The most productive individuals are those who have mastered the art of taking care of emergency situations, unexpected and unplanned, that require immediate attention to prevent serious consequences. “Firefighting” is the usual term for handling a crisis. “Firefighting” ranges from such relatively simple problems as soothing an unhappy customer to solving a major emergency production … Read more
Anything that hampers listening sets up barriers that prevent understanding and closes the door to the goal of communication – producing constructive action. Barriers to listening are found in physical situations, in attitudes, and in behavior. Awareness of barriers allows you to take appropriate action to keep the door to communication open. Physical Barriers Environmental … Read more
Anything that shapes one’s thinking or behavior is a conditioning influence. A conditioning influence may originate either internally or externally. The three most common conditioning influences are the family, the social environment, and personal attitudes toward mistakes and failure. Family We sometimes overlook the fact that we are most often conditioned by influence rather than … Read more
Improved time management offers one of the quickest, easiest, and most effective strategies for improving productivity and increasing results. Because it does not require additional technical skill and job knowledge, everyone is capable of learning how to manage time more successfully. Here are benefits of time management:
Nothing contributes to a positive self-image quite like competence. One who seems uncertain of information, skills, or self quickly experiences an erosion of self-image.To become more competent, do your homework. Learn more about your job and your organization. When you know what you are talking about, it is easier to be self confident and courageous. Your positive … Read more
Increasing productivity means surpassing your previous best. It happens only when you adopt new goals that build upon past performances. Adopt and nurture the “Let’s beat our best” attitude with team members on a one-on-one basis. Earn behind-the-scenes agreement and commitment from key group members before presenting new, challenging goals to the entire team. Lay … Read more
Anything that shapes one’s thinking or behavior is a conditioning influence. A conditioning influence may originate either internally or externally. The three most common conditioning influences are the family, the social environment and personal attitudes toward mistakes and failure. FamilyWe sometimes overlook the fact that we are most often conditioned by influence rather than by … Read more
Dealing with Old Attitudes As you grow in personal leadership, the excitement you experience in achievingnew goals is so fulfilling that you will never want to give up the rewards of this way of life. The gratification you receive from exercising personal leadership makes it hard to believe that it would be possible to live any other … Read more
The specific method or process for developing skilled team members varies with what is to be taught, the learning abilities of the people involved, and their prior experience.This basic approach can be followed as a general outline for instruction on any type of development: ◆ Explain what is to be done and why. Tell team members … Read more
A dilemma you may encounter in the process of using affirmation as a tool for developing personal leadership is the difficulty experienced in accepting an affirmation as a statement of reality when you know that it is not – as of yet – true. At this point, the art of visualization enables you to move … Read more