What our participants are saying …

“Very involved… she always brought the topic back to relate to our daily issues… what an amazing instructor!”   – Arizona

“Thank you… you opened my eyes to new ways of thinking”    – Washington

“I would take any & all classes Karen teaches” – Alaska

“You can’t get any better than this” – Alaska

“Best management series I’ve attended in 20 years…” – Canada

“To say Karen is energetic is an understatement…Fantastic!” – Colorado

“How refreshing…real, usable, common sense techniques…We really worked together as a team … I can put these ideas to use  right away!” – Washington

“Thank you … I learned things about myself I never knew were there.” – Alaska

“Superb, entertaining, interesting…you made us think.” – Montana

“I am a trainer as well …You have a great delivery style and ability to hold people’s attention on a tough subject. I will probably steal some of your successful tactics!” – Arizona

 “You made a hard subject easier to understand and gave us ways to actually succeed at change!” – Alaska

“I felt this was the most beneficial training I have ever gone through… I like how you applied everything to real life.” -Canada

It’s time for me to step back and take a look at where I was & where I am now. I will use all of what you’ve said to plan my future, thank you.” – Alaska

More from our clients …

 
“It has been a delight to employ Karen as a consultant and first-class instructor and motivator for the Municipality of Anchorage. Karen is upbeat, funny, positive and delivers. She has a keen sense of setting the stage in group meeting or presentations… knows her audience and uses the right tools to enable people to learn and discover. She is very non-traditional in her teaching and motivating techniques. (This includes the use of games, modern video clips and other resources all aimed with the specific purpose of getting people to think differently.) Most of all, Karen has competently found solutions for our organizational development concerns and personnel issues.”

Dr. David K.F.Otto, SPHR
Employee Relations Director
Municipality of Anchorage

“Karen’s motivational training is presented in a positive and usable format. This is a result of many hours of preparation to custom fit her training to our department. Prior to our sessions, we spent time with Karen determining the best focus for the sessions. She also requested input from each staff member, which gave her an even better picture of their specific needs. Since the training I have received specific comments from my staff:

-’When situations arise, I really think about different points that Karen presented…’
-’The movie clips really struck home – made me think…’
-’I really liked the personal focus of personalities…’
-’Karen is really fun to listen to, and you can tell she has put a lot of work into our training…’

Our management team uses many of the components to re-train on an ongoing basis as well as in staff meetings. Thank you Karen, for helping us through a pretty rocky transition.”

Linda Barnes
Manager
Northrim Bank

Karen Kirk has a dynamic energy that engages people, motivates them, and leads them to learn the material. She is honest, practical and sincere which endears her to the people she works with. Most of all she connects with the group, learning about each of them as a person, so she is able to communicate to them effectively, personably. Whatever the age or background of the people attending the workshop or training, Karen Kirk is an excellent resource for those she works with.

Richard Perry
Career Center Coordinator
Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.

Karen Kirk, offers unique skill in supporting leaders and their teams with perspective.  Her methods energize persons to apply real life, workable solutions; thus moving persons effectively forward beyond challenges, conflict and change. Having experienced several coaching styles, I found Karen’s excellence to surpass anything I have known. Whether it be managerial training, vision planning, team building or mediations; Karen has been key to the successful and progressive refinement of our organization. Karen’s enthusiasm and vitality are impressive. I am very grateful for the benefits our company has received through her services.”

Beth Knight, CLS, Vice-President
Title Operations Mgr & AREC Instructor
Alyeska Title Guaranty Agency, Inc.

I wanted to share with you how much you have helped our entire staff evolve.   By helping us build our Team Charter, you helped us build our office foundation and that foundation remains strong 2 years later! What I appreciate about you, Karen, is that you ask questions prior to your course, you try and find out as much as possible and you create a course specifically for our needs.  The feedback from my staff is that they all feel that you are working with them as individuals, even in a group course. It is that personal connection that you are able to achieve that makes it fun to be in your courses, my staff actually ask me when the next Karen Kirk course is! I highly recommend 1-2 courses a year for any offices out there that need fine tuning.

Michelle Fritz, CPC
Practice Administrator
Alaska Colorectal Surgery, PC

I can’t speak highly enough of Ms. Kirk’s ability to prepare and deliver excellent training. She worked with our group to ensure the training would meet our needs and had germane information and ideas for us to consider. Her delivery is focused, energetic and she gives participants a sense of renewal. She was well received and participants asked to have her return for future training.”

Eileen M Lally, Ed.D.,LSCW
Program Manager
Family & Youth Services Training Academy
University of Alaska, Anchorage

“… the recognition of the way our own minds limit our perspective and the feeling of being more capable after her sessions is invigorating.”

Lawrence Taylor
President
LabSafari.com, Inc.