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Do you know people who have lost their jobs and have been unable to replace
their income? Do you know of success stories? Please comment and share
your success stories, tips and suggestions.
The worst Job Market in our life times is here and it was not predicted by the United State Dept of Labor just a few years ago, who had actually prediced a skilled labor shortage in 2010-2011!
Please take a look at the NY Times article and let us hear from you. Patty De
Middle-aged workers are hard-pressed to find new jobsFor middle-aged workers who lose their jobs, finding a new position is more difficult than it is for younger employees. Meanwhile, unemployment among middle-aged workers has hit an all-time high, according to government statistics. Workers who have lost positions in the financial services industry are particularly hard-pressed to find new jobs. Michael Blattman, formerly a senior vice president for a student-loan company, says the majority of his colleagues lost their jobs when the credit markets contracted. The New York Times (8/28)
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Take Advantage of Webinars and Other Free Seminars for Career Advancement
Free
Women in Leadership Summit Webinar
Don't miss this webinar:
The Science of Happiness: 3 Tools and Lessons for Achieving High Performance,
Sept. 10, 1-2pm EDT.
Register here:
http://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/620814267
The Science of Happiness: 3 Tools and Lessons for Achieving High Performance
Leaders in today’s challenging economy need to understand the power and science of happiness and how it applies to creating high performance at multiple levels in the organization and their personal lives. More women are entering (or re-entering) the workforce now than ever before due to the recession. Executive education and marital status aside, many working women are high potentials who are also working mothers (or plan to be).
This capable group of high potentials often lacks key knowledge and understanding about new tools and strategies to effectively help themselves and their teams successfully tap into a ready resource--their own happiness, to become the most effective leaders, managers and executives today.
In this session, coauthors of What Happy Working Mothers Know, Cathy L. Greenberg, PhD and Barrett S. Avigdors, JD, will provide insightful research, real stories, life lessons and easy to use tools for accelerating your happiness at work and at home as well as helping your teams understand the winning formula “happiness = profit”, where you are the key ingredient to high performance and strengths-based processes to maximize your success right now.
Women in Leadership Summit Webinar
Don't miss this webinar:
The Science of Happiness: 3 Tools and Lessons for Achieving High Performance,
Sept. 10, 1-2pm EDT.
Register here:
http://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/620814267
The Science of Happiness: 3 Tools and Lessons for Achieving High Performance
Leaders in today’s challenging economy need to understand the power and science of happiness and how it applies to creating high performance at multiple levels in the organization and their personal lives. More women are entering (or re-entering) the workforce now than ever before due to the recession. Executive education and marital status aside, many working women are high potentials who are also working mothers (or plan to be).
This capable group of high potentials often lacks key knowledge and understanding about new tools and strategies to effectively help themselves and their teams successfully tap into a ready resource--their own happiness, to become the most effective leaders, managers and executives today.
In this session, coauthors of What Happy Working Mothers Know, Cathy L. Greenberg, PhD and Barrett S. Avigdors, JD, will provide insightful research, real stories, life lessons and easy to use tools for accelerating your happiness at work and at home as well as helping your teams understand the winning formula “happiness = profit”, where you are the key ingredient to high performance and strengths-based processes to maximize your success right now.
Some Quotes on Networking and Overcoming Failure
NETWORKING
“Discover twenty key people with whom you resonate favorably and can do vast amounts of business.” —Mark Victor Hansen
“Networking is simply the cultivating of mutually beneficial, give and take, win-win relationships. It works best, however, when emphasizing the ‘give’ part.” —Bob Burg
“It’s not who you know. It’s how well you maintain your Rolodex®.” —Patricia Fripp
“Network continually—85 percent of all jobs are filled through contacts and personal references.” —Brian Tracy
OPPORTUNITIES
“There is no security in life, only opportunity.” —Denis Waitley
“Pa, he always said a man had to look spry for himself, because nobody else would do it for him; your opportunities didn’t come knocking around, you had to hunt them up and hog-tie them.” —Louis L’Amour
“Effective people are not problem-minded; they’re opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.” —Stephen Covey
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” — Milton Berle
OVERCOMING FAILURE
“Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” —Denis Waitley
“I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying.” —Tom Hopkins
“No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes.” —William E. Gladstone
“When you make a mistake, don’t look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind, and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.” —Mary Pickford
Courtesy of Your Achievement ezine
Your Achievement Back-to-School Bundle! Click on the link for some great back to school offers from YourSuccessStore.com
“Discover twenty key people with whom you resonate favorably and can do vast amounts of business.” —Mark Victor Hansen
“Networking is simply the cultivating of mutually beneficial, give and take, win-win relationships. It works best, however, when emphasizing the ‘give’ part.” —Bob Burg
“It’s not who you know. It’s how well you maintain your Rolodex®.” —Patricia Fripp
“Network continually—85 percent of all jobs are filled through contacts and personal references.” —Brian Tracy
OPPORTUNITIES
“There is no security in life, only opportunity.” —Denis Waitley
“Pa, he always said a man had to look spry for himself, because nobody else would do it for him; your opportunities didn’t come knocking around, you had to hunt them up and hog-tie them.” —Louis L’Amour
“Effective people are not problem-minded; they’re opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.” —Stephen Covey
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” — Milton Berle
OVERCOMING FAILURE
“Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” —Denis Waitley
“I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying.” —Tom Hopkins
“No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes.” —William E. Gladstone
“When you make a mistake, don’t look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind, and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.” —Mary Pickford
Courtesy of Your Achievement ezine
Your Achievement Back-to-School Bundle! Click on the link for some great back to school offers from YourSuccessStore.com
Friday, August 28, 2009
Mark Anderson, ExecuNet's President and Chief Economist
"Last March we predicted that the job market for executives would start to improve in the third or fourth quarter. We’re seeing that progress and it’s actually better than what we predicted last March."
— Mark Anderson, President and Chief Economist for ExecuNet
ExecuNet Editor-in-Chief Robyn Greenspan recently interviewed Mr. Anderson on the current state of the economy and what we can expect in the coming weeks. Watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Tv3egxZmU
and hear Mr. Anderson’s perspectives on:
When we will begin to see a return to growth
Why the rebound will be stronger than expected
Recruiter confidence and what it will mean for the executive employment market
The industries where you can expect to see the strongest growth
This is the kind of expert insight ExecuNet provides our senior-level executive members every day — along with proprietary research and intelligence on the executive employment market, and a private peer network that can help you achieve any career or business goal. Learn more about what ExecuNet can do for you.
P.S. Feel free to forward this good news to a friend or colleague.
— Mark Anderson, President and Chief Economist for ExecuNet
ExecuNet Editor-in-Chief Robyn Greenspan recently interviewed Mr. Anderson on the current state of the economy and what we can expect in the coming weeks. Watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Tv3egxZmU
and hear Mr. Anderson’s perspectives on:
When we will begin to see a return to growth
Why the rebound will be stronger than expected
Recruiter confidence and what it will mean for the executive employment market
The industries where you can expect to see the strongest growth
This is the kind of expert insight ExecuNet provides our senior-level executive members every day — along with proprietary research and intelligence on the executive employment market, and a private peer network that can help you achieve any career or business goal. Learn more about what ExecuNet can do for you.
P.S. Feel free to forward this good news to a friend or colleague.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Some of My Favorite Tips from Great Business People
As many of you know, my original book, the New World of Work was first released at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The United Nations, and it's oversight group, the ILO were and are extremely interested in working conditions and opportunities for the world's people. Discussing employment issues with the world's employment ministers and the US labor department was very exciting. Each country has it's own concerns and issues yet they all share a desire to create more and better paying jobs.
I have added a few of my favorite tips from that first version of The New World of Work:
"There's no such thing as job security. One should see a job as an opportunity to grow one's skills and marketability. There is no such thing as loyalty or longevity in today's job market. Individuals need to take charge of their own destiny and stand by their own road maps."
Jorge Jackson
Executive Director, Public Affairs GTE
"Resultspeak is the language of our New World of Work.
Fluency is required"
Tony Burnham, Esq.
Former corporate Labor Counsel and VP Human Resources, The Carnation Company
"Since situations don't come nicely labeled, we have to treat some obstacles as if they were opportunities"
Adele Scheele, P.h.D Coach and Author Career Strategies of the Working Woman and former director of the California State University at Northridge Career Center.
One of my favorites from a pretty famous guy!! Paul Orfalea, founder and chair of the board
Kinko's
"Once you get the job, enthusiastic, show your supervisors that you're willing to work hard for shared goals and, most importantly, take the initiative. This is the best way to get ahead in any business."
Each of these quotes were given to me in 1995 and 1996....they are still so very true today! Patty De
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Learn from the Experts, Then Become ONE!
I love the executive development programs offered by major universities, especially Berkeley. Last summer I went "back to school" for a few intensive days and added certification for corporate board member, Institutional Shareholder Services, ISS Certification to my expertise.
What are you doing to grow yourself now?
In the midst of a recession, getting the best performance from your employees and giving your best becomes a more pressing need than ever.
Your leadership style interacts with your strategic business acumen to further
your team's effectiveness, and leveraging this style is essential to maximizing returns.
The Berkeley Executive Leadership Program (Oct. 12-16)
explores a spectrum of leadership styles, and will help you discover your own dominant style and deepen your understanding of effective leadership in a variety of challenging circumstances and changing business conditions.
This year's topic, "Leading in Volatile Times", ensures that executives can navigate the challenges of the global economy through the lens of leadership and performance.
Learn from the experts, then become one.
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listen to books on tape/cd's or have book summaries.
It's important to stay informed on the latest business news and leading
authorities. How can you do that and not spend all your time reading tons
of ezines, books and newspapers and magazines? Book Summaries!
The new school year is around the corner is fast approaching and once again you might be thinking of several ways to show your favorite college student, teacher or professor how much you appreciate their efforts. Maybe you need to pump up your business reading to deliver great results as 2009 reaches its last quarter.
However, you might be faced with the stressful and time-consuming task of going to
a book store, choosing and buying books. Or you may be dreading the thought of finding the time on the piles of books already on your night stand!
Now that makes it hard to stay motivated!
BusinessSummaries Pro Subscriptions are the perfect gift to give a student going back to school or any person who wishes to catch up on reading the latest business books.
BusinessSummaries has a BACK TO SCHOOL PROMO! Mention our blog and you will get $20.00 off the price of a regular subscription.
Today, you can avail of our Pro Subscriptions for the low, low price of $49.95!
That is $20 off the price of the regular subscription if you mention our blog.
Think of all the time, money and energy you’ll save. Even better, you can be giving the people around you a useful gift that can benefit their lives and career. They’ll think of you all-year round as we’ll be sending them a new summary every week!
Order your subscriptions today!
http://www.bizsum.com/backtoschool2009.php
You can also take advantage of this special promo by calling Ashley Raine
toll-free at 1-877-358-4208.
You may also send an e-mail to mail@bizsum.com,
leave your name and number and we will call you!
Once again, I would like to remind you that this is a limited offer during the Back to School period.
Act now!
Thank you very much and we look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Jodjie Azurin
BusinessSummaries.com
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Monday, August 24, 2009
A New Day is Dawning For Women in Accounting
"We have to banish complacency and embrace change so we can awaken the power of women in our firms."
Spoken like a true pioneer, these were words spoken by Rita Keller, president and founder of Keller Advisors in Beavercreek, Ohio. Keller was facilitating a session called, "A New Day for Women in Public Accounting," as part of The Forum for Women in Accounting held in Las Vegas.
"Success breeds complacency," Keller said. "Partners have been comfortable, clients were calling us, we didn't have to market. We became order takers."
http://www.webcpa.com/acto_blog/-51340-1.html?ET=webcpa:e428:130272a:&st=email
Regards,
Al Walsh
"We have to banish complacency and embrace change so we can awaken the power of women in our firms."
Spoken like a true pioneer, these were words spoken by Rita Keller, president and founder of Keller Advisors in Beavercreek, Ohio. Keller was facilitating a session called, "A New Day for Women in Public Accounting," as part of The Forum for Women in Accounting held in Las Vegas.
"Success breeds complacency," Keller said. "Partners have been comfortable, clients were calling us, we didn't have to market. We became order takers."
http://www.webcpa.com/acto_blog/-51340-1.html?ET=webcpa:e428:130272a:&st=email
Regards,
Al Walsh
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
On Campus roving Reporters Wanted!
I am thrilled that we have just brought on board our first on campus
reporter! And we are looking for more to help gather trends and share
resources at their campus.
Please get in touch with me here, leave a comment or email me at
patty@dedominic.com
On Camput reports to take the pulse of campus life. They will report
about who has what new job and I would like them to share fellow student's
concerns, news and awesome success stories.
reporter! And we are looking for more to help gather trends and share
resources at their campus.
Please get in touch with me here, leave a comment or email me at
patty@dedominic.com
On Camput reports to take the pulse of campus life. They will report
about who has what new job and I would like them to share fellow student's
concerns, news and awesome success stories.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Livestation Brings Live TV to the iPhone!
Livestation Brings Live TV To The iPhone
Content delivery network Akamai has announced that its partner and live
TV provider www.livestation.com
has launched its streaming video solution that allows any broadcaster to
deliver free TV to the iPhone.
Livestation is demonstrating two applications which stream live TV news
over both 3G and Wi-Fi connections. The company wants to help broadcasters
build branded mobile applications and then sell them via the iTunes App Store
as the broadcaster’s own.
Livestation’s current broadcast partners include the BBC, Bloomberg Television, C-SPAN, France 24, and Democratic Voice of Burma.
ReadWriteWeb
Content delivery network Akamai has announced that its partner and live
TV provider www.livestation.com
has launched its streaming video solution that allows any broadcaster to
deliver free TV to the iPhone.
Livestation is demonstrating two applications which stream live TV news
over both 3G and Wi-Fi connections. The company wants to help broadcasters
build branded mobile applications and then sell them via the iTunes App Store
as the broadcaster’s own.
Livestation’s current broadcast partners include the BBC, Bloomberg Television, C-SPAN, France 24, and Democratic Voice of Burma.
ReadWriteWeb
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Job Seekers Guide to Working with Recruiters
Recruiters are the key to finding top jobs not advertised anywhere – Isn't it time you got to know them? I am pleased to see that the Kennedy Group, a faithful resource for those of us in the human resource and recruitment business, is updating their valuable guide.
Job Seeker's Guide to Working with Recruiters
Fully revised, Kennedy's Job Seeker's Guide to Working with Recruiters promises to deliver immediate results.
• Selecting the recruiter-type that is best for you
• Forming a recruiter contact strategy
• Best practices for working with recruiters
• Easing a career transition
• Developing a plan of attack
• Finding your dream job
• Job search options
• Recruiter relationships – client/recruiter and candidate/recruiter
• Standards, ethics, governance
• Tactics for developing a powerful cover letter and resume, and strong
interview skills and so much more!
For the past 35 years Kennedy Information has been the leading provider of career services for job seekers at the professional and executive level. In addition to Job Seeker’s Guide to Working with Recruiters, Kennedy publishes The Directory of Executive & Professional Recruiters and hosts a variety of career management websites, including: www.myResumeAgent.com, www.ExecutiveRegistry.com, and www.careermanagementalliance.com/job-seeker.
Visit www.kennedyinfo.com/guide/recruiters to view complete details.
To order your paperback copy today — for only $24.95! Or, if you prefer, call 800.531.0007 (+1.603.924.0900).
Job Seeker's Guide to Working with Recruiters
Fully revised, Kennedy's Job Seeker's Guide to Working with Recruiters promises to deliver immediate results.
• Selecting the recruiter-type that is best for you
• Forming a recruiter contact strategy
• Best practices for working with recruiters
• Easing a career transition
• Developing a plan of attack
• Finding your dream job
• Job search options
• Recruiter relationships – client/recruiter and candidate/recruiter
• Standards, ethics, governance
• Tactics for developing a powerful cover letter and resume, and strong
interview skills and so much more!
For the past 35 years Kennedy Information has been the leading provider of career services for job seekers at the professional and executive level. In addition to Job Seeker’s Guide to Working with Recruiters, Kennedy publishes The Directory of Executive & Professional Recruiters and hosts a variety of career management websites, including: www.myResumeAgent.com, www.ExecutiveRegistry.com, and www.careermanagementalliance.com/job-seeker.
Visit www.kennedyinfo.com/guide/recruiters to view complete details.
To order your paperback copy today — for only $24.95! Or, if you prefer, call 800.531.0007 (+1.603.924.0900).
Monday, August 10, 2009
Event Notice Opportunities to Volunteer or Help
There is a lovely article in today's Los Angeles Times about the value of Volunteers.
I'm going to write more about that but in the meantime I want to tell you about two
things YOU can do right now to help others.... as there are two significant events coming
up that could use your volunteer help!
One is the Grace Process. Healing Trip to Rwanda in September 2009
Dr. Lori Leyden and our own Christopher Lowman are planning a trip soon to Rwanda to help Orphans.
If you would like to learn more about how you can help, mostly by spreading the word
and fundraising for this important documentary trip, please contact Christopher Lowman celowman@movingtowardspeace.com
Also in Africa, and something you can get involved in right here in Southern California is a special program by Dr. Victoria Bentley.
Empower Congo Women
* * *
Life is hard in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
War has raged there for over 12 years and almost 6 million people have died, most of them innocent women and children from preventable causes.
Rape is the weapon of war, and Congo is the worst place on the planet to be a woman.
Come celebrate the resilient spirit of these brave women who have not lost hope for peace, and learn more about what you can do to stop this humanitarian disaster.
Presented by
Victoria Bentley
Dr. Bentley is a trauma psychologist who went to eastern DR Congo to treat women survivors of sexual violence. She quickly learned that people who are starving aren’t interested in therapy, so she founded the Ushindi Center, which provides job training, microloans, rights education and emotional support for women survivors in South Kivu Province, DRC.
The Center is supported by Empower Congo Women, a 501(c)3 public charity dedicated to helping the Congolese heal, rebuild their lives and prosper.
* * *
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 7-9 pm
Admission Free
Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 21 W. Anapamu, Santa Barbara
For more info: (707) 478-8796 or go to http://healingtraumaindrcongo.blogspot.com
-- Victoria Bentley, PsyD, MFTPresident - Empower Congo Women
PO Box 60940Santa Barbara, CA 93160(805) 722-2661
(707) 478-8796
www.empowercongowomen.orgwww.healingtraumaindrcongo.blogspot.com
I'm going to write more about that but in the meantime I want to tell you about two
things YOU can do right now to help others.... as there are two significant events coming
up that could use your volunteer help!
One is the Grace Process. Healing Trip to Rwanda in September 2009
Dr. Lori Leyden and our own Christopher Lowman are planning a trip soon to Rwanda to help Orphans.
If you would like to learn more about how you can help, mostly by spreading the word
and fundraising for this important documentary trip, please contact Christopher Lowman celowman@movingtowardspeace.com
Christopher has produced a youtube video which talks a little more about his commitment and why he wants to go on his first mission with Dr. Lori Leyden. Christopher wrote an appeal letter not long ago. Here it is:
"As you may know, I have been invited by a non-profit organization here in Santa Barbara to travel to Rwanda, Africa early in September to provide specialized therapeutic services for orphaned genocide survivors, mostly in the capacity of offering Jin Shin Jyutsu sessions, facilitating Constellation Work groups, and perhaps even teaching yoga. Fifteen years after the 1994 genocide, in a country where millions suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Rwanda still has no formal programs or professional systems to address trauma healing. Each member of the team of 5 (including an award-winning filmmaker documenting the impact of our work) depends on grassroots donations to cover travel expenses and program costs to make this important trip a reality. Since beginning my personal fundraising campaign just 12 days ago, I am happy and humbled to report that I have received $5,315 of my $10,000 goal. While this amount has effectively given me the green light to go (just got my immunizations the other day!), there are still some important items on my budget that need to be covered and time is of the essence as I leave on September 9th and would like to have all funds raised by August 21st to allow ample time for final trip preparation.
As a caring soul, easily able to gauge the importance of our cause, I'm asking you to make a donation (investment) of any size—every dollar counts—to make miracles happen. With that mind, donations above $50 are strongly encouraged due to the remainder that needs to be financed in relationship to the deadline. Donors coming in at a $50 level or above will have their name appear in the sponsor credits of the film and receive an advance copy of the DVD.
Tax deductible donations should be made out to TGPI and mailed (please include your contact information and note 'friend of CL') to:
TGPIBox 31134Santa Barbara, California 93130... or made online at: www.createglobalhealing.org.
Why am I so interested in traveling to Rwanda ... enough so to extend my hand for dollars in a very challenging economic climate? Check out this YouTube video I made to answer this question.While we will specifically be addressing the trauma needs of the orphans, there is a much deeper message about the power of forgiveness going on here that is so very pertinent for anybody interested in disrupting the mindset of anger and war to solve human conflict.This trip will be made possible by good people like you, committed to a world of fairness and kindness, and I thank you for your consideration. If you have any questions, or would like to talk about the trip further, just let me know and I'd be happy to talk with you live. If you are unable to contribute, I would appreciate any introductions to people you know who may be inspired to do so or postings on your blog or newsletter. Feel free to forward this email or any of the below material as well.
Latest press release (PDF format).
Overview of programs (PDF format).
Imana Iguwe Umagishu (God Bless You).
Fondly,Christopher
I am well aware of both Dr. Lori Leyden and Christopher Lowman's commitment in these
area and strongly endorse their work. Patty De
Also in Africa, and something you can get involved in right here in Southern California is a special program by Dr. Victoria Bentley.
Empower Congo Women
* * *
Life is hard in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
War has raged there for over 12 years and almost 6 million people have died, most of them innocent women and children from preventable causes.
Rape is the weapon of war, and Congo is the worst place on the planet to be a woman.
Come celebrate the resilient spirit of these brave women who have not lost hope for peace, and learn more about what you can do to stop this humanitarian disaster.
Presented by
Victoria Bentley
Dr. Bentley is a trauma psychologist who went to eastern DR Congo to treat women survivors of sexual violence. She quickly learned that people who are starving aren’t interested in therapy, so she founded the Ushindi Center, which provides job training, microloans, rights education and emotional support for women survivors in South Kivu Province, DRC.
The Center is supported by Empower Congo Women, a 501(c)3 public charity dedicated to helping the Congolese heal, rebuild their lives and prosper.
* * *
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 7-9 pm
Admission Free
Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 21 W. Anapamu, Santa Barbara
For more info: (707) 478-8796 or go to http://healingtraumaindrcongo.blogspot.com
-- Victoria Bentley, PsyD, MFTPresident - Empower Congo Women
PO Box 60940Santa Barbara, CA 93160(805) 722-2661
(707) 478-8796
www.empowercongowomen.orgwww.healingtraumaindrcongo.blogspot.com
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Take Advantage of Valuable Free Webinars
Transforming Product-Dominant Firms into Profitable Service Providers
August 26, 2009 10 am PST 1pm EST
A free webinar with Center for Services Leadership, CSL, Executive Director and Professor,
Steve Brown August 26, 10:00 a.m. PST - 12:00 p.m. CST - 1:00 p.m. EST
On June 22, Steve Brown and colleagues published an article in the Wall Street Journal
to discuss how many manufacturers and other product-dominant companies are aggressively offering for-pay services as a way to stand out from the competition and open up new streams of revenue. In alignment with this article, the CSL is presenting a free, interactive 60 minute webinar highlighting the insights on this topic on August 26, at 10:00 a.m. PST, 12:00 p.m. CST and 1:00 p.m. EST.
In this webinar, Steve will highlight why this movement is occurring, what pitfalls need to be overcome and the "how to's " of driving profitable service revenue for product-dominant firms. Throughout the presentation, we will feature polling questions, chat functions and interaction so you can learn how others involved in the product-to-services journey are progressing, and ask questions as the webinar is in progress. The content of the webinar
draws from learnings from CSL member companies, over 20 case studies, plus a major
survey of over 350 firms.
This webinar is highly recommended if you are from a manufacturing or other product-dominant organization that is looking to make the move to offering services as a key differentiator.
If you would like to participate, you may sign up by registering at this link.
Also, feel free to forward this email to anyone you think may benefit from attending.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact Alicia Holder at Alicia.Holder@asu.edu, or at (480) 965-6274.
For more information on all of the CSL's upcoming events and activities, visit us at wpcarey.asu.edu/csl.
Center for Services LeadershipW.P. Carey School of BusinessP.O. Box 874106Tempe, AZ : csl@asu.edu
August 26, 2009 10 am PST 1pm EST
A free webinar with Center for Services Leadership, CSL, Executive Director and Professor,
Steve Brown August 26, 10:00 a.m. PST - 12:00 p.m. CST - 1:00 p.m. EST
On June 22, Steve Brown and colleagues published an article in the Wall Street Journal
to discuss how many manufacturers and other product-dominant companies are aggressively offering for-pay services as a way to stand out from the competition and open up new streams of revenue. In alignment with this article, the CSL is presenting a free, interactive 60 minute webinar highlighting the insights on this topic on August 26, at 10:00 a.m. PST, 12:00 p.m. CST and 1:00 p.m. EST.
In this webinar, Steve will highlight why this movement is occurring, what pitfalls need to be overcome and the "how to's " of driving profitable service revenue for product-dominant firms. Throughout the presentation, we will feature polling questions, chat functions and interaction so you can learn how others involved in the product-to-services journey are progressing, and ask questions as the webinar is in progress. The content of the webinar
draws from learnings from CSL member companies, over 20 case studies, plus a major
survey of over 350 firms.
This webinar is highly recommended if you are from a manufacturing or other product-dominant organization that is looking to make the move to offering services as a key differentiator.
If you would like to participate, you may sign up by registering at this link.
Also, feel free to forward this email to anyone you think may benefit from attending.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact Alicia Holder at Alicia.Holder@asu.edu, or at (480) 965-6274.
For more information on all of the CSL's upcoming events and activities, visit us at wpcarey.asu.edu/csl.
Center for Services LeadershipW.P. Carey School of BusinessP.O. Box 874106Tempe, AZ : csl@asu.edu
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Mimi Donaldson's Fab New Book Coming Soon.... Help Her Come Up With the Best Selling Name!
TWO- MINUTE DRILL
First in a series of excerpts from Mimi’s upcoming book, You’re A Fan; You Just Don’t Know It Yet, or another title. . .Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi once said, “Most games are won in the last two minutes.” We have seen many dramatic comebacks during those last two minutes of football, because the players and coaches look at or hold the score in the context of winning the game, and they never give up. So we must in this economy. Don’t lose your focus just because the pressure is on. We need to hold our present “score” or situation, in the context of “we will prevail.”
In football, two minutes has emerged as the natural length of time to make a game-winning score because each half of a football game has an automatic time-out (also two minutes!) During that time-out, the team strategizes how to win the game using “scripted” plays they have practiced. This series of plays is the two-minute drill.
Even though the players have been slugging it out, play after play, for nearly three hours, this compulsory time-out gives them a fresh perspective on the situation.
DO YOU PERFORM AS TIME IS RUNNING OUT?
Never mind the past. How you got there isn’t important. How hard you’ve worked isn’t important. How tired you are isn’t important.
Start fresh. Approach the end of your time allotment as if it is a whole new game.
DO YOU HAVE A 2-MINUTE DRILL?
You have six sales phone calls you need to make before lunch. It’s almost lunchtime and you’ve done four calls, and they sort of sucked.
Call your next play. Punt? Quit? Head for the locker room? Why bother? LUNCHTIME!
Or...
Do you gather your thoughts, tighten your chinstrap, look for available openings and start driving forward?
As you begin exploring your inner competitive spirit, remember, in the two-minute drill, there is no time for glory-basking. In life, just like in football, you pick yourself up off the turf, hustle back to the line of scrimmage, ready for anything. No—everything! It’s what the game calls for. It’s what life calls for.
And do yourself a favor, approach the closing moments of any challenge as methodically as possible: One Play At A Time. Don’t think about the next play until it’s time. Don’t think about the last play... AT ALL!
If you can train yourself to play your whole game as if there are only two minutes left, Vince Lombardi would be proud.
Mimi Donaldson
MimiSpeaks!
E-mail: mimi@mimidonaldson.com
www.mimidonaldson.com
"talk is cheap. . .real communication--priceless"
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Mary Elizabeth Bradford on Finding Your Dream Job on Linked In
5 Tips For Using LinkedIn to Find Your Dream Job
By Mary Elizabeth Bradford
Have you secretly been wondering what all the hoopla is over social networking sites liked LinkedIn...but been too afraid to ask? Or perhaps you are in the midst of a job search and know using sites liked LinkedIn should be part of your job search strategy....but you are not exactly sure how to go about it? If so, you are going to love these 5 easy tips for using LinkedIn to create powerful networking connections, brand your image and quickly get you noticed!
Tip #1: Create a powerful profile
It's free to join and once you have, you'll want to create a profile which best highlights the skills and strengths you most want to showcase. Here are a few tips to setting up your account:
Use a current version of your resume to post your profile.
Your profile should contain those things you wish to be known for - and nothing more!
Don't go back too far with your job history unless you have a really good reason for it.
Have someone (friend, loved one, resume writer) edit and proof your profile.
Use discretion with listing personal information...just like a resume.
Tip #2: Find your friends
You can search for old classmates, past companies, friends or just try keyword searches in your area of interest. Invite friends and associates to connect with you and accept invitations from others to quickly grow your network (you will want to read LinkedIn's information about accepting others' invitations to help you decide whose invitations to accept). Bear in mind the larger your network, the wider your audience and that is generally what you want.
Tip #3: Get involved in Q&A
Easily search topics and offer answers to establish yourself as an expert. You can also ask questions to engage others and establish rapport. This small investment of your time will pay off abundantly in both the short and long term.
Tip #4: Join groups
There are tens of thousands of groups and group forums on LinkedIn. Forums give you an instant audience in a particular industry, networking group, alumni group, company or geographic area! Currently you can join up to 50 groups. You can post a question, post a news or blog article or announce you are open to new career opportunities. If you are a job seeker, don't forget to post your candidacy on the 10,000+ member recruiter groups. You will be casting a wide net, but stand to garner several positive responses. Just be clear about what your specialty is to make it easy for the recruiters to identify potential interest on their part.
Tip #5: Use LinkedIn's group email feature
Sometimes LinkedIn will charge a user to connect with others, but not in group forums. Check out the member listings for your groups and email selected group members (in the group forums) absolutely free! Being a member of LinkedIn quickly establishes your credibility, gives you an audience in an amazing choice of industries and allows you to fully leverage yourself in the market. These five tips will get you quickly moving forward, however this is just the tip of the iceberg! My friend, Jason Alba, wrote an amazing little book called, "I'm on LinkedIn, Now What?" That is packed with useful tips to quickly getting your LinkedIn membership working for you!
Patty's note:
We love Mary Elizabeth's advice! Want to see more from Mary Elizabeth Bradford?
See Mary Elizabeth's Blog
By Mary Elizabeth Bradford
Have you secretly been wondering what all the hoopla is over social networking sites liked LinkedIn...but been too afraid to ask? Or perhaps you are in the midst of a job search and know using sites liked LinkedIn should be part of your job search strategy....but you are not exactly sure how to go about it? If so, you are going to love these 5 easy tips for using LinkedIn to create powerful networking connections, brand your image and quickly get you noticed!
Tip #1: Create a powerful profile
It's free to join and once you have, you'll want to create a profile which best highlights the skills and strengths you most want to showcase. Here are a few tips to setting up your account:
Use a current version of your resume to post your profile.
Your profile should contain those things you wish to be known for - and nothing more!
Don't go back too far with your job history unless you have a really good reason for it.
Have someone (friend, loved one, resume writer) edit and proof your profile.
Use discretion with listing personal information...just like a resume.
Tip #2: Find your friends
You can search for old classmates, past companies, friends or just try keyword searches in your area of interest. Invite friends and associates to connect with you and accept invitations from others to quickly grow your network (you will want to read LinkedIn's information about accepting others' invitations to help you decide whose invitations to accept). Bear in mind the larger your network, the wider your audience and that is generally what you want.
Tip #3: Get involved in Q&A
Easily search topics and offer answers to establish yourself as an expert. You can also ask questions to engage others and establish rapport. This small investment of your time will pay off abundantly in both the short and long term.
Tip #4: Join groups
There are tens of thousands of groups and group forums on LinkedIn. Forums give you an instant audience in a particular industry, networking group, alumni group, company or geographic area! Currently you can join up to 50 groups. You can post a question, post a news or blog article or announce you are open to new career opportunities. If you are a job seeker, don't forget to post your candidacy on the 10,000+ member recruiter groups. You will be casting a wide net, but stand to garner several positive responses. Just be clear about what your specialty is to make it easy for the recruiters to identify potential interest on their part.
Tip #5: Use LinkedIn's group email feature
Sometimes LinkedIn will charge a user to connect with others, but not in group forums. Check out the member listings for your groups and email selected group members (in the group forums) absolutely free! Being a member of LinkedIn quickly establishes your credibility, gives you an audience in an amazing choice of industries and allows you to fully leverage yourself in the market. These five tips will get you quickly moving forward, however this is just the tip of the iceberg! My friend, Jason Alba, wrote an amazing little book called, "I'm on LinkedIn, Now What?" That is packed with useful tips to quickly getting your LinkedIn membership working for you!
Patty's note:
We love Mary Elizabeth's advice! Want to see more from Mary Elizabeth Bradford?
See Mary Elizabeth's Blog
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Dr. Denis Waitley on 90 Days to a New Life
In my work with Olympic athletes, astronauts, top business executives and other winners, I’ve discovered that most of them have approached their success in 90-day seasons. In many areas of life, 90 days is regarded as an appropriate growing cycle. The business world operates on a quarterly basis.
The sports world, to a great extent, operates on a seasonal basis in which the majority of league games are played during a 90-day cycle, not including post-season playoffs.
The academic world, in many universities, is set up on a quarterly basis, with the fourth quarter usually being summer. Even academic institutions that operate on a semester schedule usually have nine-month terms, or three quarters of the year spent in class.
I’ve found a 90-day cycle of success to be a wonderful unit of time. It’s a time period that is long enough to plan for, begin, work hard at, and accomplish certain objectives. At the same time, it isn’t a year from now or forever. It is a short enough time to generate a sense of urgency. One of the problems with focusing on monthly goals is the gap in a month caused by events and holidays.
Tax time in April. Vacations in June, July or August. Christmas and other religious holidays, the World Series, the playoffs and the Super Bowl. These gaps present a problem in any given month. To sum up the concept of the 90-day season of success: It is a long enough period of time to accomplish something significant, yet it is a short enough time that there is urgency to act now.
Your 90-day season of success will build your motivation because, often, yearly or five-year goals are so distant that it’s easy to get discouraged and give up on them in frustration. When your goals are proximate and positively pressing, you’re more likely to muster the motivation necessary to achieve them. Before you begin your next 90-day success season, take an evening to go through the following exercises. To do this, I recommend you download the text from this newsletter, and block out some time for yourself when you’re alone and can think without being interrupted.
Exercise 1: Review your life-forming goals, and update your personal mission statement for your life or career.
Exercise 2: Take 15 minutes and write down your most important priorities personally and professionally for the next 90 days. Get your calendar and planner out, and start sequencing your action steps. Write down a list of to-dos, phone calls, e-mails and appointments you need to make.
Exercise 3: Now review your list from Exercise 2, and spend another 15 minutes adding things to that list that you want to do for your own personal entertainment or enlightenment.
Exercise 4: Take five minutes and record three things that tend to slip through the cracks in your professional life. Then do the same exercise for your personal life. These are things that you always mean to accomplish, but somehow never get around to doing.
Exercise 5: Create your “Seasonal Success Focus.” Review the specific goals and images of achievement you want to accomplish during the next 90 days in order to further your life’s mission. As you write these goals on paper or in your electronic diary, put a short statement as to the major benefit of accomplishing these goals.
Once you have done this review, determine what the present reality is—where are you right now in relation to the accomplishment of these goals.
This week, start thinking about your goals as “quarterly quotas.”
-- Denis Waitley
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If you would like more of his wisdom, please visit http://www.deniswaitley.com/
You can sign up for his wonderful free ezine. Patty DeDominic
The sports world, to a great extent, operates on a seasonal basis in which the majority of league games are played during a 90-day cycle, not including post-season playoffs.
The academic world, in many universities, is set up on a quarterly basis, with the fourth quarter usually being summer. Even academic institutions that operate on a semester schedule usually have nine-month terms, or three quarters of the year spent in class.
I’ve found a 90-day cycle of success to be a wonderful unit of time. It’s a time period that is long enough to plan for, begin, work hard at, and accomplish certain objectives. At the same time, it isn’t a year from now or forever. It is a short enough time to generate a sense of urgency. One of the problems with focusing on monthly goals is the gap in a month caused by events and holidays.
Tax time in April. Vacations in June, July or August. Christmas and other religious holidays, the World Series, the playoffs and the Super Bowl. These gaps present a problem in any given month. To sum up the concept of the 90-day season of success: It is a long enough period of time to accomplish something significant, yet it is a short enough time that there is urgency to act now.
Your 90-day season of success will build your motivation because, often, yearly or five-year goals are so distant that it’s easy to get discouraged and give up on them in frustration. When your goals are proximate and positively pressing, you’re more likely to muster the motivation necessary to achieve them. Before you begin your next 90-day success season, take an evening to go through the following exercises. To do this, I recommend you download the text from this newsletter, and block out some time for yourself when you’re alone and can think without being interrupted.
Exercise 1: Review your life-forming goals, and update your personal mission statement for your life or career.
Exercise 2: Take 15 minutes and write down your most important priorities personally and professionally for the next 90 days. Get your calendar and planner out, and start sequencing your action steps. Write down a list of to-dos, phone calls, e-mails and appointments you need to make.
Exercise 3: Now review your list from Exercise 2, and spend another 15 minutes adding things to that list that you want to do for your own personal entertainment or enlightenment.
Exercise 4: Take five minutes and record three things that tend to slip through the cracks in your professional life. Then do the same exercise for your personal life. These are things that you always mean to accomplish, but somehow never get around to doing.
Exercise 5: Create your “Seasonal Success Focus.” Review the specific goals and images of achievement you want to accomplish during the next 90 days in order to further your life’s mission. As you write these goals on paper or in your electronic diary, put a short statement as to the major benefit of accomplishing these goals.
Once you have done this review, determine what the present reality is—where are you right now in relation to the accomplishment of these goals.
This week, start thinking about your goals as “quarterly quotas.”
-- Denis Waitley
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If you would like more of his wisdom, please visit http://www.deniswaitley.com/
You can sign up for his wonderful free ezine. Patty DeDominic
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Tips for Employers, Joy Chen on Reference Checking
Nine Tips to Make Reference Checks Count
Do not ask the most commonly asked reference question: “Tell me about Susan’s strengths and weaknesses.” It prompts bland generalizations, and leads nowhere.
Here’s how to make reference checks count:
1. Create a roadmap. The goal of referencing isn’t to dig dirt, or to get gossip, but to verify a candidate’s fit for the position. Identify the specific skills, competencies and personal characteristics required for the position, and reference against those.
2. Focus on references from the past five years. People grow. Studies show that the best predictor of future behavior is immediate past behavior.
3. Conduct 360’ references. Don’t just speak with former bosses. If the candidate you are considering has already had some career success, she’s already shown some skill in managing upwards. Often, the most revealing references are provided by direct reports and peers.
4. Always go off-list. Inform the candidate that it’s your policy to identify and call people not on her list, and ask if she has any concerns with that. If yes, those concerns can be revealing. When speaking with her referees, always ask if there are others who might have different perspectives on what it was like to work with her. Then call them.
5. Take control of each call. Avoid wasting anyone’s time. Start each call knowing exactly what you’re after on that call. Could be one thing, or four, based on your referencing roadmap, and when and in what capacity this referee knows your candidate. Perhaps you have a question around a candidate’s departure from a certain job, or how well he manages his peers. If the conversation veers off-topic, promptly steer it right back to your agenda.
6. Get specific examples, then drill down. Don’t ask present-tense questions: “How does she…” Rather, get specific examples from the past: “Can you remember a time when Susan actively mentored a member of her team?” When you hear generalizations, get examples. For each example given, drill down to find out the original Situation, what Actions she took, and the Result of each example. S-A-R.
7. Identify developmental areas. One of my favorite questions, at the end, is: “If you were his executive coach, what would you have him working on in the next three years?” More effective than asking for the candidate’s weaknesses, and opens the door to further probing.
8. Hit Pause. If the referee ever hesitates, wait. People do not like breaks in conversation. Often, if you just wait, you’ll get the most revealing insights.
9. Take notes. Research shows that memories of conversations always are faulty, and are colored by one’s own opinions of the candidate. I always tap along on my computer, taking near-verbatim notes. When I review and type them up, I always see things I forgot were said. Try to take down nearly everything that’s said on your call, so you can later assemble your notes from all the calls to get a more rounded view of your candidate.
Five or six reference checks like this, lasting 45-60 minutes each, and you’re done. Yes, that’s a serious investment of time, but it pales in comparison to the cost of a wrong hire. And, if all works out, you’ll gain excellent insights for on-boarding your newest hire.
Want more tips and insights on recruiting, engaging and mobilizing your team? Subscribe to the blog at: www.JoyofHumanCapital.com.
Do not ask the most commonly asked reference question: “Tell me about Susan’s strengths and weaknesses.” It prompts bland generalizations, and leads nowhere.
Here’s how to make reference checks count:
1. Create a roadmap. The goal of referencing isn’t to dig dirt, or to get gossip, but to verify a candidate’s fit for the position. Identify the specific skills, competencies and personal characteristics required for the position, and reference against those.
2. Focus on references from the past five years. People grow. Studies show that the best predictor of future behavior is immediate past behavior.
3. Conduct 360’ references. Don’t just speak with former bosses. If the candidate you are considering has already had some career success, she’s already shown some skill in managing upwards. Often, the most revealing references are provided by direct reports and peers.
4. Always go off-list. Inform the candidate that it’s your policy to identify and call people not on her list, and ask if she has any concerns with that. If yes, those concerns can be revealing. When speaking with her referees, always ask if there are others who might have different perspectives on what it was like to work with her. Then call them.
5. Take control of each call. Avoid wasting anyone’s time. Start each call knowing exactly what you’re after on that call. Could be one thing, or four, based on your referencing roadmap, and when and in what capacity this referee knows your candidate. Perhaps you have a question around a candidate’s departure from a certain job, or how well he manages his peers. If the conversation veers off-topic, promptly steer it right back to your agenda.
6. Get specific examples, then drill down. Don’t ask present-tense questions: “How does she…” Rather, get specific examples from the past: “Can you remember a time when Susan actively mentored a member of her team?” When you hear generalizations, get examples. For each example given, drill down to find out the original Situation, what Actions she took, and the Result of each example. S-A-R.
7. Identify developmental areas. One of my favorite questions, at the end, is: “If you were his executive coach, what would you have him working on in the next three years?” More effective than asking for the candidate’s weaknesses, and opens the door to further probing.
8. Hit Pause. If the referee ever hesitates, wait. People do not like breaks in conversation. Often, if you just wait, you’ll get the most revealing insights.
9. Take notes. Research shows that memories of conversations always are faulty, and are colored by one’s own opinions of the candidate. I always tap along on my computer, taking near-verbatim notes. When I review and type them up, I always see things I forgot were said. Try to take down nearly everything that’s said on your call, so you can later assemble your notes from all the calls to get a more rounded view of your candidate.
Five or six reference checks like this, lasting 45-60 minutes each, and you’re done. Yes, that’s a serious investment of time, but it pales in comparison to the cost of a wrong hire. And, if all works out, you’ll gain excellent insights for on-boarding your newest hire.
Want more tips and insights on recruiting, engaging and mobilizing your team? Subscribe to the blog at: www.JoyofHumanCapital.com.
Building Teams in Trying Times
Diane Crampton has an exciting concept which she calls TIGERS.
That stands for
T. Trust
I. Interdependence
G. Genuineness
E. Empathy
R. Risk
S. Success
TIGERS Success Series has over 20 years experience with successful team building. Crampton says there are a number of common mistakes that leaders can and do make all of the time when it comes to team building success.
She says her readers can avoid costly and time consuming mistakes. Below she has given some tips and techniques to being wildly successful in your team building efforts.
TIGERS Team Building Success Now Tip #1:
Over the past eight weeks, I have been interviewing CEO's of Team Cultures for my upcoming book and have learned some great tips to share with you about how they are strategically benefiting from the downturn in the economy. Just like the TIGERS values (trust, interdependence, genuineness, empathy, risk and success), these tips offer common sense solutions that many individualistic cultures will find difficult to implement due to burdensome hierarchies and competitive infrastructure.
Fortunately, this is not the case for team cultures, which tend to be small to medium sized businesses with a loyal and entrepreneurial workforce that is cross trained and equipped to solve difficult problems at the lowest level of operation. Even in difficult economic times, their workforce is committed to winning as a team and is implementing energizing strategies without the grief, guilt and low morale associated with layoffs and career uncertainty.
The following are five ways forward-thinking leaders are using the recession to their benefit and are building and repositioning their teams for rapid recovery.
1. Surveying and contacting existing customers.
When business is bustling, it is often difficult to stop to sharpen the saw to determine what the company is doing correctly and to ask customers how service can be improved; how products can be improved; and, if customers had a wish list, what new products or services would benefit them.
Likewise, it is also difficult to take the time to initiate a phone call and add the personal touch to build loyal relationships. If through surveying and personal contact, a disappointment is discovered, there is no better time than now to correct perceptions and deliver over the top customer service, which can result in new orders.
2. Building new sales and customer service opportunities.
Once surveying and customer connecting is under way, building relationships gives team members the opportunity to discover from the customer's perspective what the customer's next growth strategies and service requirements will be. Team culture companies can then refine or research additional niches if it makes good strategic sense for collaborative growth benefit.
For example, one internet company is taking the time to train client employees on how to use social networks to build business during the recession. The goal is to build ongoing website and Internet marketing business growth.
3. Practicing employee skill building with client companies.
The same internet company that is teaching social networking to client companies is also training newer team members to train and mentor new employees. But since the company is not currently hiring and their training and development motto is "Use it or loose it", they are using new skills to help client companies grow during the recession.
For example, training and mentoring is a strategic on-boarding procedure the internet company uses when hiring new team members. However, the most horizontally trained team members will be needed to serve the next rapid business growth stage. Therefore, training junior team members on how to train and mentor future employees while practicing the skills they learn on existing clients helps the company reinforce systems, procedures and customer service for future rapid growth.
4. Investing in succession leadership training for key staff.
Often the first thing individualistic companies cut during a recession is training. The next thing is employees.
Leaders of team cultures know how difficult it is hire new employees who fit well with existing teams. Therefore, these leaders do everything they can to keep existing employees and to promote from within.
For example, one public relations company recently launched a vigorous 360 performance review to determine which senior team members are best suited for partnership status in preparation for the CEO's planned retirement.
5. Combining business planning with problem solving for rapid growth positioning.
Team culture leaders are focusing on basic team systems and processes that grew on their own without much guidance when business was good. By reviewing and refining those processes that drive the business and culling those that do not, companies are improving operations.
There are many more tips to come. For now though, recessions can serve business expansion when leaders take action on common sense strategies that build customer relationships, explore new niches, refine systems, improve procedures and develop team members.
For more strategies and to sign up for her free newsletter, please visit
www.teambuildingsuccessnow.com
That stands for
T. Trust
I. Interdependence
G. Genuineness
E. Empathy
R. Risk
S. Success
TIGERS Success Series has over 20 years experience with successful team building. Crampton says there are a number of common mistakes that leaders can and do make all of the time when it comes to team building success.
She says her readers can avoid costly and time consuming mistakes. Below she has given some tips and techniques to being wildly successful in your team building efforts.
TIGERS Team Building Success Now Tip #1:
Over the past eight weeks, I have been interviewing CEO's of Team Cultures for my upcoming book and have learned some great tips to share with you about how they are strategically benefiting from the downturn in the economy. Just like the TIGERS values (trust, interdependence, genuineness, empathy, risk and success), these tips offer common sense solutions that many individualistic cultures will find difficult to implement due to burdensome hierarchies and competitive infrastructure.
Fortunately, this is not the case for team cultures, which tend to be small to medium sized businesses with a loyal and entrepreneurial workforce that is cross trained and equipped to solve difficult problems at the lowest level of operation. Even in difficult economic times, their workforce is committed to winning as a team and is implementing energizing strategies without the grief, guilt and low morale associated with layoffs and career uncertainty.
The following are five ways forward-thinking leaders are using the recession to their benefit and are building and repositioning their teams for rapid recovery.
1. Surveying and contacting existing customers.
When business is bustling, it is often difficult to stop to sharpen the saw to determine what the company is doing correctly and to ask customers how service can be improved; how products can be improved; and, if customers had a wish list, what new products or services would benefit them.
Likewise, it is also difficult to take the time to initiate a phone call and add the personal touch to build loyal relationships. If through surveying and personal contact, a disappointment is discovered, there is no better time than now to correct perceptions and deliver over the top customer service, which can result in new orders.
2. Building new sales and customer service opportunities.
Once surveying and customer connecting is under way, building relationships gives team members the opportunity to discover from the customer's perspective what the customer's next growth strategies and service requirements will be. Team culture companies can then refine or research additional niches if it makes good strategic sense for collaborative growth benefit.
For example, one internet company is taking the time to train client employees on how to use social networks to build business during the recession. The goal is to build ongoing website and Internet marketing business growth.
3. Practicing employee skill building with client companies.
The same internet company that is teaching social networking to client companies is also training newer team members to train and mentor new employees. But since the company is not currently hiring and their training and development motto is "Use it or loose it", they are using new skills to help client companies grow during the recession.
For example, training and mentoring is a strategic on-boarding procedure the internet company uses when hiring new team members. However, the most horizontally trained team members will be needed to serve the next rapid business growth stage. Therefore, training junior team members on how to train and mentor future employees while practicing the skills they learn on existing clients helps the company reinforce systems, procedures and customer service for future rapid growth.
4. Investing in succession leadership training for key staff.
Often the first thing individualistic companies cut during a recession is training. The next thing is employees.
Leaders of team cultures know how difficult it is hire new employees who fit well with existing teams. Therefore, these leaders do everything they can to keep existing employees and to promote from within.
For example, one public relations company recently launched a vigorous 360 performance review to determine which senior team members are best suited for partnership status in preparation for the CEO's planned retirement.
5. Combining business planning with problem solving for rapid growth positioning.
Team culture leaders are focusing on basic team systems and processes that grew on their own without much guidance when business was good. By reviewing and refining those processes that drive the business and culling those that do not, companies are improving operations.
There are many more tips to come. For now though, recessions can serve business expansion when leaders take action on common sense strategies that build customer relationships, explore new niches, refine systems, improve procedures and develop team members.
For more strategies and to sign up for her free newsletter, please visit
www.teambuildingsuccessnow.com
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
New Magazine Opening Soon in California's Central Coast
This week I am quite excited about several new enterprises
we are incubating or coaching here in Santa Barbara.
Soon we'll announce a social enterprise set up to help non profits in the environmental sector raise funds and operate and educate more effectively. Janeen Swing who some of you know from last year's Womens Festivals is one of the dynamos behind this one.
Santa Barbara Woman Magazine.... filling the void left behind from Coastal Woman Magazine
and aspiring to one day look at gorgeous as Santa Barbara Magazine is in the infancy stages. We are hiring staff, albiet part time right now for these start ups. We also need commissioned advertising sales pros!
Executive Assistant, Part time...
I ran the following in Craig's list and could not believe the wonderful response we got. There are some extraordinary people on the hunt right now and I am determined to find the best of the best and look forward to an ever expanding mutual admiration society! We've got experts, writers, editors and artists all lined up. These are some of the best talents on the West Coast and I am thrilled that they have been proven to me over the years via their work with the Chamber of Commerce, SCORE or the National Association of Women Business Owners.
We will be adding some new folks however:
My Craig's List Posting:
I am an investor who is active in a number of businesses and I have a coaching/consulting firm which assists entrepreneurial and professional clients. I am also the founder of a number of organizations including an annual conference celebrating International Women’s Day in March of each year. http://www.dedominic.com/ http://www.womensfestivals.org/ http://www.thenewnewworldofwork.com/
The person I hire will have a combination of skills and will work part time. We can arrange flexible hours depending on your availability and capability to add value to my practice and investments.
We also utilize interns and you will be responsible for some supervision and direction of interns.
If you are interested in an Internship Opportunity please apply with a comment and your email address to me personally, at patty@dedominic.com
Paid positions require Computer and Internet skills. Knowledge of Word and other office software programs to produce documents, spreadsheets and blog entries. The person hired will be an excellent communicator, highly organized and self confident. Able to follow instructions and to carry projects forward with minimal supervision. Asks for clarification and priorities when unsure and gives feedback on progress.
We prefer a friendly, outgoing and eager assistant who wishes to make a positive difference in the world and in business. You must have great phone and communication manners; be a Self Starter, resourceful and flexible. Person hired must be able to pass a background check with no criminal history. Able to keep confidential documents and information in a safe and secure manner.
Duties:
Help keep our office well organized. Keep track of important short and long term projects. Filing, phones, messages, correspondence and email. You will help keep blogs and Facebook and some website projects up to date. We help move clients projects forward and facilitate introductions and your administrative assistance will play an important part in our practice.
Hours to be arranged for mutual advantage.
Please take a quick look at our website and write me a letter which outlines why we should meet and why you think you are probably the best person for me to hire for this job. I would like to hire soon and have the person start working approximately 10 hours per week in August. Yes, depending on your productivity there is the chance that this could work into full time eventually.
http://www.dedominic.com/ A business consulting and executive coaching practice based in Santa Barbara serving clients in California and across the USA.
http://www.womensfestivals.org/ March events held in Santa Barbara and other venues set up to celebrate the accomplishments and potential of women.
Thank you very much,..... if you are interested, please do put this in the subject line of your email..... "from the blog, Count me in for ________" then list your expertise! thanks!
patty@dedominic.com
we are incubating or coaching here in Santa Barbara.
Soon we'll announce a social enterprise set up to help non profits in the environmental sector raise funds and operate and educate more effectively. Janeen Swing who some of you know from last year's Womens Festivals is one of the dynamos behind this one.
Santa Barbara Woman Magazine.... filling the void left behind from Coastal Woman Magazine
and aspiring to one day look at gorgeous as Santa Barbara Magazine is in the infancy stages. We are hiring staff, albiet part time right now for these start ups. We also need commissioned advertising sales pros!
Executive Assistant, Part time...
I ran the following in Craig's list and could not believe the wonderful response we got. There are some extraordinary people on the hunt right now and I am determined to find the best of the best and look forward to an ever expanding mutual admiration society! We've got experts, writers, editors and artists all lined up. These are some of the best talents on the West Coast and I am thrilled that they have been proven to me over the years via their work with the Chamber of Commerce, SCORE or the National Association of Women Business Owners.
We will be adding some new folks however:
My Craig's List Posting:
I am an investor who is active in a number of businesses and I have a coaching/consulting firm which assists entrepreneurial and professional clients. I am also the founder of a number of organizations including an annual conference celebrating International Women’s Day in March of each year. http://www.dedominic.com/ http://www.womensfestivals.org/ http://www.thenewnewworldofwork.com/
The person I hire will have a combination of skills and will work part time. We can arrange flexible hours depending on your availability and capability to add value to my practice and investments.
We also utilize interns and you will be responsible for some supervision and direction of interns.
If you are interested in an Internship Opportunity please apply with a comment and your email address to me personally, at patty@dedominic.com
Paid positions require Computer and Internet skills. Knowledge of Word and other office software programs to produce documents, spreadsheets and blog entries. The person hired will be an excellent communicator, highly organized and self confident. Able to follow instructions and to carry projects forward with minimal supervision. Asks for clarification and priorities when unsure and gives feedback on progress.
We prefer a friendly, outgoing and eager assistant who wishes to make a positive difference in the world and in business. You must have great phone and communication manners; be a Self Starter, resourceful and flexible. Person hired must be able to pass a background check with no criminal history. Able to keep confidential documents and information in a safe and secure manner.
Duties:
Help keep our office well organized. Keep track of important short and long term projects. Filing, phones, messages, correspondence and email. You will help keep blogs and Facebook and some website projects up to date. We help move clients projects forward and facilitate introductions and your administrative assistance will play an important part in our practice.
Hours to be arranged for mutual advantage.
Please take a quick look at our website and write me a letter which outlines why we should meet and why you think you are probably the best person for me to hire for this job. I would like to hire soon and have the person start working approximately 10 hours per week in August. Yes, depending on your productivity there is the chance that this could work into full time eventually.
http://www.dedominic.com/ A business consulting and executive coaching practice based in Santa Barbara serving clients in California and across the USA.
http://www.womensfestivals.org/ March events held in Santa Barbara and other venues set up to celebrate the accomplishments and potential of women.
Thank you very much,..... if you are interested, please do put this in the subject line of your email..... "from the blog, Count me in for ________" then list your expertise! thanks!
patty@dedominic.com
Friday, July 17, 2009
DeDominic on How Smart Women Keep Their Job!
How Smart Women Keep their JOB
Top Tips of the Most Valuable Team Members
1. Stay alert to the “jungle drums” and on your feet!
2. Don’t wait for instructions, move forward towards company and department goals.
3. Remain flexible as changes are likely to come faster and more radically.
4. Ask for a meeting with your boss to get input on how you can add more value. Listen carefully.
5. Make recommendations for both cost savings and capturing strategic opportunities for your employer.
6. Try to look at the big picture while focusing on your own small part of the overall situation. Seeing both will enable you to come up with solution and avoid roadblocks more often.
Here is the detail
1. Stay Alert to the Jungle Drums!
Regarding staying alert, we found that people who kept their eyes and ears open but their mouths guarded fared better in chaotic work situations. CEO’s commented that they wanted people who were quick on the uptake but also able to make changes on a dime when necessary.
2. Don’ sit back and wait for instructions.
Supervisors usually appreciate and notice initiative. Make sure you know which direction your ship is headed and then set your sails for the company destination. Daily work towards the mission and directives, asking for feedback and giving feedback along the way.
3. Flexibility is key to being able to adapt to changes.
It is not “IF things change” but “WHEN” things change and how fast they change. Those who can swiftly adapt and assist management in persuading others to change rapidly are very valuable.
4. Get regular input!
Asking for the meeting shows you care and that you want to do more to help. People often get caught up in the doing and forget that planning will have payoffs IF you are clear on the priorities and have a process in place to communicate those priorities, urgent issues and special circumstances. Listen a lot……
5. Tough times call for innovative ideas both in the making money and in the savings areas. Think about ways you might make some positive changes if you owned the company and ask your boss about the feasibility of implementing some of those ideas. Careful not to criticize and try posing some more radical suggestions in the form of questions like “What do you think the result would be if we…….?”
6. Big picture thinking while still being able to deliver on your deadlines and important projects is critical. When you know what the desired end state is you can help with time savings processes and people.
For more advice on Jobs and career changes, please visit our free site
www.thenewnewworldofwork.com www.dedominic.com
Coaches to High Achievers
Top Tips of the Most Valuable Team Members
1. Stay alert to the “jungle drums” and on your feet!
2. Don’t wait for instructions, move forward towards company and department goals.
3. Remain flexible as changes are likely to come faster and more radically.
4. Ask for a meeting with your boss to get input on how you can add more value. Listen carefully.
5. Make recommendations for both cost savings and capturing strategic opportunities for your employer.
6. Try to look at the big picture while focusing on your own small part of the overall situation. Seeing both will enable you to come up with solution and avoid roadblocks more often.
Here is the detail
1. Stay Alert to the Jungle Drums!
Regarding staying alert, we found that people who kept their eyes and ears open but their mouths guarded fared better in chaotic work situations. CEO’s commented that they wanted people who were quick on the uptake but also able to make changes on a dime when necessary.
2. Don’ sit back and wait for instructions.
Supervisors usually appreciate and notice initiative. Make sure you know which direction your ship is headed and then set your sails for the company destination. Daily work towards the mission and directives, asking for feedback and giving feedback along the way.
3. Flexibility is key to being able to adapt to changes.
It is not “IF things change” but “WHEN” things change and how fast they change. Those who can swiftly adapt and assist management in persuading others to change rapidly are very valuable.
4. Get regular input!
Asking for the meeting shows you care and that you want to do more to help. People often get caught up in the doing and forget that planning will have payoffs IF you are clear on the priorities and have a process in place to communicate those priorities, urgent issues and special circumstances. Listen a lot……
5. Tough times call for innovative ideas both in the making money and in the savings areas. Think about ways you might make some positive changes if you owned the company and ask your boss about the feasibility of implementing some of those ideas. Careful not to criticize and try posing some more radical suggestions in the form of questions like “What do you think the result would be if we…….?”
6. Big picture thinking while still being able to deliver on your deadlines and important projects is critical. When you know what the desired end state is you can help with time savings processes and people.
For more advice on Jobs and career changes, please visit our free site
www.thenewnewworldofwork.com www.dedominic.com
Coaches to High Achievers
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