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How Change Is Managed Successfully

When managers mandate or import change, the effect achieved is rarely close to that desired. Doing change right calls for a carefully planned participative process. The essential factor in most organizational change is the people who will be expected to carry it out, or will be affected by it. Leaders need to involve them from the beginning, and make sure they have meaningful roles. Their buy-in assures successful implementation, and the manager who achieves that does so through a series of properly planned and executed steps.

Building A Collaborative Culture

High performing organizations recognize the considerable advantages to be gained by working collaboratively across boundaries. But simply bringing people together who have historically worked independently or even at cross-purposes and telling them they must now ‘collaborate’ is likely to be a frustrating experience for everyone. Collaboration can become the norm when the organization is aligned around a compelling purpose, everyone is invested in its success and has the skills to make it a reality.

Building Productive Relationships

Managing Difficult Employees

This session introduces a four-step process to dealing with persistently challenging colleagues who undermine the workplace.

This workshop is targeted toward anyone who works in an organization that has experienced the negative impact that unresolved or poorly managed conflict can have on the bottom line, especially anyone in a management role or who has an opportunity to teach or coach others. It will provide participants with a useful model and set of tools for turning potentially destructive conflict into a source of strengthened relationships and enduring solutions that support organizational success.

Doing Something New? Could Be Project Management

Achieving Group Results

Getting people to do things they would not otherwise do is a demanding role. The leader must analyze challenges and match them to the abilities and interests of the people to be led; identify the team members’ values and motivations; convince them to commit . . . and stay committed; devise the group process; instruct, advise and assist the members through the process; keep the team focused no matter what happens; solve problems and mediate conflicts; represent the group to outsiders; listen outstandingly well; and never let them see you sweat. Key personal skills are preparation and presentation.

LinkedIn: Making Connections for Business Success 

Most people find Twitter either fascinating or they don’t understand it at all.  It is different from other social media platforms.  Because Twitter is often misunderstood, we’ll talk about what it is and the basics of using it.  (What the heck is a hashtag anyway?)  We’ll discuss its worth to your business and how to take advantage of the platform.

Develop an Effective Growth Strategy for your Business

The workshop covers key principles and methods for developing an effective growth strategy for your business. It will contain many practical examples, and will be an interactive session, inviting questions and what has worked for you, and where you need help. It will also contain a growth diagnostic tool, to help you focus where you need to for positive results.

5 Steps to Significant Sales Growth

Tired of competing over the same clients with your competitors? Tove Rasmussen provides some great tips on how you can generate significant sales growth in your business.

Find your Competitive Advantage

The workshop walks you through the steps to determine your competitive advantage, using a practical, hands-on approach. It will address key issues you face, providing ideas and solutions for you. 

Understand Marketing – and Network Like a Pro

Come to hear practical tips on networking effectively. Apply marketing strategy to set your firm apart from the competition and persuade prospects to choose your company. Finally, understand where networking fits among the many elements of a marketing plan, including product/service, price, promotion and place (distribution). Get a mini MBA on the power and tools of marketing to show off the strengths of your firm.

Tuning Up Your Practices and Skills

Changing one’s own regular behavior may be the most difficult challenge a person can face. When you must become a leader, overcome listening or conversational problems, become more organized – you find that long-practiced “bad” habits don’t lend themselves to easy dismissal. There are ways, though, to develop desired new skills. They require thought, discipline and perhaps help from co-workers or family members. If you can develop and nurture the right motivation, the tricks of personal productivity improvement can produce new competencies and a tremendous sense of satisfaction.

Five Steps to Better Work-Life Balance

Are you struggling to accommodate all the demands of your work, family, and personal life? This interactive session provides tools for prioritizing your many tasks and helps you to reduce your stress through effective time management and a helpful attitude.

Top 5 Things to Look for When Hiring a Business Coach

Have you ever wondered what to look for when hiring a business coach? Attend this highly interactive presentation to learn 5 key things to consider when hiring the best business coach for you.