Beth Sears is a woman of upstanding character and many gifts. She is honest, generous and compassionate. I have worked with her in many arenas, and she always conducts herself with impeccable ethical standards. She is intentional about setting goals and then works with energy and commitment to meet them.
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Recent Articles“Since 1985, I’ve been helping individuals and organizations improve performance. I’ve worked in global corporations, in offices and on factory floors. I facilitated hundreds of workshops at General Motors, Delphi, and Cornell University.
The key idea I took away from these experiences is simple: communication is everything.
Communication is the key to building stronger teams, solving problems, reducing friction in your office, and improving productivity on the line.
It can transform a workplace.
It's easy to spot employees from an organization with healthy communication practices. They relate to each other more closely. They see themselves in a positive light. They actually walk and talk differently. They know their role is important. They’re content and confident in their capabilities. As a result, they get more done.
Helping people get to this stage is tremendously rewarding. That is why I founded Workplace Communication, Inc.”
Beth brings a diverse background and a great deal of experience to Workplace Communication. She has been an adjunct faculty at the State University College at Buffalo and was at Cornell University School of Industrial Labor Relations for 15 years, where she taught a multitude of human behavior seminars.
During her career at General Motors and Delphi, she worked on a cultural change initiative designed to create a cooperative working environment based on trust and respect fostering open and honest communication at all levels. She facilitated negotiation sub-committees, that through heated discussions, were able to find common ground. She spent 17 years as an Employee Assistance Professional, a problem-solving position which returned stressed, non-productive employees back into productive employees. In 2007, Beth was awarded a Work/Family Program Special Recognition Award from the UAW/GM Human Resource Center “For helping to make a difference in the lives of others.” She was also selected by Cornell University to be one of only 30 people from around the world to take part in the Cornell University Conference on Alcohol and other Drugs in the Workplace, which explored linking research to action in dealing with the growing problem of alcohol in the workplace.
These distinct experiences help her to have a keen understanding of human behavior and how to dramatically improve relationships which will inspire collaboration and improve productivity. She is a member of the Rochester Professional Consultants Network, Rochester Business Council, and the Labor Assistance Professionals where she holds the LAP-C certification. Beth also serves on the Board of Focus On the Children, a charitable agency serving families in the Livingston County area of New York, which helps meet the basic needs of children in that area.