Wednesday, January 26, 2011

March 10 Workshop only $49 - "Social Media Marketing for Business: Build Your Digital Footprint"

                        Grow your business via the Internet, with best-selling author Corey Perlman of “eBootCamp: Proven Internet Marketing Techniques To Grow Your Business.”


We’re excited to announce we’ve secured one of the top social media experts in the country for this one-time only event.  Combine these tools with Dale Carnegie’s Human Relations principles and you’ll learn to create meaningful, long-lasting relationships - even in cyberspace!


YOU WILL LEARN: 
  •  How to successfully promote your business with Facebook
  •  Real-world examples to grow your business using Twitter and LinkedIn
  •  Strategies to connect with customers & build your brand using blogs, articles, press releases, and e-newsletters
  •  Why video is the quickest & easiest method for reaching the masses
SPACE IS LIMITED! RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW!

Denver, COThursday, March 10, 2010
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
5619 DTC Parkway, Greenwood Village 80111

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Two-Way Communication: Feedback

Anytime a person speaks or acts, there is an opportunity to give feedback. We show we are listening and that the speaker's contributions are important by providing feedback. The ultimate objective of feedback is to strengthen progress toward objectives. Whether it is responding to a request or coaching an employee through a learning process, feedback is important in generating the results that we need to be successful in the workplace. This can be achieved by providing genuine constructive or encouraging feedback to the recipient.

Recognize a strength - Identify a positive that you see with an employee. Then let that employee know why that strength is important and relevant. This will encourage your employee and reassure them that they are making real progress towards their objectives.

Keep it brief - Try to keep your feedback to 10 to 20 seconds or less. Being short and concise will allow your message to be more powerful. You will have your employee's complete attention during this time, and you do not need to water your feedback down with a long-winded response.

Focus on the person and not yourself - Remember, you are trying to build confidence within your employee. It is important to shine the light on the person you are giving the feedback to and not on yourself.
Get the group to respond - When possible, provide opportunities for a group to encourage its members. Hearing from a peer will help boost an employee's confidence.

Ensure the response is person-centered - Try not to reiterate what the person already said or did. Instead you want to highlight a strength and relate that strength or quality to the person's real world.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

How to Encourage Your Team Members to Stand Up and Lead


To win in today's market, team members have to step up and be ready to take a leadership role. It is not easy to develop leadership skills in others. It's very important to also understand that some people do not share your goals and aspirations. Keep an open mind and learn to use different techniques to inspire different team members to stand up and lead.

1. Challenge — Issue a challenge. (In today's market environment, you probably have many challenges to issue!) Some people need a specific challenge to motivate them. By laying down a challenge, you also create a very clear and measurable goal for a staff member to achieve.

2. Appeal to noble motives — Many employees think that their work does not make a difference. By appealing to a team's noble motives, you can increase morale while also setting higher standards for your staff members.

3. Be sympathetic — Never tell someone that they are wrong. Even when you disagree, listen and be empathetic to another person's ideas and desires.

4. Evidence — Back up your ideas with proof. By providing evidence, you can give instant credibility to your ideas. If you have evidence, even staff members who have a different perspective will take notice.

5. Listen — Listen to what your staff members have to say. Some employees may not want to reach top corporate positions; instead, they may simply be content if their opinions and ideas are valued.

6. Ask questions — Instead of giving direct orders, ask questions to guide your staff members to think through the issues and come up with their own solutions.

7. Value your staff — Make your staff members feel genuinely important. Faced with the market challenges today, your employees must be reassured that their contribution and leadership DOES have a huge impact on the company's survival, stability, and growth.

How Good are You at Setting Goals?

Setting goals is vital to accomplishing both your daily and long-term agendas. By directing your attention to a specific area, you are able to use different strategies to get the results you want.

Goal setting is a key component in leadership, team-building, and overall professional productiveness. This assessment will find your strengths and weaknesses in setting goals. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses will help you establish a more effective way to set and achieve your goals. 

Go here to take the Dale Carnegie Quiz