Sep 27, 2016 | Blog, Communication Skills, Employee Engagement
Your development budgets are being cut, your teams are lean and stretched, and you want your organization to stand out from the competition. And while a better product or service is a good start, the real differentiator comes from your people. That’s where your...
Jul 5, 2016 | Communication Skills, Employee Engagement, Featured, Leadership Development, News and Highlights, Retail Training, Sales Skills, Team Building
A “Yes, and…” circle engages everyone on your team in an any-idea-goes conversation that avoids criticizing or critiquing ideas. Everyone says “Yes, and…” to layer and build upon every idea to make a better and better thought. Different types of “Yes, and…” circles...
Jul 1, 2015 | Blog, Communication Skills, Employee Engagement, Team Building
You want the same thing your team wants. Perhaps for different reasons, yet both you and your team want to get aligned and achieve results. What if the traditional approach of the leader setting the goals and creating the plan is what stands in the way of truly aligning your team?
Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Employee Engagement
Is it better to invest in a team than send a person to a conference? 1. Investment. Sending 1-3 people to a conference may be the same as developing everyone. Most conferences run $1,000+ for registration fees alone. Add flights, taxis, hotel, food and entertainment...
Dec 17, 2013 | Blog, Employee Engagement, Leadership Development
Before investing in employee development, it’s useful to find out where your team thinks you are, in relation to where you want to be. When designing an employee development plan, the first step is to define your team’s long- and short-term goals. This employee...
Dec 10, 2013 | Blog, Employee Engagement, Leadership Development
You know when to recognize action. You know that what you recognize gets repeated. You are a smart leader who wants to motivate others quickly and effectively. We wrote this blog after a great session of our How to Recognize Employees Program. Here are 6 tips to help...
Dec 4, 2013 | Blog, Employee Engagement, Leadership Development
You understand that your organization, team or department is experiencing a problem and is in need of a behavioral or cultural change. So now you’re in the process of choosing the right employee development plan to deliver the most impact. Whether you need to improve...
Jul 23, 2013 | Blog, Employee Engagement
Many employers may not realize that employee engagement ideas can improve their businesses. Happy employees are productive people because they know that their hard work is valued by their bosses. While many small-scale and large-scale businesses tweak the style a bit,...
Jun 26, 2013 | Blog, Communication Skills, Employee Engagement
1. Your Starting point is critical! When you start with a speaker/ppt, your attendees get comfortable sitting passively. So don’t start passive. Instead, set the tone of engagement and active participation – get attendees connecting & collaborating to produce...
Jun 9, 2013 | Blog, Employee Engagement, Leadership Development
Developing your manpower requires creating an employee development plan that would track his or her career growth. This is essential when you are planning to promote from within the organization. Having internal promotion creates a well-balanced environment where an...
