the Optimize! Series: People Skills for Professional
Service Providers, eight programs for personal study.
Dr. Shaler is a founding member of the International Council of
Online Professionals. Her PhD is in educational psychology and
her intensive training in all aspects of conflict management—negotiation,
mediation, anger—was completed at the prestigious Justice
Institute of British Columbia. She is the author of more than a
dozen books & audio programs as well as many manuals to improve
specific ‘people skills'. Her books are have been translated
and published in Mexico, Latin America, Indonesia and India, and
her numerous articles are published in more than 17,000 web pages
and 1000's of ezines around the world.
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Through keynote
speaking, seminars and executive
coaching, she is well-known for her gentle, effective blend
of humour and practical wisdom – and her real-life stories
people relate to, and connect with.
In her consulting and training roles,
Dr. Shaler provides both the information and inspiration for companies
and organizations to enhance productivity, improve workplace
relationships, and build
collaborative teams. With her guidance, strategic plans become
measurable achievements.
On
the personal level, Dr. Shaler leads people to examine their
lives, uncover their dreams, define their values and develop
their plans for the fulfilling lives, careers and relationships
they want.
In her coaching, seminars,
and teleseminars,
Dr. Shaler provides innovative opportunities for participants to
renew their motivation -- on-site, online and on the telephone.
Her daily, weekly and monthly newsletters online attract thousands
to her website, www.OptimizeLifeNow.com, and her growing interactive
community center is full of valuable, free information and tools.
Author of seven
books and many audio
programs, her most recent book, "Wrestling Rhinos: Conquering
Conflict in the Wilds of Work" is already being distributed
in China.
A Canadian, Dr. Rhoberta Shaler studied internationally while
completing her degrees. Her post-graduate work is in educational
psychology and her mediation and negotiation training is from the
internationally recognized Justice Institute of British
Columbia. She has appeared on many radio and television
programs. For eight years, Shaler offered executive retreats and
life-enhancement programs as owner of Serenity Farm Retreat on
Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
While engaged in her private counselling & coaching
practice, Dr. Shaler presented more than fifty workshops
and keynotes for the British Columbia Teacher’s Federation,
the BC Clinical Counsellors Association, various government organizations
and numerous private organizations. She was administrator of
an alternate school for at-risk teens and principal of an experimental
school. Her pre-professional career included singing in supper
clubs and choreography and direction in musical theatre while
completing her degrees.
Dr. Shaler is the past president of the BC Clinical Counsellors
Association and a former Professional Development Associate
of the BC Teachers’ Federation; and is
currently a member of National Association of Female Executives,
eWomenNetwork, Shared Vision Network, and a former member of
Rotary International, Organizational Development Network, and
Family Mediation Canada.
Rhoberta Shaler lives in a resort setting in Escondido, CA. She
has 3 children and 4 grandchildren. When she takes
time for herself, she practices yoga, takes long walks, swims and
shops for books.
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Rhoberta Shaler,
PhD
Consulting, Coaching,
Personal & Business
Enterprise Development
Dr. Shaler's
mission is to help people worldwide improve their relationships by communicating
in ways that are totally kind and totally honest at the same time.
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