September 2, 2021 – Can We Talk? Roberta Matuson and Work Fun Dr. Bob Nelson

September 2, 2021 – Can We Talk? Roberta Matuson and Work Fun Dr. Bob Nelson

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Roberta Matuson – Author of Can We Talk? Seven Principles for Managing Difficult Conversations At Work 

There are many conversations that are not taking place.
Conversations that we put off only get worse. Its time to step
up and have them! 

Roberta Matuson is a professional speaker, thought-leader on talent, and international best-selling author, with an active follower base of over 250,000 business professionals on LinkedIn. She’s a highly sought-after expert, who helps leaders in Fortune 500 companies, including Best Buy, GM, and Microsoft, and mid-size businesses achieve dramatic growth and market leadership through the maximization of talent. Her new book, Can We Talk? The Seven Principles for Managing Difficult Work Conversations will be released in the fall of 2021. Top employment site Monster and global retail giant Staples turn to Roberta for advice on talent. She is frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and Bloomberg- Business Week and is a LinkedIn Top Voice in Workplace and Leadership. Roberta’s a Lynda.com/ LinkedIn Learning author, whose work is heard by business executives at 40,000 feet, where she provides first-class advice in first-class cabins on Virgin, Emirates and Turkish Airlines. Her insights have been featured on CBS’s Early Show and Fox Business. She’s one of a handful of people who have appeared as a guest of Bill O’Reilly’s on Fox’s O’Reilly Factor, who left the show unscathed. Roberta’s powerful and pragmatic sessions are sought by corporations and organizations looking to build organizational improvement and create lasting change.

Dr. Bob Nelson – President of Nelson Motivation and Author of Work Made Fun Gets Done! Easy Ways to Boost Energy, Morale, and Results

One thing I advocate is a praise barrage. Go around the group
and say 100% positive things about the value of working
with each person. 

Bob Nelson, PhD., president of Nelson Motivation Inc.; the world’s leading authority on employee recognition and engagement. He’s worked with 80% of Fortune 500 companies, is a Senior Fellow for the Conference Board, a top thought leader for the Best Practice Institute, and was named a top-five management guru by Global Gurus.  “Dr. Bob,” has authored over 30 books on employee motivation and engagement, which have collectively sold over 5 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languagesHe is co-author of the new book Work Made Fun Gets Done! Easy Ways to Boost Energy, Morale, and Results.