Ninth Annual Tribal Secretaries Conference April 21-23, 2008
For those individuals who aspire to management, it takes more than just basic skills such as time management, delegation, problem solving, negotiation and
assertiveness. It takes commitment, leadership and the ability to set and achieve goals and take risks.
Once per year there is a day set aside just for you... whether you are a secretary, administrative assistant, or office support staff, this time is yours.
Learn how you can better your organization and your peers, focus on new goals, and maybe even more importantly, have your supervisors show their appreciation
for your hard work and dedication.
So what are you waiting for? With the best instructors who know the issues in Indian Country, a great location hands above the same-old same-old, and scores
of activities outside of the conference, where else should you be? Come see your friends and colleagues at our 9th Annual Tribal Secretaries Conference. The
Best Secretaries Conference Ever!
Topics to Include: See Individual Downloadable Agendas and Registration Forms to the Right
Day 1: 9:00am to 4:30pm
Welcome and Opening Remarks
From Secretary to Administrator
Developing Personal Power
Assertiveness Training
How to Delegate
Professional Career Development
Assertiveness: A Key Skill
Developing Your Image
Setting and Achieving Goals
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Developing and Growing your Leadership Skills
Characteristics of an Effective Leader
Team Building and Leadership
The Cornerstone Principles of Leadership
What it Means to be a Leader
Motivating your Workplace
Building on the Positives
Knowing Your Goals
Providing Responsibility and Accountability
Setting and Achieving Personal Goals
Day 2: 9:00am to 4:30pm
Communication Skills that Work
Communication Behaviors Employees Appreciate
Dealing With Conflict
Key Concepts
Overcoming Communication Barriers
Persuasion Strategies
Negotiation
Conceptual Approach to Negotiating
Conflict and Negotiating
Introduction to Negotiations
Strategies and Approaches
Robert's Rules for the Recording Secretary
Duties Of The Recording Secretary
Common Mistakes in the Preparation of Minutes
Minutes: From A to Z
The Agenda
The Secretary's Book
Fundamental Principles of Parliamentary Law
Ten Basic Rules & Principles
Day 3: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Ethical Standards for the Workplace
Ethics and Politics
Models of Ethical Decision-Making
Moral Dilemmas
What is "Ethics" Anyway?
Working with Your Policies and Procedures
Are they easy to understand and easy to follow?
And most importantly, are they used and do they work?
How effective are they?
What's a Policy and what's a Procedure?
Records Management
Areas of Records And File Management
Federal Laws and Records and File Management
Testing Your Records Program
The Methods of Filing Records
The Vital Records Center
Round Table Discussion
Facilitators
Ms. Denise Alley
Facilitator Native Star
Ms. Denise Alley (Cherokee, Shawnee, Otoe, Delaware) is a Cherokee enrolled tribal member and is the founder of Native Star, a company specializing in personal
and professional development since 1997.
As an International speaker and Native American performer, Ms. Alley has motivated thousands to look within and make changes to live a more balanced life. Her
Native American insight, positive energy, heart-felt love, reverence for life and open sense of humor maker her a dynamic speaker.
Ms. Alley stimulates fresh insight and understanding using Native-smart tips. She provides creative yet practical ideas for increasing self-care skills and
balance. A great women keynoter, she has honed her skills while speaking with Native American tribes across the country.
Growing up in rural Oklahoma in the Cherokee Nation, raised in poverty by a single parent, being first in her family to graduate from college, and being a
single parent and self-employed 15 years she successfully kept her Native American roots, teachings, and perspective alive in her day to day life. Ms. Alley
believes "Balance, harmony, and service begins in the heart. When you truly give to others, you give back to yourself, and the circle becomes complete." She
now shares her success secrets to living a balanced life addressing groups of thousands each year.
Ms. Alley is on the Board of Directors for American Indian Services and has led seminars and has been a speaker for Native American tribes, corporate events,
businesses, conferences, and women's retreats for more than 16 years.
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