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The Best Team Building Secret is to Create Lots of Energy and Enthusiasm – By Doug Staneart- Don’t Let Today’s Uncertain Economy Bring You Down…Get a Virtual Assistant! - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Hilary BrooksWith all the bad economic news these days, it might be tempting to let it all bring you down. However, it is important to realize that there are concrete and decisive steps that you can take to help you achieve all of your different business goals. One of the best decisions that you can make ...
Views: 1385(1 vote) - ***Business Culture Change - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2011 from Liz CoslineFirst let's have the same definition of business culture. Business culture is the way your organization operates, it's customs, attitudes, protocol, procedures, and etiquette etc. On the web (google) culture is defined as: Etiquette (pronounced [,eti'ket]) is a code of behavior that ...
Views: 1557 - Social Media as a Recruitment Channel - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2011 from Andrew ChowSocial media is a new wave of internet usage that links everyone in “many to many” conversation using different tools. The most populated sector is the social networking tools like Facebook and Linkedin. Human Resource Managers are beginning to leverage on the large network of professional ...
Views: 2428(2 votes) - LESSONS FROM HOW I WAS BORN - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Fred HaleyDo you remember how you were born? I do. I learned some important lessons. You should know them. THE BEGINNING I was conceived in the Summer 1998. I had given a presentation at a Board meeting that morning. Later, my boss invited me into his office. He said, “Fred. You need ...
Views: 1192 - Talking About Teamwork - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2011 from Jonathan M FlaksToday we talked about the three fundamentals of having teamwork work for you. It’s important to start with the realization that everything great was accomplished as a team. If you go in it alone, you limit your true potential. 1. Do what you do best and have others do the rest. Get to ...
Views: 1708 - Stupid, crazy, dysfunctional advice! - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Randy Fried"If you fall out of that tree and break your leg, don't come running to me!" "If you cut your legs off in that lawn mower, don't come running to me!" "If you poke your eye out with that stick, don't come looking for me!" That's the kind of worthless advice many network marketing ...
Views: 900(1 vote) - RECRUIT MORE CLUB MEMBERS WITH VALUE-ADDED MEMBERSHIP MARKETING - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Fred Haley(Written for Toastmasters, but applicable to all local clubs in civic and service organizations.) “But Wait. There’s More!” Our excitement and anticipation would peak every time we heard those four simple words by the late TV pitchman Billy Mays. We knew what would come next. More ...
Views: 2292(1 vote) - DIE Team DIE - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from Kenny BrixeyThis is not a chant to use as a mantra for your team but a warning as to what will happen when seemingly innocent habits are allowed to remain in place as part of the team’s character. DIE… D…drama I…insecurity E…ego Drama happens inside the team members when conflict ...
Views: 1237(2 votes) - Leader’s Toolkit: Top 10 Communication Mistakes when Delivering Performance Feedback - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Sonia Di MauloLet’s talk performance! This isn’t usually at the top of your to-do list. The proper planning, time and energy involved is stressful, for you and your staff. In this anxiety-ridden environment, it’s no wonder we make mistakes! The problem is that we don’t communicate performance successes and ...
Views: 1917 - Inspiring Local Success - March 2011 - by Submitted on May 21, 2013 from Tina NiesIt’s already March… are you on track for making this year your best year yet? If not, it’s not too late! But, do you know what your best year yet would look like? Imagine it – what does your business look like on December 31, 2011, in your best year yet? Who are your clients, customers, or ...
Views: 1239 - 10 Top Tips - Selecting a Team Building Provider - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Philip EnglandManaging Director & Lead Facilitator – Phil England – of Eventus explains how he would go about sorting the diamonds from the garbage! 1) Be wary of flashy websites Producing an all-singing-all-dancing website is really not that difficult. Try and look “under the skin” of the site for ...
Views: 1291 - How to select the best contractors for your project -4 Things to Consider - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Hugh StewartA powerful tool for finding a contractor is an online outsource platform called www.Elance.com. Elance is essentially a virtual marketplace that allows you to post projects and tasks for completion by contractors in a wide variety of skill areas. I have had great success outsourcing to ...
Views: 1645 - ***“From the Front” – The Heart of Business – Customer Service - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2011 from Liz CoslineThis may be the most discussed aspect of business. Why? Because it is extremely important to any company no matter what the industry. Then it would make sense that most of the training given to employees would be about customer service. Yet this is not what I have seen through the years in ...
Views: 1426 - ***Team Greatness Indicators - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2011 from Liz CoslineEvery business, every company, and sport team wants to have the team that excels in is consistent. In business the employees are the ones and especially the frontline employees, where they are in contact with the customers daily. It is here that the customers will see attitudes, moods, plus ...
Views: 1811(3 votes) - The Numerous Kinds Of Team Building Days Offered - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Daniel BenjaminWorking as I have for a lot of years in the business, I have an inside view of just about all the distinct forms of team building session that people today can select. From treasure hunts to the elegance and splendour of an evening Edwardian murder mystery, it is not unfair to claim that I have ...
Views: 866 - Six Ways to Spend More Time Doing What You Love - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Melanie Benson StrickDid you start your business with the high hopes that you’d spend every waking moment pouring through piles of receipts trying to update your bookkeeping reports, chasing down past due payments from customers or struggling to keep up with the growing list of marketing tasks to hopefully attract ...
Views: 2697(5 votes) - ***Human Touch of Business - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2011 from Liz CoslineMotivation of employees has been talked about for many years in the business world along with how to have the most productive teams. There are team building exercises, ways to watch and keep track of employees with paperwork and efficiency standards, performance reviews, along with standards and ...
Views: 3207(1 vote) - Has your teams Get Up and Go, Got Up and Gone? - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Warwick MerryYou know what it’s like. You walk through the office and you can see your team rushing to look busy even though they seem to be cruising. The sales figures are bearable but could be better and no-one seems to care. You get a little angry and think, “If they don’t fire up, I’m gunna fire ...
Views: 1254 - ***The Best Team Building Idea Secret is to Create Lots of Energy and Enthusiasm - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Doug StaneartIf you are looking for a fantastic team building idea or a secret to conducting a great team building event, the best piece of wisdom I have ever come across is the importance of energy and enthusiasm. Often times, event planners or people who are organizing a convention or annual event will ...
Views: 10603(3 votes) - GETTING STARTED FOR CAPATICY BUILDING TRAINING PROGRAMME - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from GAURI SANKARGETTING STARTED FOR CAPATICY BUILDING TRAINING PROGRAMME TIPS TO THE TRAINER The role of the trainer in CAPACITY BUILDING is to create an awareness and make each trainee to understand their inherent skill. The effective role play by using their body language opens their mind and once their ...
Views: 989 - Team Building in the Workplace! - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Majlinda PrikuTeam Building in the Workplace Team building in the workplace is not something that every company considers a high priority. Though high productivity and customer/client satisfaction are always on the minds of executives and managers, the approaches traditionally taken to achieve these ends ...
Views: 1048 - Top Tips for Corporate Team Building UK - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Emma WhitneyTeam Building is a term which can provoke a negative reaction. Some people think of it as an embarrassing series of humiliations, designed only for the sporty people and serving only as a nice day out for those that enjoy that sort of thing. Setting up the right sort of day is the biggest ...
Views: 953(1 vote) - Team Building Benefits for Your Workplace - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2013 from Guy FarmerForward-thinking, proactive leaders and organizations use team building as a vital tool to improve the functioning of their workplaces. When we practice effective team building we improve the morale and productivity in our workplaces. Here are ten key benefits team building produces for your ...
Views: 4528 - Golden Rule Society named as the national charity of choice supporting our Troops and Veterans. - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Leonard KaineThe defenders of our freedoms now have a seasoned thirty nine year old charity as their national champion providing support for all who wear or wore a military uniform. American Hero Card president David Pollock announced the selection of the Golden Rule Society charity as their number one ...
Views: 1340 - Team Building - Practical Tips for Leaders - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2013 from Guy FarmerTeam building is an abstract concept for many people. I talk with a lot of leaders who have a general idea about what team building is and that it might help their workplace in some way but, when it comes to actually designing and implementing an ongoing program, they have trouble envisioning ...
Views: 1911 - How to Become Your Clients' Chief Trusted Advisor -- An Argument for Radical Change in Intentions and Collaboration - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Al GregoryHead-on Collision If you were able to see what’s going on in our industry, from a higher altitude it would become obvious that the wealthy and their advisors appear to be on course for a head-on collision. Both are going at each other at 90 mph and neither seem to be easing up on the pedal or ...
Views: 873 - Performance Management – Managers need to be role models - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Martin SmithI caught up with my friend the other day, the one who told me of the new team leader who had got off to a shaky start with her team (See my previous blogs post: A New Manager). Well, it transpires that this new team leader is also not that understanding when it comes to Performance Management ...
Views: 1345(1 vote) - A New Manager………. - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Martin SmithI was having a conversation with a friend of mine yesterday who was telling me about a new Manager within their organisation. Following a re-structure this person has been appointed to the newly created role of Area Manager and is responsible for 2 or 3 teams spread across a geographical ...
Views: 1384(1 vote) - A unique relationship between Sports, media and sports viewership - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2010 from Sophie HartCommonly new about sports descries the exclusive journalistic abilities of the finest reporters and anchors who actually can find the farthest treatment of the game in all the foremost fair hubs round the world. These sports hubs help all the up to date sports like football, athletics and ...
Views: 5894 - Tips for Getting a Record Label - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2010 from Kalen SmithGetting a record label is probably every artist’s dream. They know that getting a label is one of the milestones that will forever define their success. In the process of pursuing this dream, they often forget that the reason holding a record label is such a badge of honor is that it is so ...
Views: 827 - Genuine and Caring Leadership - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Keith ReadyIt was a warm, humid and very still Saturday morning in early January, typical of the weather you expect in Sydney in the middle of a hot Australian summer. I was out of bed early as the first task of the day was to take my car to my local tyre service centre for a routine wheel alignment, ...
Views: 1056(7 votes) - How Much is Low Trust Costing Your Organization? - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2010 from Debora McLaughlinHave you ever stopped to consider the economic value of trust when it comes to building your team or organization? If not, you probably have blind spots within your organization and pockets of hidden potential that are costing you a lot of time and money. How much time and money? Well, that’ the ...
Views: 1176(5 votes) - 3 Reasons Holiday Corporate Team Building Works - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2013 from Rob JacksonI love this time of year. I find that more team work is exhibited during the holiday season than any other time of the year. Everything from a family working together to put together a family holiday meal, to a corporate work team having a holiday party, or groups of people helping out with ...
Views: 1482(1 vote) - Team Building Skills: Creating a Culture of Motivation - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2010 from Bill BrendlerOf all the many team building skills to refine, building a culture of motivation must be high on the list. What team characteristics sustain high levels of motivation? The first question to be answered in a discussion of motivation is “What makes us do anything?” Why am I writing this ...
Views: 1409 - Corporate Team Building - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2010 from Bill BrendlerWell designed and facilitated team building exercises can be very effective in building productive and cohesive teams, especially if the team members do not know each other very well or have some reservations about the value of working as a team instead of alone. Working alone can be ...
Views: 816 - ***Why Teams Fracture - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2010 from Liz CoslineThere are symptoms that teams are beginning to not function well even if they have in the past. These manifest in different ways. The most obvious are that more ansences begin to happen along with people being late. But more will occur that has to do with attitude. Employees will seem to lose ...
Views: 1534(2 votes) - COMMIT TO YOUR TEAM - HOW TO BE A CONTRIBUTION - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2010 from Julia JamesA well-functioning team is like a symphony, each part working in harmony with the rest. Unfortunately, some teams don't work that way at all! So, what can you do if you find yourself in the midst of a team that makes more noise than music? The first step is always to consider how you can ...
Views: 1126 - Increase Online Sales in No Time! - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Vic LahureThere are 2 basic strategic avenues for you to increase online sales- it is either you drive more traffic to your business website or have the users browsing on your site purchase more. Here are easy tips on how you can drive site traffic and enhance your internet marketing efforts: • Make your ...
Views: 964 - Performance Evaluations Don't Have to Be Painful - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Marnie GreenWhy does performance evaluation season come with a sense of dread and anxiety? Why do we shrink from this annual routine with such pessimism? Managers and employees alike prefer to shun the performance management process and for good reason. Our long-held and strongly modeled beliefs about ...
Views: 1246(6 votes) - Lessons in Teamwork from the SF Giants - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Mike RobbinsI have been so excited and inspired by this year's baseball post-season and the big World Series victory by the San Francisco Giants. As a Bay Area native, a lifelong baseball fan, and someone who has been fortunate enough to have the Giants as a client this year, of course I was rooting ...
Views: 2051(1 vote) - Confucius and engaging staff in tough times - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Joanna TongIt is the time of the year to put the clock back in the UK. This reminds me there are things in life that we cannot simply put the clock back. In the business context, these include the decisions we made. Leaders and executives in the private and public sectors have to make tough decisions in ...
Views: 1648(7 votes) - Checklist for Live Virtual Training - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Susan CullenPreparing, Delivering and Reinforcing Your Live Virtual Training When conducting a live virtual training course, it is especially important to be organized during each step of the process. Below please find a checklist that may help you. Preparing Make sure all participants have been ...
Views: 1613(5 votes) - ***Fight For What? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Liz CoslineEveryone wants to get ahead, make progress, do better, learn more, work their way up, get recognized, receive praise, and be of value. It is no different for the front line employees and managers. They wish to take care of themselves and their families, have a comfortable life, have some fun, ...
Views: 1688(2 votes) - ***Employees Think About Companies - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Liz CoslineFirst we will get the pay out of the way. Though employees should be paid market value this is simply fair. Pay is not a long term motivator but it certainly can be demotivating. The pay scale should be understood by employees along with market values with the ability to ask for a raise should a ...
Views: 1538(3 votes) - ***What Is Success Really? - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2010 from Liz CoslineSuccess is talked about throughout society and people seem to be working towards being successful with almost every job that is done. It is interesting that people even decide at an early age at times which profession will be looked at as a successful one. A prestigious job so to speak is one ...
Views: 1705(1 vote) - Why Successful Organizational Leaders Burn Their Mission Statements - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Skip WeismanWhat I’m about to say, will shock most organizational leaders….It’s time to retire the mission statement. • They don’t motivate anyone. • They are a waste of time and energy to develop. • They quickly become part of the corporate wallpaper. During a recent leadership workshop a ...
Views: 1462(6 votes) - ***Dealing With Work Problems - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2010 from Liz CoslineWhat is a problem? It is anything that is real or it can be imagined that becomes an obstacle. It is anything that is halting the forward progress to reaching the goals. Take the fear of public speaking and when thought about much of that fear is false. The fear of being judged by the ...
Views: 1731(1 vote) - Four characteristics of a GREAT Team - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2010 from Erik TherwangerEver since my tour of duty in the Marine Corps, I have always aspired to be part of a great team. I have spent most of my career, regardless of what industry I was in, developing teams to help accomplish goals. Even if you work alone, you are still part of a team. Your vendors, clients, and ...
Views: 5516(6 votes) - Are We Working Together? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2010 from Dr. Robin Rushlo“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is a success…”-Henry Ford Anyone who has been in multilevel marketing for any length of time realizes quickly how important relationships are to your business. Not only are the relationships with your customers ...
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