Archive for the ‘Training’ Category

• The Secret of Success Might Be Curiosity

  • February 22nd, 2018
  • Posted in Communication, Feedback, Mangement, Skills, Training

  It has been said the ‘curiosity killed the cat.’ So I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised when participants in recent training programs, while instructed to ask questions in an interactive exercise, stated that they didn’t want to appear intrusive;… Read More

• Who Wants the Truth?

  • May 22nd, 2017
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Consulting, Employee Development, Feedback, Guided Execution 1:1, Mangement, Motivation, Skills, Support, Training

  I’m delighted that these folks want to engage my services. They want to achieve their goals. They just don’t want to simply engagement my services …. they want our work together to be fast, pain free, easy, inexpensive and brilliant.

• Battle Better

  • February 27th, 2017
  • Posted in Communication, Feedback, Mangement, Preparation, Presentation, Skills, Stress, Support, Training

  Unless you work with people who were raised exactly as you were raised, went to your school, and had the same financial advantages or disadvantages you did – there are going to be areas where you think differently and have different perspectives and ideas. That can lead to friction.

• Hard Truths – For Me AND You

  • May 23rd, 2016
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Consulting, Employee Development, Feedback, Guided Execution 1:1, Skills, Support, Training

  “Good advice often grates on the ear;” so goes a Buddhist maxim. What kind of consultant, trainer, coach, or facilitator do you want?

• Diplomatic of Dishonest

  • May 6th, 2016
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Feedback, Guided Execution 1:1, Preparation, Skills, Training

  “Do these pants make me look fat?” In an effort to avoid being considered impolite or rude, you may be trying to avoid embarrassment or awkwardness on the part of the other person. That can result in your being less than honest. But if you soften the truth —

• Help!

  • March 29th, 2016
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Consulting, Employee Development, Executives, Guided Execution 1:1, Mangement, Skills, Support, Training

  How do you get people to ask for help? I know that it is hard to ask for help in an environment that expects and sometimes demands self-sufficiency. A request for support can make people to feel ashamed, fear the loss of control, and worry that they will appear “less than” in the eyes of those who matter. And often those that matter are the same ones that hold the keys to the next promotion.

• Before Your Team Takes a Bow

  • February 22nd, 2016
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Executives, Feedback, Mangement, Planning, Skills, Supervision, Training

  The last stage of your Project Team’s existence is not the implementation of the project. It’s not the bow during applause, and it isn’t even measuring the all-important ROI.

• Can You Stop the Phone Habit?

  • October 20th, 2015
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Feedback, Mangement, Support, Training

  Clients often reach out to get a reaction, obtain two cents of input, or for a reality check. I received a link to an article, asking what I thought about the idea of using it as a springboard at a… Read More

• You Don’t Have To Be A Jerk

  • June 3rd, 2015
  • Posted in Employee Development, Feedback, Guided Execution 1:1, Mangement, Motivation, Skills, Stress, Support, Training

  Do you think that you will end up acting like a jerk if you are confident? If you have the skills to do something, why wouldn’t you have the belief in yourself to perform successfully?

• How is Your EQ?

  • March 16th, 2015
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Executives, Feedback, Guided Execution 1:1, Mangement, Motivation, Skills, Supervision, Support, Training

  Being an effective leader takes a lot of work. To get the job done effectively, you have to understand how to get work done through others by planning, applying motivational theory, creating development plans, coaching, communicating and training effectively, providing… Read More