You are Excused from Training

Trainers, please picture this... You are presenting in a new location to a new group. You are prepared for a one day workshop. Your materials are ready and you are “on”. Things seem to be going well. You are building a nice rapport with the class and the pace of the training is right on schedule. About two hours into your day one participant starts to demonstrate disruptive behavior...

How Does Personal Development Help in Business?

Business is all about work and making money, so why develop the individual who does the work and creates the money?

Constructive Group Dynamics: How to Go from the S.N.I.P.P.Y. Syndrome to a C.L.E.A.R. V.I.E.W.

If asked to look at your work calendar for the week, the odds are pretty good that you have a few if not several meetings already scheduled. Now, if asked how you feel about attending some of those meetings, the odds are even better that you may either roll your eyes, groan or mutter something under your

Effective Team Building for Stronger Teams

The style, method and approach that we develop and implement will give us the results we wish to achieve in creating the quality that is necessary for great teams. Never allow yourself to settle for second best within your teams and/or leaders, especially when you are seeking to do your very best.

What's the Secret Ingredient That Turns Groups into Teams?

Working together to build and maintain long-term team relationships is a key behavior and skill of the most effective people in any organization. When you start to doubt the wisdom of teamwork, heed these lessons from an unlikely source... a flock of geese.

Danger... Never Hire Until You Profile!

When hiring, many employers set themselves up for failure because they do not understand how critical profiling is. Learn how profiling can significantly improve your hiring process...

Not Another Ice Breaker! Team Building with a Purpose

Offsites are a very effective means to getting the team focused on solving a business problem, defining a strategy, or creating a revolutionary way of doing things. Done well, an offsite not only puts great minds together to address a business issue but it also builds better teams that work more effectively together and get more things done. Done poorly, an offsite will be viewed as a huge waste of time and will poorly reflect on you as a leader. Get seven tips for holding great team-building offsites..

The Horror of WorkZilla (Or, How To Handle A Nightmare Employee)

Although self-employed for many years, I have been a regular visitor to workplaces small and large as a Business Consultant, Staff Trainer or Special Event Speaker. When the purpose for my visit has to do with business consultation, it doesn’t take long for me to locate the biggest potential problem in any office. It’s WorkZilla!

Employee Motivation - The 5 Factors That Drive Performance

Employee motivation is a mystery for many managers. But, it doesn't have to be. Instead, understanding how motivation impacts employee performance, and understanding how to use motivation to improve performance can be reduced to five master keys.

Sure You're Hearing, But Are You Listening?

Improve communication with employees by utilizing effective listening skills.

Why Include Teambuilding at Your Staff Appreciation Events?

Many organizations are now successfully including teambuilding activities at their staff appreciation events because the payoff is so huge.

Motivate Your Team! Eight Quick Tips to Motivate for Success

Want to have a self-directed, motivated, and productive team? Then read the following article to learn the eight secrets to motivating your team and achieving new levels of productivity.

Role Behavior in Highly-Effective Teams

Does the behavior that makes individuals successful in their jobs provide the same degree of success in a highly-effective team? The answer is often no.