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"I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies." ~ Lawrence Bossidy, Former COO of GE and author "You do not lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership." ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower "Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy." ~ Norman Schwarzkopf |
We have expanded our DISC training programs to offer you more choices and flexibility. DISC CLASS DATES
DISC Certification Training - Live Online Webinar
Class Dates: June 2, 4, 9, 11 July 7, 9, 14, 16 Time: 3:00-4:30 E.T. Cost: $1295 per person
Master DISC Training Program (2 Days)
July 23-24 (Durham, NC)
July 7-8 (Atlanta) September 24-25 (Atlanta)
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Our classroom and online leadership and management courses will help you advance your career by learning the critical skills needed to become an excellent manager or supervisor - retaining your best people, motivating, delegating, resolving conflict, coaching, customer service, professionalism and more! |
The Best Icebreakers and Team Building Exercises |
| Make your meetings fun, interactive and interesting. The Best Icebreakers and Teambuilding Exercises is Greg's newest edition, just released this year. It is packed with a new and improved collection of 90 different exercises and icebreakers addressing the skills most important to leadership, communication, customer service, team building, conflict resolution, "getting to know you" icebreakers for both classroom and corporate training activities. This new edition includes a section of activities designed to enhance DISC and behavior assessment training programs. This book is a great resource for schools, business functions, retreats, church groups and team building sessions.
Includes links to YouTube videos providing examples and showing you how to put these exercises to work. Resource guide provided and links to Pinterest.
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 | 19 New Online Reports Available
We have just added several new online assessments that can be ordered directly online. There are general DISC reports including those for specific industries such as real estate, dental, medical and for students. The least expensive DISC report is $30. Take a look.
If you are a consultant, coach or a distributor, we can brand these assessments to include your logo and contact information. |
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| Challenges Facing Today's Business Leaders |
 Leadership is a challenge to learn and difficult to master. Not only are there the complexities inherent in organizing projects, but also the human component of managing employees effectively. Often times, these challenges are compounded with having to do more with less, dealing with continual cost cutting, and being spread too thin. Dealing with these challenges successfully is central to running a good business and being an effective business leader. Let's take a closer look at some of the challenges facing business leaders, to see what problems may develop during work, and what can be done about them. 1. Figuring Out How to Manage More With Less One of the biggest problems facing business leaders is managing more with less. This means having to operate without the necessary personnel, resources, or time. Often times, this will result in decreased morale among workers, as well as additional strain and anxiety for you. Dealing with this problem effectively requires leadership and management expertise. It often represents the sharper slope of a learning curve, being one of the greatest challenges for any new business leader. However, with enough time and experience, you can become effective at managing yourself and others, even when you have to do more with less. 2. Making Up for Continual Cost Cutting Managers from many industries see cost cutting as a continuous problem facing business leaders. Whereas managing to do more with less may be temporary, most companies are seeking to decrease costs, often leading to lack of tools to do the job and underfunded projects. These cost cutting measures and lack of hiring can cause existing employees to do a greater amount of work and start suffering from burn out. This burnout leads to loss of employee engagement. For leaders, now is the time to make sure your company is proactive in addressing the negative atmosphere within the company. Start focusing on creating a positive, resilient, team that is prepared to take on challenges. Ask your team questions & seek solutions to this cost cutting problem. 3. Organization When Being Spread Too Thin Business leaders who are overworked often lose important tasks to either a lack of organization or simply not having enough time. - The first problem can be corrected by carefully organizing current tasks. Create 3 files; Do it, Delegate it, & Dump it. (Handle everything once)
- The second problem can be solved by effectively listing priorities. Prioritizing what is truly important, verses those things that can be either skipped or eliminated. This may mean giving up your own 'pet' projects as you work towards the greater good of the organization.t
Need help with your Leadership Challenges... contact us today! ~ Written by Gary Sorrell, Sorrell Associates, LLC. Copyright protected worldwide. All rights reserved. |
| How To Improve Communication In The Workplace |
 Communication in the workplace can be one of the most difficult parts of any given day. Since almost all departments, positions and duties require communicating, whether it is via phone, email or in person; you and your team must be on the same page in order for communication to be effective. When communication breaks down, it results in low morale and decrease productivity. There are ways to improve workplace communication to provide more engaged employees, greater productivity, and higher workplace morale. By following these tips, you will begin to see a change in how your team communicates and an increase in productivity. Tips to improve workplace communication: - Change conversation to each audience - Whether you are communicating with a co-worker, your boss, a customer or random individual, you may need to speak in a different style and share what you have to say differently. By understanding behavioral communication styles, you will be able to adapt your style to match theirs for increased understanding and commitment.
- Listen actively to the speaker - When you become an active listener, it not only means you are being respectful but you are making a conscious effort to fully understand what the person is saying. This also means paying good attention to their facial and body language as they talk. Movements help you better understand what they are saying and help you remember.
- Be direct and concise - When you are relaying a message to someone else (whether it is spoken or written), make sure you are being concise and direct. In other words, make sure that the language you are using is unambiguous and relatively easy to understand. Throughout the conversation, continue to check to see if the listener understands what you are saying.
If you follow these three easy simple tips, not only will you be a better communicator and listener, but you will begin to notice employee morale and productivity increase. The workplace will be working as a unified team rather than a fragmented one. If you have any questions about this article, or about how we can help you enhance your communications, team building, performance, leadership, strategy, and / or hiring needs, contact us today! ~ Written by our associate Gary Sorrell, Sorrell Associates, LLC. All rights reserved worldwide. |
| Identifying Potential Team Leaders |
 As a team leader, you are the most important source for identifying potential team leaders in your company. This list shows some of the things you should remember as you evaluate your team members: - Observe each members behaviors, skills, attitudes, values, and personalities.
- Have clear goals and objectives outlined for each members. (Or review what they have outlined)
- Make sure each team member has an opportunity to be the leader of a project or task.
- Encourage them to enhance their skills by attending seminars, getting leadership training and development, and/or taking educational courses.
Keep everyone aware of your team's goals, objectives, and accomplishments. If you have any questions about this article, or about how we can help you enhance your communications, team building, performance, leadership, strategy, and / or hiring needs, contact us today! ~ Written by our associate Gary Sorrell, Sorrell Associates, LLC. All rights reserved worldwide. |
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