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Margie Thomas

CEO/President M.A.T. Consulting, Inc.

  • Lebanon IN

Taming the Chaos in Your Organization to improve productivity and employee moral.

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Biography

As President of M.A.T. Consulting, Margie combines her management experience (since 1983) with her experience in training and facilitation (since 1993) to help organizations learn how to tame the chaos. Drawing from her degrees in Biology and Chemistry from Indiana University, she continues to study and work with the complex scientific processes of communications that make organizations thrive.

You will receive a personalized, strategic process and specific communications techniques to enhance leadership skills and job performance. Margie offers a variety of venues to learn her tools including conference keynotes, full-day seminars, workshops, executive retreats, on-site consultation and resource learning products
She is a contributing author of the book is titled Real World Team Building Strategies that Work.

Quick Facts About Margie:
• Is one of less than 400 individuals worldwide that has received the Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) designation from the International Association of Facilitators (IAF).
• Earned her Certified Training Consultant (CTC) from Ball State University.
• Authorized as a Myers Briggs Type Indicator Trainer and is an Inscape Publishing trainer and distributor.
• Certified Women Business Enterprise.
• Facilitated a multi-agency State of Indiana team that developed and implemented a Small Purchase Process.
• Communication and team skills trainer in government, manufacturing, not-for-profit, insurance, pharmaceutical, and other industries.
• Consulted, facilitated, and trained the City of Indianapolis’ Division of Compliance (now the Department of Code Enforcement) from 2002-2009 in implementing their “Service Delivery Plan”, reorganizing , and other improvement activities.
• Is a graduate of Indiana University with a double BA in Biology and Chemistry.
• Was a member of the National Speaker Association and served in a variety of capacities at the national level and is a past President of the Indiana Chapter

Industry Expertise

Professional Training and Coaching
Corporate Leadership
Training and Development
Management Consulting

Areas of Expertise

How to Work With Angry People
Myers Briggs Type Indicator
Personal Listening Profile
Team Development
Disc Profile
Consultative Approach to Problem Solving
Facilitator Skills for Managers and Team Leaders

Accomplishments

Certified Professional Facilitator

This certification is managed by the International Association of Facilitators.

The assessment process is based on rigorous peer review of knowledge, experience and demonstration of skills. The IAF Certified™ Professional Facilitator designation indicates attainment of these core competencies. The professional facilitator designation offers clients an assurance that those who are certified are qualified to design and provide basic group facilitation services.

Certified Training Counsultant

Ball State University's Center for Organizational Resources will sponsor the Certified Training Consultant (CTC) Institute, designed to help people acquire effective consulting skills to work for corporations, government organizations and nonprofit businesses.

Exceptional Service Aware

Given byt the National Environmental Performance Partnership Systems team, Indianapolis, IN for going above and beyond the call of duty in contributing to an exceptional team effort which lead to the FY98-99 Environmental Performance Partnership Agreement between Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the US EPA.

Education

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Double BA

Biology and Chemistry

1981

Affiliations

  • NACG
  • SGMP

Event Appearances

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PCMA Annual Meeting   New Orleans, Louisianna

2009-01-14

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Indiana SGMP Meeting  Indianapolis, IN

2009-10-27

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Zonta International Area 4 Meeting  Indianapolis, IN

2009-06-01

Sample Talks

Listen Up! Your Focus Could Be Costing You

Good communication is one of the most valued skills in the workplace. And effective listening is crucial to communicating productivity inside the organization and meeting the competitive challenges outside the organization. The Personal Listening Profileï¾® helps people become active, purposeful listeners in wide variety of situation for more productive communication.

It is estimated that people screen out or change the intended purpose of what they hear in over 70% of all communications. The biggest factor contributing to such miscommunication is our listening approach.

Objectives:
* Learn how different listening approaches impact listening and communication effectiveness.

* Improve your ability to understand the purpose of different communications styles and use the listening approach appropriate to the situation.

* Overcome listening barriers and capitalize on your listening strengths.

Why is Teamwork So Hard?

Finding Mutual Solutions For Competing Interests

Competing and conflicting interests have always challenged members of teams. What happens when the focus is on quick fixes instead of managing the complexity and nuances of interpersonal relationships? Teams fail. Learn how to manage the underlying conflicts for mutual solutions.

Discover how to:
Adjust your listening style to fit the situation
Establish a common goal and priority for a project
Get the right people around the table, focused on the real issue to develop practical solutions
Develop a system to gain buy-in from employees, customers, and key decision-makers

How to Work With Angry People

Working With Angry People is a training program that provides you with the essential information and skills needed to help you deal with conflict in your personal and professional life.

This program will help you respond to anger in others, especially when it's directed personally. You will understand how to manage your own anger, and you will learn to recognize and deal with someone who challenges a value such as fairness, trust, integrity, etc.

You will also learn what to do when someone sees the facts differently than you. And finally, you will gain a basic understanding of how to manage conflict in others when you are in a third party role.

Working With Angry People is designed for you to actively participate with your peers in the training workshop. This training program encourages you to improve your knowledge and skills by integrating your work-related situations into the workshop.

Learning Objectives:
* Working With an Angry Person.
* Identifying Poor Responses to Anger.
* Managing Your Own Emotions.
* Using Key Listening Acknowledgments.
* Dealing with Challenges to Values.
* Resolving Differences in Facts.
* Managing Conflict in a Third Party Role.

Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Author Appearance

Fees

$3500 to $5000*Will consider certain engagements for no fee
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