Mimi Donaldson
Men and Women: Can We Talk?, Author
Style
Funny! A master storyteller with a background in training that lends enormous credibility to her remarks. Standing ovations occur wherever Mimi goes!
Books
Profile
In 2010, Mimi published her book on women, success and football, titled Necessary Roughness: New Rules for the Contact Sport of Life. As a very funny, football female, Mimi uses football as a metaphor for shaking off the bad plays, or roadblocks of challenging times, and leading with perserverance and courage. In 2006, she published a book entitled, Bless Your Stress: It Means You're Still Alive! Mimi is also the author of Negotiating for Dummies® which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide.
Mimi Donaldson is a scream on the platform … and she has the educational clout to gain widespread respect from her audiences as well, having received her master’s in education from Columbia University. Grounding the hundreds of talks she gives in a year is a solid background in training. Mimi worked as a senior training executive at Disney, Northrop Aircraft and Rockwell International, and consequently brings real-world issues to her platform presentations. Her keynote presentations include “Men and Women: Can We Talk?, “All Stressed Up and No Place to Blow,” “Four Steps to Managing Anyone,” and “Don’t Wait — Negotiate!” She continues to train managers in negotiation techniques, stress management, conflict resolution and customer relations.
Clients Comments
"Not only are you hilarious, entertaining and just plain funny, you’ve motivated us to reassess our priorities and viewpoints …we’ve put your negotiation steps into our personal and professional lives. Many of the attendees said you delivered the best seminar this year! – Sheila C. Morgan, Compaq Computer Corporation
"If you want to howl with laughter at how very complicated we make the simple process of life and business, then contact Mimi Donaldson NOW! - Althea Garner, Realtor MBA, MCI, e-PRO, Women's Council of Realtors.
"I wanted to share with you the wonderful responses I heard about your presentation. Your approach is of course very funny, but more significant is your ability to hone in on all of our personal lives and relationship patters. Everyone I spoke with felt as if the 'Mimi camera' had been hidden in their homes. Speaking for myself, your approach will keep your message with me and enable my own implementation. Thank you!" - Sheila D. Stillman, Women's Leadership Forum
"Thanks so much for being our speaker last night. We wanted another hour of you! I went right home and told my husband all about it. Your insight will serve us well into the future." - Judy Shellman, Past President, Stellar Chapter, IAAP
"We are overwhelmed by your professionalism and dynamic delivery of your presentation. Of the 187 participants at your presenataion, we consistently heard that, 'You really saved the best for last. Mimi was great and so full of energy' and 'Mimi was a great choice to wrap it up for us. Touching but humorous." - Melissa Curzon, President, Financial Women International
"What a delight to have Mimi address our chapter. Those fortunate enough to enjoy your presentation are still raving about their entertaining experience." - Judi Abbott, President Elect, Women's Council of Realtors
"We asked attendees to rate speakers on a scale of 1 to 5 and you received 5's on every single survey! I've never seen that happen at our conference." - Anne Valentzas, VP Marketing, Leo Schachter Diamonds, VP Education, Women's Jewelry Association.
Topics
- Bless Your Stress: It Means You're Still Alive
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There’s good news and bad news about stress; the only stress-free zone that exists is a cemetery--for the residents, that is! If you can feel your stress it means you’re still kicking, ticking, and clicking! In other words, a bad day alive beats the heck out of
a good day dead! The spill of stress can be contained, controlled, cleaned up, and converted into positive energy.To manage everyday stress, people must learn to identify their own stress “triggers” - the little things that set them off. Next, they must delve deeper to discover why things bother them - the “war” within - worry, anger, and resentment, that causes the stress response.
Mimi will help you see the stress triggers coming and respond to them effectively.
This entertaining and informative session will educate you, enlighten you, enliven you, and give you the inspiration you need to take control of your stress load before it controls you!
- Necessary Roughness: New Rules for the Contact Sport of Business
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Prevailing in challenging times is not a question of ability – people are able. Success hinges on opportunity and intention. Opportunity and intention are what football is all about. Mimi uses the ultimate team game to highlight motivational and team building principles that are crucial in today’s hard-fought personal and professional success.
During these lean economic times, we need to learn to meet confrontation head on, stand our ground, and negotiate everything. We are all in need of a good game plan, and what used to be considered “rah-rah” clichés have become a way of life. Motivation itself has become the new norm, and football is the perfect metaphor. Today’s managers need to believe the team’s goals are doable, because they are. Every day, they need to lead like coaches, like Vince Lombardi and other greats before the big game.
Sample points covered are:
- “The intention to get to a certain place makes you unstoppable, and your action causes the impossible to become possible.”
- “Time of possession is everything." You need to carry the ball and be responsible to make the points -- the clock is the key.
- “When the whistle blows, the play is over." Learn to shake off past mistakes and negative circumstances so we can begin the next moment with a clean slate.
In this practical, extremely humorous, female- friendly presentation, Mimi shares the secrets of capitalizing on opportunity and intention, so you can:
1. Adapt, improvise, and overcome obstacles so that you don't become paralyzed when change occurs.
2. Do more with less: Stay light on your feet and be efficient.
3. Become the ultimate coach for yourself and your team. Then nothing will stand in the way of your win.
- ALL STRESSED UP AND NO PLACE TO BLOW!
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Mimi has a captivating and humorous way for audiences to recognize their own stress triggers right before their eyes. Her real gifts are the techniques she shares so that everyone can avoid going from “calming down to blowing up."
* Recognize The WAR Within: Worry-Anger-Resentment
* How To Gain Control Before You Blow The Deal
* Opt For Alternative Positive Actions - 4 STEPS TO MANAGING THE UNMANAGEABLE
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The four essential actions to get results through people.
* Manage your employees, your boss, the plumber, even your teenager.
* Delegate clearly, motivate with purpose, supply the tools, and give feedback.
* Give "efficient" 6-second empathy - MEN AND WOMEN: CAN WE TALK?
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Only two types of audiences qualify: Men and Women! Insightful. Rousing. Hilarious.
* Improve Team Performance: Debunking Myths & Stereotypes
* Tips and Techniques For Transforming Frustration Into Fun
* Men & Women: Can We Talk? - DON'T WAIT ... NEGOTIATE!
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Life is one continuous chain of negotiations. Mimi is the master of the art, showing audiences exactly how to get what they want with dignity and honor
* Learn How And When To “Push The Pause Button”
* Control Body Language And Speech To Gain Favorable Results
* 5 Secrets To “Seal The Deal” Every Time