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Michael S. Oden

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Behavior & Communication /Speaker/Trainer/Author
Final Step by Michael S. Oden
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United States
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Global
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English
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With his twenty plus years of behavioral experience in law enforcement and trained Marriage and Family Therapy, International Speaker, Author, C-Level Executive Mentor, Michael S. Oden's impact is being felt daily inside one of the busiest probation office in the country, as well in his private practice, universities, governmental institutions and many organizations throughout the world. Are you or your organization looking to make the necessary adjustments for long term growth, Conflict resolution and Communication Shift, team building, personal growth, learning how your team learns and communicates.? He will make sense of your situation and you will embrace the 'new you' ... feeling relieved, fully confident, and filled with hope for a brighter future you deserve. Making sense of your world is what he does best.

Michael Oden offers a unique and uncompromising method that will make sense of any situation in order for you or the organization or family owned business to change. He does more than find solutions he peels back the layers of experiences that have lead up to the current situation where you or the organization is having communication issue and begin dissecting those experiences in order for them not to reappear.

Michael has the gift of presenting complex ideas in very simple, everyday terms and he is also very engaging to his audience members. He comes off as someone that is easy to relate to, he does not put up any barriers.

This experience motivated Michael to write an award-winning book and workbook about his experiences titled, "When Nobody's Home," a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award in the self-help category and create a psycho-social modality called, "The Needs Based Method®" to assist these client's gain understanding about the "WHY" of their behavior. Michael has an 85% success rate in behavior and communication shift.

Current position (3)

Behavior & Communication /Speaker/Trainer/Author

Final Step by Michael S. Oden

Founder/CEO

The Needs Based Method

Keynote Speaker

Mensa Calgary

Achievements (3)
When Nobody's Home

In 2014 Michael published a book Winner of the Eric Hoffer Award 2016 - Self-help," which discusses the impact of growing up in a fatherless home and who we become as individuals.

When Nobody's Home: Workbook

Gaining an understanding of why people make the decisions they do, be they life-affirming or life-diminishing. In the helping field, the goal is to assist individuals who consistently make decisions that are life-diminishing. As any in the helping field can attest, being able to reach a client and

The ReEvolution of Gangs

Contributor author of The ReEvolution of Gangs. Ideal for supplemental reading in gang violence courses on criminal justice, sociology, law, and psychology.

Degrees (2)
Sociology
College of the Holy Cross
1980 to 1984
Masters of Art in Counseling Psychology
National University
2010 to 2012

Presentations

Presentations (4)
Uncovering the Confident CEO within

There is a certain price one pays for being a high achiever. For one, it can be lonely at the top. It is known that companies are constantly changing the business plan and the stress to know if you will be part of the change.

A C-level executive did not get to their current high-level position by standing on the sideline and watching. Through determination, sacrifice, and old fashion grit these individuals made it to the top of their field. Executives are under a considerable amount of pressure to meet deadlines, increase revenue, satisfy the needs of specific department heads and more. These objectives can be overwhelming for an executive if s/he doesn’t have the tools to apply to these situations. Once there, what does one do to maintain the concentration of the job and its requirements and responsibilities? These are just a few scenarios that can create severe amounts of stress at a C-level position which can lead to certain coping mechanisms such as substance abuse.

How to communicate effectively within your Family Owned Business

Many times, family owned businesses will try to solve their communication problems and frustrations on their own. But without the proper skill or mindset, the solutions are typically short-lived. Resolving these issues for the long-term is our ultimate goal and your ultimate reward.

When the key players of our family owned business are not on the same page, it can greatly hinder your company’s success. Gaining an understanding of everyone’s roles and how to effectively communicate can make your business more profitable and create a more harmonious work and family environment. Our goal is to keep the family in the family business.

Drug and Alcohol Awareness and Education

I have extensive experience on the topic of drug/alcohol dependence and abuse, my goal is to educate young adults and adults with the information that I have gained as a Deputy Probation Officer. Another goal I believe is important is for teens to gain the understanding of "delinquent" behavior by becoming aware of where the problem begins and what they can do to change their belief system that has been created.

Empowering Women in the workplace

This workshop is to empower women and shift the beliefs ingrained in them by something someone said to them in their lifetime. Beliefs form a foundation of your expectations. These expectations help you better understand others and the world around you. As a woman in the workplace, you sometimes believe that you are not an important asset to the company. That is a belief that is created by something that was told to you at one point of your life.

Workshops (4)
Positive Thinking and Positive Outcomes
2 hours
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Understanding Limiting Beliefs - How to Overcome Adversity
2 hours
(View workshop agenda)

Along with your journey, there will be situations, limited beliefs, and your own expectations that will hinder your progress. The question is how do you handle adversity? Are you able to move on with your life if your initial plan falls through? Who influenced your beliefs and why do you allow those beliefs to carry so much weight?

Empower Women and Shift the Beliefs
2 hours
(View workshop agenda)

This workshop is to empower women and shift the beliefs ingrained in them by something someone said to them in their lifetime. Beliefs form a foundation of your expectations. These expectations help you better understand others and the world around you. As a woman in the workplace, you sometimes believe that you are not an important asset to the company. That is a belief that is created by something that was told to you at one point of your life.

Understanding The Core Issues Of Drug Dependency Behavior behind the Need
4 hours
(View workshop agenda)

This course covers key issues involving the “why” of excessive drug dependency. Topics include: Understanding basic child development, distinguishing between an emotion and a feeling, understanding what “Needs” are, how limited beliefs (spells/curses) affect one’s decision to use and how drug dependency is related to the aforementioned.

Past talks (11)
Mentality of a Fatherless Child
California Head Start Program
Costa Mesa, CA
February 6, 2018
Limited and Negative Beliefs
California State University Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
2017
Coping with Stressors Leadership and wellness training
Pepperdine University, School of Public Policy
Malibu, CA 90263
2017
How to overcome negative behavior
• Harvard University Faculty Club
Boston, MA
September 23, 2016
Navigating Beyond Your Limits
2016 Connecting Women to Power
California State Board of Equalization
2016
Understanding how "Limiting Beliefs" impact your employment
• Signal Hill Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Inn- Long Beach, CA.
2016
Understanding Limited Beliefs and Learning and Thinking Styles
• CSU-Dominguez Hills: Latino Student Business Association
Cal-State University- Dominguez Hills
2016
Adolescent Motivation: Working to Improve It/Thelma McMillen
• Thelma McMillen Center/Torrance
• Thelma McMillen Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
2014
Understanding and applying: "The Needs Based Method"
Empowering Students in the Social Sciences
• USC- School of Social Work
2014
Grant Writing
• USC- Master Program Finance and Business Economics Department
USC
2014
Anger management-youth, Mentality of a Fatherless Child, Drug/Alcohol Ed.
Sovereign Health Group
• Sovereign Health/Culver City/San Diego/San Clemente
2015
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Books & Articles (4)

When Nobody's Home
Author House,
2014
When nobody's home Understanding Human Behavior
Self Published,
2018
The Re-Evolution of American Street Gangs
The Final Step Diaries

Expertise (22)

Leadership
Business
Health & Well-being
Communication family business Conflict resolution personal growth and wellness Conflict and Anger Management innovative thinking Emotional Intelligence Facilitator Business motivation Everyday wellness Inspirational Communication Corporate Wellness Bringing your vision to reality Anti-bullying Bullying at work Drug and Alcohol Addiction Career Coach Discover Your Power Case studies and success stories behavior

Awards & certifications (8)

Certified Practitioner HBDI
The Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI)
2003
Certificate of Personal Development
Harvard Faculty Club at Harvard University
2016
Mental Health First Aid USA
Certified Mental Health First Aid USA
2017
ADHD & Substance Abuse: Adolescents and Adults
Discovery Practice Management, Inc.
2014
The Eric Hoffer Book Award - Self-Help Catagory
When Nobody's Home
2016
The Irwin Award- Most Innovative Campaign
Book Publicists of Southern California
2014
Protecting the Developing Brain and Reprogramming Brains in Distress
Institute for Brain Potential
2017
Mindfulness in Recovery
Hanbleceya Recovery Network
2016
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