Business Relationships and Professional Development

Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D., J.D. is a nationally known writer, consultant, speaker, and seminar/workshop leader, specializing in work and business relationships and professional development. Her topics include organizational behavior, conflict resolution, creativity, innovation, and problem solving. She is founder and director of Changemakers and Creative Communications & Research. She has taught classes at several colleges, including California State University, Hayward, Notre Dame de Namur University, and the Investigative Career Program in San Francisco.

She has published over 40 books on diverse subjects. Her books on work and business topics, professional development, and success, include:

* THE SURVIVAL GUIDE TO WORKING WITH HUMANS (AMACOM 2004)
* WORK WITH ME! RESOLVING EVERYDAY CONFLICT IN YOUR ORGANIZATION (Davies-Black 2000)
* RESOLVING CONFLICT (New Harbinger 1990)
* MAKING ETHICAL CHOICES, RESOLVING ETHICAL DILEMMAS (Paragon 1998)
* THE TRUTH ABOUT LYING (Smart Publications 1994)
* THE EMPOWERED MIND: HOW TO HARNESS THE CREATIVE FORCE WITHIN YOU (Prentice Hall 1993)
* MIND POWER: PICTURE YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS IN BUSINESS (Prentice Hall 1987)
* BUILDING A WINNING SALES TEAM (Probus 1991)

Gini Graham Scott has additionally written books on contemporary social issues and lifestyles, including: HOW WE KILL: CHANGES IN MURDER IN CHANGING TIMES (Greenwood 2006); HOMICIDE AMONG THE RICH AND FAMOUS (Greenwood 2005); CAN WE TALK? THE POWER AND INFLUENCE OF TALK SHOWS (Plenum 1996), MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS: THE BATTLE FOR PERSONAL PRIVACY (Plenum 1995), THE CREATIVE TRAVELER (Tudor 1989), and PRIVATE EYES (Paladin 1994, with Sam Brown).

Gini Graham Scott has incorporated the themes in her books into various creative projects, such as songs about work, conflict, ethical dilemmas, lying, and success, and photographs on these themes. She participated in the East Bay Open Studios 2004 program with Pro Arts, an organization of over 1000 artists, based in Oakland, California, showing photos of people in different working environments. These songs and photos are incorporated into her workshops and ethnographic research.

Additionally, Gini Graham Scott has published over two dozen games with major game companies, including Hasbro and Pressman, and has used games in seminars and workshops on workplace issues, such as JOB CITY, GET A JOB!, WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE?, WHAT'S THE VERDICT?, and TRUTH OR LIE? Because of her books on creativity, she was Nintendo's national spokesperson for Tetris II in 1994.

Gini Graham Scott has received national media exposure for her books (including appearances on Good Morning America, Oprah, Montel Williams, CNN, and the O'Reilly Factor). She hosted a weekly radio talk show, CHANGEMAKERS, featuring interviews with guests on different occupations, businesses, lifestyles, and new technologies and trends, which aired from 1991 to 1993 to 1 million listeners in over 70 countries.

Gini Graham Scott received a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California in Berkeley, a J.D. from the University of San Francisco Law School, an M.A. in Anthropology from California State University, Hayward, and is working towards an additional MA in Mass Communications and Organizational, Consumer, and Audience Behavior at Cal State Hayward.

Programs

Here are some programs that can be conducted for your group or organization. Or let us create a program on business relationships or personal development for you. These programs feature a mix of PowerPoint presentations, group discussion, and exercises, including role plays and visualizations. They can be presented as a workshop, seminar, or talk, from a keynote to panel discussion.

* Working with Difficult People
* Resolving Conflict in Your Organization
* Resolving Ethical Dilemmas
* Dealing with Deception
* Cutting Your Losses
* Increasing Your Creativity and Creative Problem Solving
* Dealing with Change and Innovation
* What Kind of Dog Are You?