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02 Nov Tips for Managing a Difficult Boss | Managing Up Tips

Posted at 10:11h in Teamwork, Uncategorized

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Tips for Managing 4 Varieties of the Difficult Boss [vc_video link='https://youtu.be/z1vknGjviCc'] As a corporate trainer and professional speaker, I speak on various topics (e.g. communications, meeting facilitation, team development, project management, etc.) to a variety of different audiences around the...

01 Nov Managing Distracted Meeting Attendees | Meeting Facilitation Training

Posted at 16:59h in Facilitation

How Do You Deal With Distracted Meeting Attendees? The Problem: It’s the ugly side of technology…cell phones, pagers, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries – Oh My! How do we compete with all of these gadgets when we’re trying to lead a meeting? What’s a meeting facilitator to do??? Try these...

01 Nov Facilitating a Quiet Group | Facilitation Skills Training

Posted at 16:44h in Facilitation

What Do You Do with a Quiet Group That Just Won’t Speak Up? The Problem: Everyone fears that group filled with whiners, know it alls, and dominators…BUT what about the group that won’t say anything. In many ways that’s the more dangerous situation since you have no...

01 Nov 7 Tips for Better Time Management and Productivity

Posted at 16:38h in Productivity and Time Management

Tips to Enhance Time Management and Personal Productivity I’ll never forget one evening hurriedly trying to prepare pork chops (because they’re quick and easy) while fussing at my husband to grab the DVD remote control and turn on Baby Einstein so my son would stop crying. ...

01 Nov Tips for Leading Conference Calls | Facilitation Skills Training

Posted at 16:24h in Facilitation

Leading Conference Calls Successfully [vc_video link='https://youtu.be/I7Cy9tADDHQ'] The Problem: It seems that these days conference calls are more prevalent than face to face meetings. Unfortunately, the reality is that leading these calls effectively can prove to be a challenge. Without face to face contact, it’s difficult to effectively manage...

01 Nov Facilitating Strategy Sessions

Posted at 16:18h in Facilitation

Best Practices for Facilitating Strategy Sessions The Problem: Oftentimes, facilitators or team leaders are asked to lead a “strategy session”. This type of session can pose some unique challenges and the facilitator must come prepared! Consider these suggestions…. Meeting with the senior executive sponsoring the effort is critical!...

01 Nov Is Your Company Providing Real or Fake Customer Service?

Posted at 16:10h in Customer Service

Public vs. Fake Customer Service? Driving down to Hilton Head for a family vacation, I realized that I’d forgotten to reserve beach chairs. I scrambled to find one of the confirmation letters I’d printed and called the number at the bottom of the page. After a...

01 Nov 5 Tragic Customer Service Mistakes

Posted at 15:58h in Customer Service

Customer Service Mistakes...

01 Nov Facilitating Large Groups with Ease

Posted at 12:54h in Facilitation

Tips for Facilitating Large Groups The Problem: Maybe you’ve been asked to lead a session with 20, 30, 40 attendees and though…yikes!!! Facilitating a large group certainly poses its unique challenges. This is certainly not the time to “wing it” J With careful preparation and planning, large...

01 Nov Facilitating a Requirements Validation Session With Ease

Posted at 12:49h in Facilitation

Facilitation Tips for a Requirements Validation Session The Problem: Ensuring that a requirements document is accurate, complete, and fully supported by key stakeholders can be critically important. Unfortunately, requirements validation sessions can be protracted and challenging. Oftentimes, the goal of the session is to gain agreement among...