Les White

Presentations:


Lectures, Seminars, & Workshops
Dr. Les White is available to speak and give workshops on a number of subjects. Each of his lectures and workshops is tailored to the audience. Some of his topics include:


Work Style Assessment
Know Your Style, Know Your Career -- Exercises & Games
Supervise More Cooperatively and Effectively
How to Communicate More Effectively
Resources & Strategies for Future Guidance
Which Situations Work Best for Me?
How Can I Negotiate Bad Situations?


Cognitive and Behavioral Analysis
"What's My Line?" -- Exercises & Games
How Did I Get Here? -- Influences & Expectations
What Do I Need To Do To Change? -- Thoughts & Actions


The Secrets of Success -- The 5 Factors
What Is Success?
How Is It Defined?
How Is It Achieved?
Why Not Me?

Fascinated by what constitutes "success," Dr. White studied a group of individuals who turned their lives around and achieved extraordinary success in the workplace. Learn how they made lives ¡§work¡¨ ¡K and how to apply the same factors to your own life.


Life Style Strengths of Holocaust Survivors
The popular image of the Holocaust survivor is that of victim. Movies, books, and plays on the Holocaust focus on horrifying and incapacitating memories, murdered innocents, powerlessness and loss of control over fates. The psychological literature focuses on pathology. Yet, the term “survivor” suggests strength.

Learn about Dr. White’s study which identifies the common themes by which a group of Holocaust survivors, selected because of the successes they achieved after World War II, lived their lives and adapted to great loss.


The Dangers of Diagnosing: Artists & Bipolar Disorder – Is there a Link?
Researchers have long suspected a genetic link between creativity and Bipolar Disorder. Dr. White’s study of artists shows … contact Dr. White to learn the results!


Film & Psychology
Understand the popular theories of psychology by going to the movies! Learn about psychobiology, psychoanalysis, learning theories, cognitive-behavioral psychology, Jungian psychology, and Adlerian Psychology by watching such popular fare as "The Bride of Frankenstein" (the original!), "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" (with Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart), "Secret Beyond the Door" (directed by Fritz Lang), "The Earrings of Madame de" (with Charles Boyer, directed by Max Ophuls), and "A Beautiful Life" (Best Picture of the Year winner). Fun and Informative!


Write-Minded!
Discover and express yourself through creative writing! Dr. White’s writing exercises, games, and readings are designed to inspire both the novice and expert writer ... and in the process lead to changes in behavior! In short lecture form, and 8- and 12-week programs. Everybody has the power to be creative!

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