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What Clients Say About Peg Williams:
"Peg Williams participated as a facilitator during … IBB collective bargaining sessions between MEA Financial Services management and our sales marketing representatives unit during the fall of 2007." "Since Peg was unfamiliar with our Company and our operations, she had to master the complexities of our business, our business terminology and our cultural jargon. At this task she excelled. Not only did Peg do this well but she helped us through the bargaining process and the tensions that sometimes flared." "Peg is always professional with a good sense of humor and a natural talent to make you feel at ease. Her manner is calm but she kept the group on task. Above all Peg is a good listener." Paul Gonzalez, Executive Director MEA Financial Services Corporation Lansing, Michigan "One of the most eye-opening lessons I learned from attending Peg Williams class 'Goody Two-Shoes' at Sauk Valley Community College was that we all negotiate every day. This includes decisions or choices made between family members, friends, at work and when hiring someone for services." "In class I was made aware of when and how negotiations become a part of our daily life. Peg’s class was instrumental in opening our minds to the techniques of negotiating. I feel taking this course has expanded my knowledge and was well worth my time - benefiting both my personal life and business life. To negotiate effectively is truly an art and I look forward to a second series to this course." Pam Erby, V.P. Senior Acct. Director U.S. Bank "I have had the opportunity to work with a number of skilled facilitators and trainers in my 30-plus years in education. Peg Williams is one of the best." "Peg brings a wealth of formal training and hands-on experience to her work. This, coupled with her delightful sense of humor and warm personality, makes her a wonderful facilitator and trainer." "Groups who have the opportunity to work with Peg will, without a doubt, improve their working relationships and their collective productivity." E. Susan Gourley, Ph.D., Superintendent Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, Nebraska "Probably the most important thing I learned in Peg's negotiating class was to analyze a situation to determine whether I was angry about something I could really change or whether it was just a case in which I would be uselessly venting my rage. And, if it was a situation which I might change in my favor, to think about how I could do it effectively." "For example, in class we were asked to pick a situation we had encountered during the last week. I talked about my grand daughter who is a very attractive teenager. She had started wearing makeup and, in my opinion, was using too much. I thought it made her look cheap. I knew that telling her this would not be constructive!!! But, I didn't know how to approach the subject. We worked out a plan where I wasn't confronting her but still was getting my point across...emphasizing her good points while also talking about how others might perceive her. It was a constructive and workable approach." Sandra Smith |
What Professionals Say About Peg Williams: “Peg Williams is special. I've come to know that better than anyone after having worked with Peg in many capacities over the past many years." "During our early years, she was my labor union counterpart while I represented management during contract negotiations. Even in that more traditional, positional format, Peg found a way to bring the principals of collaboration and true problem-solving to the bargaining table." "Later, Peg became a member of her state's union management team, where I had a chance to see her skills at play in supervising her union leaders. On more than one occasion, she brought her immense skills to a local situation in an effort to best represent her union leaders and members, while helping both parties come to an understanding on whatever the issue might be." "Since then, Peg and I have worked together as co-facilitators in interest based bargaining, as co-speakers on programs and as trainers. Peg represents that rare blend of someone who is data driven, and yet is keenly aware of the human dynamics that often influence what is really happening in labor relations and education generally." "Anyone who has the opportunity to work with her will be inspired." Mike Loizzi, law partner and labor negotiator Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn Illinois "Peg Williams’ listening skills and ability to read various positions/interests within any group of people allows her facilitating to be so much more relevant. Her vast experience in this field gives her an edge when negotiations take an unexpected turn, which they always seem to do." "My observation was that she was both trusted and respected by everyone at the table, which furthered her ability to be a hands-on facilitator. She was instrumental in facilitating an agreement where both sides were intent on walking away from each other on several occasions." Tracy Stablein-Brooks, Facilitator Michigan Education Association Staff Organization - NSO Port Huron, Michigan |
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