PROFILE
Patricia Katz Bringing Balance & Perspective To Work & Life. Why Patricia?
Patricia’s work makes a difference. Clients
report increasing the effectiveness of their
coping skills by an average 54% after
being introduced to her life balancing, time
optimizing, pressure relieving strategies.
Since launching her speaking and training
business over 20 years ago, Pat has
focused on productivity and perspective.
She is well known for promoting the power
of pause.
Author of four books and a columnist for
twelve years, Pat’s work has been widely
featured in the media from Report On
Business television and CBC radio to the
Globe and Mail and National Post. More
than 4000 subscribers eagerly await her
weekly e-zine, Pause.
Pat believes working harder, faster, longer
in the hopes that all will be well is just one
Grand Delusion. Instead, she shows people
how to accomplish what matters most, make
peace with life’s loose ends, and celebrate
their progress along the way.
Pat partners a prairie practicality with
warmth, grace and a playful sense of
humor. You’ll appreciate her style and her
substance. You’ll value her insightful views
on work and life.
Why Balance?
Those who experience role overload and
high levels of work-life conflict are more
stressed, more likely to be absent, less
satisfied with their work, less committed to
the organization, and much more likely to
leave. (Duxbury & Higgins)
If you care about employee engagement,
retention and productivity, you’ll care about
balance. Your people do.
According to a recent Ipsos-Reid employee
survey, work-life balance tops the list of
personal indicators of career success.
With today’s nonstop lifestyles and flat-out
workloads, too many people and too many
teams are running on empty. Overcommitted.
Overwhelmed. Underappreciated.
It’s no way to work, no way to lead, and
no way to live! Endless exhaustion is not
an option.
Balancing that press for performance with
permission to pause™ is the way to restore
a rhythm of renewal to work and life.
Patricia Katz will work with you to create
engaging, productive, focused workplaces
where people feel appreciated, connected,
and purposeful.
Keynotes And Topics
- Press Pause ... Press On. Take A Break & Get A Grip – Bringing Balance & Perspective To Work & Life. Recurring cycles of ‘crash and burn’ and daily experiences of ‘blur and endure’ exact a huge toll on people and organizations. Super-sized demands and a supersonic pace leave us too busy to think and too weary to change. This approach is unhealthy, unprofitable, unsustainable, and ... unnecessary. Life and work do not have to be this way! Bypass burnout. Adopt a rhythm of renewal to revitalize your workforce one person at a time.
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Pause On Purpose. Life Balance Leadership – Walk The Talk To Lead The Way. Life balance is not just a personal matter. It is a mainstream, bottom-line issue for leaders and organizations. Those who find ways to help others harmonize and integrate life roles reap the benefits. Their employees are more productive, less stressed, and healthier; more engaged in the organization and committed to quality service; more likely to join the organization and less likely to leave. What do your leadership example, group norms, and corporate policies say about the depth of your commitment to balance? What would you like them to say? This program provides tools and strategies for developing leadership practices that will build balance and reduce work-life conflict in your organization.
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Pause for Applause. Encourage The Heart – Growing People & Organizations Through Appreciation. Recognition and celebration are more than just the icing on the cake. They are vital in strengthening relationships, sustaining organizations, and maintaining the loyalty of employees, clients, and volunteers. Effective leaders recognize its value. They know how to effectively encourage others. They make the time to follow through.
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Pause for Perspective. Hidden Value – Finding The Meaning In Everyday Life. Unless you climbed Mount Everest as a youngster with a million dollar book deal in your backpack, you might feel that your own day-to-day contributions don’t amount to a hill of beans. Not so. Your contributions matter - to your organization, your community and your family. Despite our culture’s obsession with celebrity, youth, wealth & daredevil extremes ... significance and meaning are not always tied to ‘larger than life’ events with worldwide media coverage. Value also lives and breathes in the uncelebrated, un-televised moments of everyday life.
Books And Articles
- Press Pause...Press On
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Work Tips
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Home Tips
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Getting It Together
Career Highlights
- Speaker, trainer and consultant since 1986
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Author of 4 books
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Newspaper and on-line columnist for 12 years
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Guest expert on 24 episodes of nationally syndicated TV program
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CHRP – Certified Human Resource Professional
Client Reviews
- “Your work/life balance and productivity strategies made a positive difference for our sales staff. We are making good on our plans 85% of the time, and still getting home in time for supper with our families.” – Sales Manager, Cargill
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“You gave practical steps to get out of ruts and bad habits, plus fresh ideas for improving our work relationships and productivity. The day I got back to the office, I planned and made a sales
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call on a large prospect. I had been putting it off for some time. The results were gratifying, and whether or not I land this business, I will always remember what motivated me.” – Senior Relationship Manager, Bank of Montreal
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"I was deluged with positive comments about your message and presentation style. You were the obvious 'HIT' of the conference." - Saskatoon Board of Education
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"The participants who requested follow-up consultations with you were very pleased with your advice and assistance. They were prepared for your consultation, appreciated your input and are making changes to be more effective personally, professionally and organizationally." - University of Saskatchewan
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"I would like to thank you for bringing organizational hope to our personal and professional lives. Your message touched everyone in the audience in one way or another. Some, including myself, felt you may have modeled your talk around our daily lives. Your research on our organization and profession made the comments all the more relevant." - Saskatchewan Association of Architects
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Performance fee range: $1000 - 5000 Travel from: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
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