Fee: $40 ($10 late fee after March 18th)

 

Description:  Get past the drama of difficult people, improve work relationships, reduce stress, and keep calm when kittens become tigers at work. Explore solutions to handling workplace vampires that suck your motivation and drive, and destroy morale and productivity. Learn how to deal with chronic complainers, emotional exploders, and other difficult personalities.

 

 

Kostas Voutsas has been teaching Management and Human Resource courses for over 15 years. He is a tenured Professor of Business at Dickinson State University (DSU) in the Bismarck location. He is also an author, a corporate trainer, and motivational speaker.

Kostas received the distinguished teacher of the year award, the highest faculty award, the outstanding teacher of the year award, as well as the TRIO outstanding faculty award from DSU. He also received two outstanding presenter awards from Eastern Michigan University and the Clute Institute of Academic Research.

Kostas delivers humorous dynamic presentations at national and state conferences and publishes his research in scholarly journals. He also serves as a consultant conducting individualized training/professional development seminars.

His book Secrets to Making Diversity Work also discusses gender, cultural, and generational differences. Kostas also writes articles for Bismarck’s City Magazine.

Kostas has a Master of Science degree in Human Resource Management and Organizational Development and a Master of Business Administration degree.