Back to the ‘NEW' Future: Navigating Re-Entry during Disruption
How do you handle re-entry? What do you do and say to create a smooth transition from remote working, to gradually coming back to the new future of ‘normal?'

Marilyn Sherman shares her insights on managing the people side of your business. She'll start with making sure you realize that there is no going back to normal, but we are collectively entering a ‘new normal'. In this virtual event, you'll learn that there are 5 stages of loss that can be applied to:
• the loss of routine,
• the loss of the way things were
• the loss of gathering and seeing people in person without precaution.

You will also learn the number one key strategy to keep you, your partners, and your team engaged during this transition period called ‘re-entry'.

How Top Performers Never Settle for Balcony Seats
It's hard to lead front-row teams when you're stuck in the balcony. It's frustrating to lead a team when you've lost your leadership mojo! Everyone needs some motivation and inspiration to breakthrough to the next level. You are not alone. You know you can accomplish more with an energized, motivated team. With a keynote presentation by Marilyn Sherman, you'll learn the secrets that high performers use to be in the front-row. You'll be able to accomplish more results, achieve bigger goals, and overcome fears and insecurities that don't serve you or your team.

From Conflict to Cooperation
No one likes conflict and it's not fun having to confront employees on their behavior. How do you let someone know they need to improve without having a constructive conversation escalate into workplace drama? You need to know what to say, when to say it, and how to say it in order to resolve potential conflict situations before people get too upset. Plus, teams are so much more effective when people are straight forward in their communication without harboring any resentments from past unresolved conflict. This workshop will have you walking out knowing that you have the tools to keep your cool when confronting others, or even when you're being confronted by someone else. Oh, and by the way, you will now know what to say to the bully so they won't bother you again. You will be able to tell it like it is but in a way that brings people together and not alienate or divide.

Managing Change Like a Volunteer Instead of a Victim or Vacationer
If your organization isn't going through some type of change now, it means one of two things: You have already gone through a major change, or you are about to! When people are asked to change; they become a Victim, a Vacationer or a Volunteer. Obviously if they choose to be a Victim or Vacationer, the chances of the change being successful are severely hampered. You will learn the effects of each V, and what outcome it can have on your team. This program is an interactive workshop, helping you move towards the mindset of a volunteer: resourceful, opportunistic, positive, helpful, open-minded and vision oriented. Sounds better than being bitter, resentful, helpless and sabotaging! Prior to this workshop, plan on supplying Marilyn with your current vision – so the program can be about YOUR change. She will start with what the change means and what can be done to navigate the change more successfully.

Front-Row Service:
How to be a Hospitality Fanatic!
This keynote helps anyone in the service industry to up their game when it comes to providing exceptional customer service to their customers and partners. I start by giving examples of what a hospitality fanatic is NOT and then teach what it really means to provide service to your customers. It's time to up your game when it comes to serving. I have written a book specifically for restaurants called Front-Row Service, How to increase Tip Percentage and Check Averages, so this keynote can be customized to people in the foodservice industry as well. However, this topic is not limited to restaurants and foodservice. If your business survives off of serving your customers, than this program is for you. It's all about relationships and delivering the unexpected to your customers. Feeding the needs of your customers before they ask, is what I like to teach in Front-Row Service. This keynote also touches on ways to inspire yourself to be better and up your game so you can continue to improve. Your customers deserve to be treated like VIP'S, so let them know that doing business with you is a front-row experience!

Why Settle for the Balcony?
How to get a Front-Row Seat in Life!
Life is short -- live it in the front-row! This dynamic keynote inspires people to get out of the balcony of their life and go for that front-row seat! With so many things out of control these days, attendees will be reminded that their attitude and perception are 100% within their control. With the right mindset, any seat can be a front-row seat!

After showing people the difference between living and working in the balcony, and general admission, I will inspire people to choose to live in the front-row. Successful people live in the front-row. As one of my clients said, ‘Nothing good happens in the back of the room!' In this session, I teach people to have a vision, be of service, be gutsy, appreciate what they have and be empowered to do more. By the time the audience hears this; they will be ready to get out of the balcony where they previously complained about how bad their seats were. Now, they will have all the tools necessary to make some immediate changes for positive results. As an additional training tool, I have a motivational book of the same title that would make a great attendee gift.

Whose Comfort Zone Are You In?
This keynote inspires people to recognize their vision, set goals, overcome obstacles and have a great attitude. Sometimes, people live in a comfort zone and don't even realize it. Others are influenced by negative people and do things for the wrong reasons. In this keynote, I help people take charge of their career and their life by stretching themselves out of their comfort zone and achieve more than they thought possible. With lots of stories of people who have overcome obstacles, the audience will be empowered to do more with what they have. The benefit to your audience is that when they leave, they will feel empowered to do more than they've done in the past and that will yield higher results for your organization. As an additional training tool, I have a motivational book of the same title that would also make a great attendee gift!

Taking Charge of Your Career:
10 Strategies for Professional Success
This program was designed to inspire people to be more accountable for their success and job opportunities. Too often, talented people wait for new roles and responsibilities that never appear. You will learn how to ask for what you want, and be more assertive in your career path.

This program was built using examples of how others have moved up their company ladder and creating a more rewarding career. After attending, you will leave with clearer strategies on how you can have more personal and professional success.

Front-Row Service:
How to Increase Check Average and Tip Percentage in Your Restaurant
Learn the 10 things NOT to do if you want your customers to return again and again, and the 7 things TO do if you want to increase check average and tip percentage in your restaurant. Motivational speaker Marilyn Sherman has teamed up with a young food server, Devon Morton, who became number one in both tip percentage and check average in his first six months as a server. They have combined both the customers' perspective and the server's perspective to collaborate on a book of the same title. Marilyn recently added this new topic to her list of programs customized for food service. With stories of both success and failures, your team will walk away with actionable steps to immediately increase your effectiveness to your customers - resulting in higher check averages, higher tips, and repeat business.