Cheri Baker, M.A. Organizational Psychology 2006

Cheri Baker is the owner of Emergence Consulting where she helps many of our region’s top companies to improve employee performance. Her blog, The Enlightened Manager, has won numerous accolades and boasts a global audience.

Baker’s client list crosses industries and includes Microsoft, Pacific Medical Centers, the City of Seattle, Providence Medical Centers, IDD Aerospace and many others. Known for her ability to transform dysfunctional teams, Baker’s playful and down-to-earth training style makes the work of organizational improvement both fun and effective.

On Wednesday, Aug 11 she is doing a presentation at the Seattle Chamber of Commerce offices on how to identify some of the most common “difficult personalities” you’ll find in the workplace. You’ll also learn some simple strategies, both defensive and offensive, to manage difficult personalities and minimize the problems they can cause. The title of the talk is “Troublemakers, Slackers, and Drama Queens: Managing Difficult Personalities at Work. For more information go to: http://www.seattlechamber.com/portal/page?_pageid=33,3146&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&.p_nevent_id=2276