Karen
Allawala began her training 30 years ago in the USA speaking
from different podiums advocating the importance of soft skills
training in the work place. Her innovative ways of communicating
with participants, engaging them to question and think about
the way they approach a product or a person, continue to have
superb results.
Karen specialized in advanced e-prime business writing. She
has developed a one of a kind business writing program that
has revolutionized they way people write letters or messages
and how the receiver understands that message.
Karen's
topics include; Business Writing, High-Powered Sales, Leadership,
Managerial Skills, Mediation, Psychometric Testing, Team Building,
Motivation, Presentations and How to Get the Most out of an
Interview.
Karen counseled
numerous senior executives in interviewing techniques so they
could hire the best candidate for the job. She facilitated
numerous workshops dealing with difficult customers, closing
sales, and giving participant’s clarity on what differentiates
their product from their competitors. She helped clients identify
who would perform best in a particular job situation through
psychometric testing. At one of the largest cellular companies,
and financial institutions in Pakistan, her participants received
the most promotions after taking a presentation and business
writing course that gave them the skills to write and communicate
without misunderstandings. Her specialty of turning managers
into coaches helped the coaches to build teams that used negotiating
techniques to maximize the teams’ potential in communicating.
In
Pakistan as Chief Executive Officer, Gulfstone Training, Karen’s
on-going clients include some of the largest financial institutions
and cellular telecommunication companies in Pakistan such
as CresBank, Habib Bank ltd, National Bank of Pakistan, Union
Bank, NIB Bank, United Bank Limited, Eli Lilly, Arif Habib
Investments, ATCO Laboratories, PICIC Investment Bank, ABN
– AMRO Bank, National Commission for Human Development,
ORIX Leasing, PIA (Pakistan International), Ufone and Mobilink.
