Consultant. Counselor. Coach. Catalyst. Mentor. Mediator. Speaker. Author.

Dr. Rhoberta Shaler makes it easier to talk about difficult things. She leads clients to align their daily lives and their work with their vision, values, beliefs and purpose...while making money and making a difference.

Clients say that Rhoberta Shaler, PhD, is “a gentle, effective and enthusiastic teacher” who is “down-to-earth while knowledgeable, practical and energetic.”

Founder of Optimize! Institute, Dr. Shaler speaks to, trains and mentors executives, entrepreneurs and their organizations worldwide who are committed to investing in their greatest asset... their people. Her particular focus is empowering individuals, leaders and organizations to get to the heart of communication, conflict and collaboration.

She is an expert facilitator who helps executives, entrepreneurs & their teams develop the effective communication skills they need to have powerful conversations that reduce conflict, build trust, and streamline negotiation.

An acclaimed and popular keynote speaker, her light-hearted approach and value-packed content help audiences quickly grasp valuable techniques & strategies. After more than twenty-five years in the business, Dr. Shaler continues to develop new programs to meet the needs of her clients and to meet the challenges she sees in the marketplace.

Author of over two dozen books and audio programs, including her most recent books, Wrestling Rhinos: Conquering Conflict in the Wilds of Work, Soul Solitude: Taking Time for Our Souls to Catch Up  and Prevent Free Fall: Pack Your Own Parachute, she was named “Outstanding Business Woman of the Year” for Southern California by the American Business Women’s Association in 2004.

Dr. Shaler has worked with many leading companies such as Transcanada Pipelines, State Farm Insurance, University of Victoria and Costco Wholesale. Her books have been translated and published in Mexico, Latin America, China, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Indonesia and India, and her numerous articles are published in more than 17,000 web pages and 1000's of ezines around the world. Discover for yourself how important wrestling rhinos can be to achieving success in your life and career.

The Optimize Institute founded by Dr. Shaler offers accessible executive & employee education & coaching to enhance communication and productivity, improve workplace relationships, manage conflict and build collaborative teams. With Dr. Shaler’s guidance, performance & profit improve in a more peaceful, dynamic culture.

At her Optimize Center in Escondido, CA, she works with individuals and teams to improve communication, manage conflict and anger, and strengthen collaboration.

Dr. Shaler is a founding member of the International Council of Online Professionals. Her PhD is in educational psychology and her intensive training in all aspects of conflict management—negotiation, communication, mediation, anger—was completed at the prestigious Justice Institute of British Columbia. She is the author of more than a dozen books & audio programs as well as many manuals to improve specific ‘people skills'. Her books are have been translated and published in Mexico, Latin America, Indonesia and India, and her numerous articles are published in more than 17,000 web pages and ezines around the world.

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Through keynote speaking, seminars and executive coaching, she is well-known for her gentle, effective blend of humour and practical wisdom – and her real-life stories people relate to, and connect with.

In her consulting and training roles, Dr. Shaler provides both the information and inspiration for companies and organizations to enhance productivity, improve workplace relationships, and build collaborative teams. With her guidance, strategic plans become measurable achievements.

On the personal level, Dr. Shaler leads people to examine their lives, uncover their dreams, define their values and develop their plans for the fulfilling lives, careers and relationships they want.

In her mentoring, seminars, and teleseminars, Dr. Shaler provides innovative opportunities for participants to renew their motivation -- on-site, online and on the telephone. Her daily, weekly and monthly newsletters online attract thousands to her website, www.OptimizeLifeNow.com, and her growing interactive community center is full of valuable, free information and tools.

Author of nine books and many audio programs, her most recent business book, "Wrestling Rhinos: Conquering Conflict in the Wilds of Work" is already being distributed in China. Her latest book, Prevent Free Fall: Pack Your Own Parachute, offers ten tactics to triumph in tense times.

A dual citizen of Canada and the United States, Dr. Rhoberta Shaler studied internationally while completing her degrees. Her post-graduate work is in educational psychology and her mediation and negotiation training is from the internationally recognized Justice Institute of British Columbia. She has appeared on many radio and television programs. For eight years, Shaler offered executive retreats and life-enhancement programs as owner of Serenity Farm Retreat on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

While engaged in her private counselling & coaching practice, Dr. Shaler presented more than fifty workshops and keynotes for the British Columbia Teacher’s Federation, the BC Clinical Counsellors Association, various government organizations and numerous private organizations. She was administrator of an alternate school for at-risk teens and principal of an experimental school. Her pre-professional career included singing in supper clubs, composing, and choreography and direction in musical theatre while completing her degrees.

Dr. Shaler is the past president of the BC Clinical Counsellors Association and a former Professional Development Associate of the BC Teachers’ Federation; and is currently a member of National Association of Female Executives, eWomenNetwork, Shared Vision Network, and a former member of Rotary International, Organizational Development Network, and Family Mediation Canada.

Rhoberta Shaler lives in a resort setting in Escondido, CA. She has 3 children and 4 grandchildren. She practices yoga, takes long walks, swims and reads and reads ...and reads. .

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Rhoberta Shaler, PhD

Dr. Shaler's mission is to help people improve their relationships by communicating in ways that are totally kind and totally honest at the same time. She creates & provides success solutions for communication, conflict & collaboration.