According to a recent survey by the Hay Group, 64% of the top 20 Best Companies for Leadership, say their people are expected to lead even when they are not in a position of authority, a mere 35% of average companies have this mentality. By expecting that all employees demonstrate leadership skills they are developing employees internally to move up their ranks. Strategies like this reduce turn..
Effective workplace communication skills
According to the experts the top 5 major forms of communications are:(1) Face-to-face(2) Telephone(3) Texting(4) E-mail(5) Social mediaThe most EFFECTIVE forms of communication are face-to-face and telephone. Keep this in mind when you need to speak to fellow employees especially when confronting someone. Bringing up an important issue may be more comfortable to do through email or text, but it..
5 Things the economy has taught us about training our employees.
What has the down economy taught us about training our employees? Quite frankly, A LOT! It’s more important than ever to have effective training with a positive ROI.
The multiple roles of coaches in the work place:
Coaches in organizations must take on several roles to be the best resources they can be for their employees. They must take on several roles to enhance employee performance and sales skills.
Training should be like nutrition, It’s best in small doses
Working Weekends? Are you spending your time wisely?
- Are you using..
Coaching your employees to take personal responsibility
I recently read a great and very short post from the blog of Seth Godin, titledThe relentless search for "tell me what to do". The post read:
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3 Mistakes that will hinder an effective coaching session
- Be Predictable:
- Your team member will certainly have some reoccurring issues through out your coaching process, but if you run every meeting the same way, it will get stale, and the interest of you and the team member will take a dive. Try to mix up where you meet, what time of day you meet, the order of things you discuss etc.
- Talk too much.
- Effective coaching sessions are not training..
Follow Up to Nurture Leads and Create Business Opportunities
Nurturing leads has become more important and more difficult than ever for creating business opportunities: