For over a decade now Julie has been developing customized programs and products especially for the child care industry. She is well in tune with the challenges that you face every day and has developed solutions to help you in your leadership role.

Julie offers:

*On-site customized programs
*Keynote Presentations
*Full day retreats for leaders and staff
*Group coaching
*Private one-on-one telephone coaching
*Membership to her Inner Circle

On this page you'll find a summary of our most requested services to help you manage, motivate and retain great staff in your child care program.

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2. Solutions To The Challenges You Face Daily
You're invited to join our inner circle (also known as the Leadership Connection). This by far is one of most popular services for leaders in the child care industry. Every month our members receive a CD featuring a new leadership topic, a staff appreciation idea and a team building activity. We've been in production now for over 8 years and every single audio program we produced is posted on this site for your to access. Right now we are offering a $1.00 trial for 21 days so you can log in immediately and search for answers to your current leadership challenges. Click here for more details!

3. Save Time, Money and Stand Out as The Child Care Program of Choice
We have just launched a new membership plan that many of your colleagues are raving about. It's our Platinum Plan and it includes:

*Done-for-you newsletters
*Online Hiring Assessment System
*Monthly Staff Training

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4. Bring Julie in for an on-site program
Whether your team needs a total transformation or just a positive boost consider a team retreat to rejuvenate your working and learning environment. This program is also referred to as Build Constructive Communication Patterns. Objectives: The main objective of this interactive program is to help child care professionals, who work together, function as a dynamic team. This includes: building constructive communication patterns and eliminating those destructive ones (like gossip) that seem to tear teams apart and cause much unwanted stress, frustration, and anxiety. It also includes breaking down communication barriers between staff and leaders, and between co-workers. The program provides immediately applicable strategies and helps participants feel motivated to make change happen. Yes, this program helps participants feel motivated to make change happen, a very important element in achieving long-lasting, positive results. Click here for more details!

5. Resources for your program
Julie is the author of an 11-step Workplace Gossip Elimination System. This system was developed specifically for the child care industry. Click on the banner below for more details.

6. More Resources
On this site there are over 70 audio programs posted for members of our inner circle to benefit from. We also have articles and a forms resource library. Click on the button below to learn more about what you'll find once you become a member of this site today.

Why can't my staff work out their conflicts directly? How do you get adults to deal directly with each other when there is an issue to discuss? Have you ever wondered the same thing? To best answer this question it's crucial to understand why adults don't deal with each other directly when issues come up. One reason is because they worry way too much about what others will think of them. It's a huge base line fear that's projected outward in a lack of self-confidence. In other words, team members lack confidence and are overly concerned about hurting another's feelings or looking foolish if they have to confront someone directly. . . . keep reading *Dealing With Staff Members Who Just Don't Get It: Audio Julie Bartkus & Dr. Brian Walsh Do you ever feel like certain staff members just don't get it? Perhaps you've explained your policies and procedures hundreds of times and still… they just don't get it. Perhaps you've shared with them specifically how things should be done over and over again and still… they just don't get it. . . . keep reading Role Play With Your Teachers Would you like your teaching staff to really be able to work through their issues directly with the person who they are in conflict with? Whether that person is a parent, a co-work or supervisor? Role plays are a wonderful tool that can help your staff overcome their fears and gain hands-on practice building their skills. However, there are strategies that must be implemented to make role plays effective and pitfalls that need to be avoided. . . . keep reading Keys To Eliminate Workplace Gossip: 60 Minute AUDIO Leaders, I've heard your frustrations with gossip and I understand how draining the process of trying to eliminate gossip is. Is there a way to eliminate gossip for good? ABSOLUTELY! You'll Discover: *11 steps to create a gossip free workplace *6 main reasons workplace gossip happens *7 gossip zones that employees get caught up in *5 strategies that employees can implement daily to help stop gossip *Communication barriers that keep workplace gossip alive. . . . keep reading Inappropriate Work Behaviors Effectively: Cell Phones, Thongs and Dancing on Tables! AUDIO Do you struggle with staff using cell phones, dressing inappropriately or behaving less than professionally at work? Discover specific strategies child care directors implement to deal effectively with these inappropriate work behaviors. After implementing the strategies presented on this audio program one leader reported a decrease in staff using cell phones at work by 95%!! . . . keep reading