Archive for April 2017
Seven Questions to Ask Yourself Before Goal Setting Sessions
Research has shown that there are seven competencies or factors that contribute to good goal setting skills. In itself, the activity of establishing goals and objectives is part of a general process of planning for the future. Goal setting provides a language from a broad intention to a tangible step or task that is likely…
Read MoreHow to Improve Employee Coaching to Increase Performance: Seven Quick Tips
Coaching is an important part of any effort to bring out the best in employees. Coaching as a formal endeavor might be relatively new to some organizations, but it has been around for a long time. Top athletes have personal coaches to help them improve what they do and compete to be the best. Opera singers, actors, and public speakers hire people…
Read MoreDealing with Personal Stress—YIKES!!!
Stress? What stress? Me? Doesn’t everyone want to pull out their hair? Sound familiar? Some people deal with stress better than others. WE ALL HAVE STRESS. The key is how we cope with it. Personally, I like to re-frame it and seek to find a positive in the situation; I admit, some situations are easier…
Read MoreTips for Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills
“Out of intense complexities, intense simplicities emerge.” -Winston Churchill Effective and efficient Problem-Solving and Decision-Making are critical for personal and organizational performance and success. If we fail to identify problems correctly or fail to resolve them properly, the cost to our time, our health, our customers, or our financial well-being will be very high and most unwelcome. Staff members…
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