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If you give presentations, be in tune with your roles

A skilled presenter needs to hyperspace from role to role
depending on what the moment calls for. Although every
presentation and audience is different, my best advice is always
‘know...

When the economy tanks it's time to shine

When the economy tanks, it’s time to shine. It’s
not a guarantee for staying employed but it might tip the scale in
your favor if the downsizing cross hairs focus in on your
department. At...

Workplace Values Must Be Valued – By All

When we go to work each day, each of us participates in a unique
workplace community where we share common values with others while
accomplishing certain goals. So why is it some people insist...

Rules of the Recognition Game

Recognition is a powerful tool that can make workplaces, on
average, 15-25 percent more productive. Done right, recognition
makes employees more engaged in their work and more committed to
your...

Tapping into Coaching To Improve Organizational Performance

Coaching is gaining popularity---just over half of the
AMA/Institute for Corporate Productivity 2008 survey respondents
say their organizations have coaching programs in place. Of
those...

Levels of Decision Making in the Workplace

Every day at work we are faced with decisions to be made.
Leaders are faced with many issues when making decisions and
employee perception plays a big role in the outcome of those
decisions.
How...

Coaches Corner: How to Stay Positive in Tough Times

Look around—times are tough right now.  
The economy has impacted our 401 K’s, jobs, our businesses,
our buying power and people we know have lost jobs--the list could
go...

Coaches Corner: Four Types of Needs

In their book "Performance Consulting--Moving Beyond Training",
Robinson & Robinson state that there are four kinds of
needs:

Business Needs: The goals for a unit, department or
organization....

What You Can Do Today To Become A Better Team Communicator

I'm often asked, "What can I do differently to improve my
communication skills in the workplace?" Let's speak realistically
-- for a change -- about what you can do today to be a better team
communicator....

Why We Don't Talk

Communication is the greatest and perhaps least-used tool we
have to connect with our team mates. Here are ten reasons we
don’t talk and how to make a correction when necessary.
 

Actions...

Top Ten Rewards & Recognition Questions

1) If you recognize one person, aren't you NOT
recognizing everyone else? That is, what do you do about the
employees who feel left out?

Whenever someone in your organization is upset about...

Mentoring

"Having a mentor is your single most important key to success,"
according to Mary Sias, C.E.O. of the YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas.
Yet many people don't know they need one let alone how to find...

Recognition at Pizza Hut

When Mike Rawlings became president and chief concept officer of
Pizza Hut, he developed a three-part plan to rejuvenate the
company's operations: (1) improve the company's products, (2)
redesign...

The world really needs more love and less paper work

Most everyone likes to receive flowers as a form of thanks, but
I find people rarely get creative about what they could do to make
giving flowers even more fun and meaningful. For example, Dave
Baldwin,...

Dr. G's Success Principles

 
Lately much has been written about success – what it
really is, how to get it, and what to do with it once you’ve
gotten it. Rather than have you wade through 300 pages, I...

Successful Managers Don't Hold On To Information - They Share It!

It has been said, "If you give, you shall receive". This
saying is often used to refer to giving of your time, your effort,
your money or other material things before you can reasonably
expect...

Motivate Your Sales Team to Crush the Tomato

Motivation is one of the biggest keys to
developing successful teams. Every day strong skilled teams are
beaten by lesser skilled ones loaded with heart and desire. But who
creates the motivation...

A Hard Look at the Soft Stuff

With some clarity I remember hearing my Mother say,
“That’s why they call it work!” The comment
usually was in response to a complaint about a seemingly difficult
or distasteful...

How to Avoid Employee Burnout

 
While leafing through the New York Times last weekend, I came
upon a disturbing article. Not surprising, I know. Today’s
papers are filled with stories of death, destruction and...

Valuing the Individual

Recently, I worked with a manager who wanted to build greater
rapport with her team. I gave her an assignment. I asked her to
think about what was unique about each team member, how did they
contribute...

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