Welcome to all graduate students, post-docs, and professors who are part of "The Academic Ladder" community! 

I am delighted that you have decided to learn from the special free teleseminar, "Antioxidants for Toxic Academic Work Environments," which was hosted by Gina Hiatt, Ph.D. of The Academic Ladder.  The teleseminar was held and recorded (see more info below on how to access it) on Thursday, November 20, 2008 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. (Pacific).  The class was taught by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D. of Emphasis on Excellence, Inc.

A full description of the teleseminar is below, but if you're ready to register now, just click => here.

Antioxidants for Toxic Academic Work Environments

Consider this:

• You could eat blueberries all day long with the idea that doing so will help you resist certain toxins from damaging your body.
  
  
• You may take special vitamins with antioxidants.
  
  
• Maybe you even make sure you consume lots of whole grains with the intention of warding off carcinogens and coronary heart disease.
  
  

These are all fine ideas, however...

...what if your department or academic workplace is a toxic environment (metaphorically speaking)? 

What damage is that situation doing to you in one or more of the following realms:

• Physically
• Emotionally
• Mentally
• Spiritually

About the "Antioxidants for Toxic Academic Work Environments" Presenter:

Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D., known as "The Ph.D. of Productivity™" has worked in, has survived, and then has left toxic environments. She has also assisted individuals and groups in schools, universities, government agencies, and corporations who were endeavoring to work productively (while fighting mightily against the poison of toxic "colleagues," policies, and administrators).

To learn more about Meggin and her work, just explore this website.

Here's some of what you will learn in this content-rich, high-impact teleseminar:

1. How to identify a toxic state of affairs,

2. The warning signs that you're working/learning in a toxic environment,

3. (Ouch) Whether you are contributing to your toxic situation,

4. Strategies to change, survive, and/or leave your toxic environment.
   
   

This teleseminar may be for you or it may be for your friends, family, classmates, or colleagues. Sign up for the class so you can learn what you can for yourself &/or for them.

Ask yourself if you really want to spend another day struggling through a potentially damaging academic environment or watching others try to maintain their integrity, health, and positive nature while they work in a horrid situation?

Please, join colleagues around the continent to learn techniques you can implement immediately.  In this workshop, we will be dealing with a difficult topic and one that needs to be discussed--and addressed--to say the least. 

In today's world, we need all the positive, productive academic work/learning places we can possibly create.  Learn ways to help that become a reality for you and those around you.

If you haven't registered, yet, just click on the can of blueberries.  (And yes, doing things like this is one of the ways I entertain myself). 

Handouts:

MP3 Recording:

To obtain the MP3 download of the recorded teleseminar, just register for the teleseminar and as soon as you've checked out of my secure shopping cart, you'll be sent an email with the mp3 download and the handouts. You may then listen to the recording from your computer or transfer it to your MP3 player. 

Gina & I are glad that you are interested in learning from this teleseminar.  We hope you learn information that will be helpful to you.