Margaret Seidler
Polarity Management®
Consultant & Master Trainer
Developing Leaders Faster & Better through the Power of “and”.
Looking for a magic bullet to improve your leadership thinking and bottom line results? Polarity Management® principles and tools provide a straightforward method to document your wisdom by accessing a deeper awareness of what it takes to create collaboration, manage complex issues, and improve results.
Margaret is one of only twelve certified Polarity Management® Masters in the world and is an Organization Development consultant, master trainer, and author based in Charleston, SC. Her consulting practice focuses on creating higher organization performance by helping clients manage the complexities of organizational leadership through the use of Polarity Management to build self-awareness and strategic thinking skills to create better bottom-line results. Her interest in helping other professionals become more effective leaders began in the early 1990s, when she recognized the need to improve her own leadership skills.
While she has published numerous articles, her first book, Power Surge: A Conduit for Enlightened Leadership was published in 2008 by the Human Resource Development (HRD) Press, Amherst, MA. She serves as Adjunct Faculty for the University of Notre Dame’s Executive Education Center in the Mendoza College of Business. Margaret holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of South Carolina.
PRINCIPLES
When working with an organization the principles, which are fundamental for creating organizational success are:
- Build Bridges, not walls
- Relate more easily and collaborate
- Improve communication
- Develop clear expectations and commitments
- Grow through openness and honesty
- Enhance on-going achievements
- Succeed through people and systems
METHODS
Creating organizational success is achieved using the following methods:
- Polarity Management and Mapping™
- Organization Effectiveness Evaluations
- Planning and Strategy Development
- Leadership Development
- Relationship Management
- Coaching
- Team building
- Conflict Resolution
Selected 2010-11 faculty/presentations include:
- American Public Power Association
- Creative Problem Solving Institute
- Idaho Association of Cities
- Statewide Leadership Programs in Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, West Virginia
- National League of Cities: Leadership Training Institute
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
- Northwest Public Power Association
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Emerging Leaders Program
- SC Governor’s Conference on Tourism & Travel
- University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Institute for Organization Management
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