All of us at The Briles Group wish you a joyful and peaceful Holiday Season and a New Year that is filled with pleasant surprises, happiness and great success.

Judith, John, Dolores and Karen

2006 has closed out and the 2007 and 2008 speaking calendar is 50% sold-out. For our hospital clients, Judith has one date available during Nurse and Hospital weeks. Call now to hold and/or book your dates. For other conferences, and programs, call our offices to see if your association or group qualifies for any of Judith’s specials. Some not-for-profits get special speaking discounts. Or, create what we call a “cluster gig”—when three or four clients within a specific radius can coattail each other. The end result is that thousands can be saved in speaking and travel costs.

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All New Programs are a Big Success!

Book the Mini

Perfect for any workplace where time is in short supply.  Create a menu of vignettes … a condensed version of a fuller program where employees can take an “extended” break of 30 minutes.  Descriptions on the website, www.Briles.com, under Programs. 

Dealing with WMDs and Pitbulls in Your Workplace

Every workplace has its fill of Conflict Creators, Saboteurs in the Midst, and Red Ink Behaviorists who are waiting for the retirement bell (even if it’s five years away).  The effect is that huge amounts of money are lost in productivity, turnover related costs and patient safety factors.  Based on 8 national studies released in Zapping Conflict in the Health Care Workplace, The Briles Report on Women in Health Care and Woman to Woman: From Sabotage to Support. Participants will practice role-playing in the carefronting model, and learn how to effective deal with the bad boys and girls of the workplace. 

Removing Yourself from the Food Chain – Nurses Don’t Have to Eat Their Young

It’s long overdue to take off the rose colored glasses and fess up to the fact that many nurses are not so kind to other nurses, especially new nurses.  How do you confront the offender without setting yourself up for further attacks?  How do you get a saboteur to become an ally, or at least a non-aggressor? Based on 8 national studies released in Zapping Conflict in the Health Care Workplace and Woman to Woman: From Sabotage to Support, Dr. Judith Briles identifies ways to deal with the bad boys and girls of the workplace.  Objectives and outcomes include creating workplaces that communicate more effectively, de-toxing the workplace, enhancing productivity and employee morale, reducing turnover and creating workplaces of choice of choice employees. 

Hire Slowly, Fire Quickly

One of the single biggest problems in the nursing is getting rid of the semi-conscious and dead weight that many workplaces tolerate because of the fear that of not having the right ratios that are either desired or mandated.  The result is that good and great nurses leave and the mediocre and so-so stay behind.  Everyone loses—the nurse, the patient, the workplace.  Workplaces have to get smart.  Learn how … 

Money $marts for Anyone

The average person spends over 10,000 days making money.  How many days are you willing to commit to keeping some of it . . . and better yet, making it grow?  Based on Judith Briles’ latest book, Money $marts: Personal Financial Success in 30 Days!, participants will learn practical tips and will take away an action plan to build a stronger financial future no matter what happens to Social Security. 

Judith bypasses theory and gets to the point. There are no pie-in-the-eye ideas, just useful concepts that you will begin to implement today.  The result—you will reduce debt, eliminate waste, create a safety net and create a realistic strategic that allows you to be financially independent.  Money $marts: Personal Financial Success in 30 Days! and its companion, Smart Money Moves for Kids will be available to attendees at a special rate. 

Unions:  Friends or Foes?

Based on Judith’s next book, this program is ideal for management…whether a union is at your door, or already arrived, you will learn tips and techniques in dealing with the union card.

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If you like the movies, make sure you sign up for JB's Movie Spots-they're quick, snappy and let you know if a Gramma would be comfortable. Rating scale is the Golden Egg-one's a dud, five, drop everything and get ye to the theater!

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New Articles Posted on Website

Several new articles have been posted on Judith's website -- they are free and easily downloaded.  Go to www.Briles.com and click on the Articles link in the left border menu.

Or go directly to the Articles Index.

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Judith's Take; A Little Play Helps Your Work

Do you go out to play? When was the last time someone knocked on your door and asked you out to play? When you are on vacation, are you able to leave the office, the Blackberry, Palm, or the cell phone behind?

When was the last time you allowed yourself to restore or re-create yourself?

In the movie Mary Poppins, Michael’s banker Dad tells a joke to the elder owner of the bank when he’s called on the carpet for bringing the kids to the bank during the workday. Dad gets fired, then the elder ends up dying laughing when he recalls a joke that young Michael told his Dad who in turn told the bank board when he gets the boot. In the end, Dad is welcomed back, but not without a major lesson … a little fun now and then is good for the soul.

Laughing, as in laughing out of control, is taboo in most workplaces. Too many feel that goofing off is a sign of irresponsibility … it’s frivolous, time-wasting and only slackers would engage in such a thing.

When was the last time you did something for simply the joy of it; playing hooking and watching movies you love; going dancing or taking in a concert and jumping up and down with the crowd; dancing for the sake of just moving the body; or how about skipping rocks across a lake?

Don’t you sometimes just want to play a little hooky once in a while?

Adults need to come out and play.

It’s too easy to lose perspective. We say that we want balance, to be healthy, happy, spend time with our families. So, what does it take to he healthy and happy? Working more hours? Buying more stuff? I bet not.

If you were queried about what it would take to get in balance, many items on this list would likely pop up: take great vacations, get more sleep, eat well, reduce junk food intake, set goals, drink more water, have routine check-ups and the appropriate tests that go with your age, exercise regularly, relax more, be loved, have great relationships with family, friends, spouse, partner, reduce stress, laugh more, learn more, find time for self, and play. Easy list to put together. The problem is, most of us are all talk and little action.

It’s easy to pay lip-service to desiring balance in your work and personal life. Sounds good—one of the media (TV, Radio, Print, Internet) is always profiling some brilliant person who has it all—great family, fantastic job, money beyond needs—it makes such a good story. So glizzy and powerful, yet is it really real? Probably not.

You need a break. What do you need to say to yourself to get it? To allow yourself that break for renewal, for surrounding yourself with things/people that inspire, support and relax you.

If, and it’s a BIG if, you can find those resources, I’ll guarantee you'll come back healthier, stronger, more energetic, an improved perspective of what’s important AND, if your work is the work you should be doing, an invigorative renewal to it.

No where does it say that everyone, everything will stop so that you can recharge. Nope, you’ve got to say, “I need to stop, I need to refill and refuel myself.”

Too often, we think everything we do is important, necessary and critical to success. Some things are, but not all. Many think that they are dispensable. Do you? If you answer “yes”, think again.

Try putting your finger into a glass of water. Take it out. Observe the hole your finger left. Note, there is none. Sure, it could be bumpy a bit if you weren’t around for a few days … but indispensable? … rarely. The world will not stop.

We all know that kids need to get out and play and they are mostly likely to do a variety of things in their play mode as they fill their days. Why do adults think they are that much different? We adults NEED to play. If we don't, we can lose our perspective.

So, how do you play? Who are your playmates? What time do you set aside
just for restorative play? Or, do you have an unwritten contract with yourself, your friends, that you don’t play? Or that you limit your “laughs” to after work over a drink or two? If so, dump it.

Play. Have fun. Laugh. Skip. Read something new that has nothing to do with work. See a play or musical. Check out Mel Brooks’ old movie, The Producers. Let down. Wear your PJs and play cards and games with the kids. Breathe deeply. Be silly. It's good for you. And for your work.

©2006 Dr. Judith Briles

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BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO!

Money Smart Alert: Judith has an all new program based on the book AND the official launch date is next month, October 17-23. We will be sending out a special notice with information on how you can save 20% by buying it through any one of three book stores—the Tattered Cover in Denver, Barnes & Noble.com or Amazon.com.

Read a Chapter   |  Order Yours Now!

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All New Program is a Big Success!
Money Smarts Debuts in the Spring with Rave Evals

Money Smarts is an interactive workshop ranging from 90 minutes to half a day. Ideal as a breakout program and perfect for anyone who plans community programs in a Girl’s Night Out format.

The average person spends 10,000 plus days working and making money during a lifetime. Few hours, much less days, are committed to what to do with it and make it grow. Participants will learn the basics of financial independence and success in this practical program.

Money Smarts -- Personal Financial Success in 30 Days! wins an EVVY -- the esteemed book award from the Colorado Independent Publishers Association. First place in the Business/Financial books.
Money Smarts is a great program for anyone, any group. Call or email for details. If you are average, you work 10,000 during your career making money; why not dedicate 30 days to what to do with it?
 

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