Tips of the week

Assertiveness Skills

Assertiveness Skills –

Challenging situations make many people are uncomfortable. Some avoid saying what they need to say when they think they may offend others. Some say it and come on too strong and actually offending. Knowing how to act assertively enable you to express concerns in a productive way.

Three ideas to increase success include:

  1. Three R’s include: Be realistic, responsible and respectful.
  2. Build your confidence by focusing on “what’s good about you?”
  3. Begin sentences with “I” followed by “expected” or “prefer” or “need”, when you’re giving feedback that might offend.

Our Toronto based assertiveness skills training workshop provides the assertiveness skills essential to getting your ideas, plans and feelings across with confidence and conviction.

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2018-05-17T17:08:56-04:00May 22nd, 2018|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Time Management

 

Procrastination can result in performance problems. Being rushed can result in quality issues and missed deadlines. It is the number one cause of stress and stress related health issues..

Four ideas to increase success in overcoming procrastination include:

  1. Think ahead. Plan. Thinking about what you need to compete is a step forward.
  2. Just getting started will allow inertia to keep you going.
  3. Recognize what you do when you procrastinate.   Are you socializing; reading; snacking?
  4. Knowing your procrastination behaviours will help you realize when you need to move forward to do something more important.

Our Toronto based time management skills training workshop provides the time management skills essential zero in on the areas that will provide the greatest return.  Participants develop the methods to step out of the states of overwhelm, frustration, disorder, anxiety and lack of control into the state of mastery and satisfaction.

Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based time management skills course and other communications skills and leadership training programs and workshops can help you build your professionalism.

2018-05-09T13:21:49-04:00May 17th, 2018|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Leadership

Leadership –

Behave like a winner!

Four ideas to increase your personal success include:

  1. Look and sound the part. – how do winners dress, speak, act.
  2. Improve your listening skills.  If their lips are moving you need to be listening
  3. Think, act, be positive! Focus on the positives or solutions.
  4. Make a choice to be happy!

Our Toronto leadership training course provides leadership strategies and techniques to shape your performance as a supervisor or team leader. The program will assist you to influence others.

Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based leadership skills training seminars and other communications skills supervisory skills workshops can help you build your professionalism.

2018-05-09T13:17:51-04:00May 14th, 2018|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Communication – Listening Skills

Communication – Listening Skills –

Seven ideas to increase your ability to listen effectively:

  1. Paraphrase.
  2. Permit the speaker to confirm your understanding or offer clarification.
  3. Show empathy.
  4. Be open minded.
  5. Be ready to learn.
  6. Focus on the intention as well as for the content.
  7. Explore beyond the words by probing for the real meaning.

Our Toronto based communication skills training workshop provides the communication skills for performing positively and clearly to enhance your career and personal success.

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2018-05-02T14:13:36-04:00May 10th, 2018|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Leadership Success

Leadership Success –

How do you measure your success? Answer yes to these two questions:

  • Are you happy with the way you spend your time?
  • Are you happy with your relationships?

Six ideas to increase your personal success include:

  1. Take responsibility for what you’re doing; how you’re behaving, responding or thinking.
  2. Get out of the reactive mode and into the pro-active mode.
  3. Make choices.
  4. Build your self-esteem; to increase your productivity.  Remind yourself “five things that are good about you” three times every day.
  5. Identify attainable and relevant goals.
  6. Identify the activities necessary to accomplish the goals and complete the activities.

Our Toronto leadership training course provides leadership strategies and techniques to shape your performance as a supervisor or team leader. The program will assist you to influence others.

Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based leadership skills training seminars and other communications skills supervisory skills workshops can help you build your professionalism

2018-05-02T14:08:42-04:00May 7th, 2018|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Time Management

Time Management –

Having time for what’s important to you should be your goal! It means becoming more productive by procrastinating less.

Three ideas to increase your success include:

  1. Start with tasks that have to be completed on that day.  Finish all of these activities before moving on.
  2. Make sure that every assignment given to you has a specific deadline. As soon as possible” is not specific.
  3. Organize assignments that do not have to be done today by the date they need to be started.

Our Toronto based time management skills training workshop provides the time management skills essential zero in on the areas that will provide the greatest return.  Participants develop the methods to step out of the states of overwhelm, frustration, disorder, anxiety and lack of control into the state of mastery and satisfaction.

Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based time management skills training and other communications skills and leadership courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism.

2018-04-26T13:25:46-04:00May 3rd, 2018|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Communication Skills

Communication Skills –

Avoid misunderstanding by practicing two-way discussions.

Three ideas to increase your success include:

  1. Use open questions to gather a lot of information, i.e. start with ”how” or “tell me”.   When you gain information you actually gain power.
  2. The way you sound, look and behave accounts for 93% of any message you are sending.
  3. Perception can be a barrier to effective communication.   Become aware of your own biases and prejudices. Make real effort to understand the real message whenever your perception barriers may be competing.

Our Toronto based Communication skills training workshop provides the communication skills for performing positively and clearly to enhance your career and personal success.

Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based communication skills training and other management skills and leadership courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism.

2018-04-26T13:22:37-04:00April 30th, 2018|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Dealing With Difficult People

Dealing With Difficult People –

 

Four ideas to increase success include:

  1. Remain calm before you interact with any difficult people. This first step will change how you react to them.
  2. Focus on the problem; not the blame.
  3. Determine any causes of your emotions;
  4. Try to reframe the situation to see another perspective

 

Our Toronto based Dealing with Difficult People skills training workshop and our Developing Emotional Intelligence skills training workshop provide the skills to master challenging situations.

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2018-04-11T13:06:48-04:00April 23rd, 2018|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Time Management

Time Management –

Time Management is a myth! Self-discipline or great habits is what we really are dealing with to be effective.

Four ideas to increase your success include:

  1. Use a daily planner and write or enter all of your “To Do’s” on a specific day.
  2. Include activities that are related to both your short term and long term goals.
  3. Determine when you need to start an assignment… could be days or weeks before it’s due.
  4. Execute activities based on the start time not the completion deadline.

 

Our Toronto based time management skills training workshop provides the time management skills essential zero in on the areas that will provide the greatest return.  Participants develop the methods to step out of the states of overwhelm, frustration, disorder, anxiety and lack of control into the state of mastery and satisfaction.

Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based time management skills training and other communications skills and leadership courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism.

 

2018-04-11T13:09:17-04:00April 23rd, 2018|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Communication Skills

Communication Skills –

The #1 problem in every organization is Communication Skills.

Three ideas to increase your communication success include:

 

  1. Recognize that effective communication is a process. This means ongoing interaction with the other person until understanding is transferred.
  2. Demonstrate your understanding by paraphrasing, i.e. repeat what you think the person is saying. Be sure to get their agreement.
  3. Paraphrasing also demonstrates your understanding. Before you disagree with anyone, always paraphrase to show them you understand..

 

Our Toronto based Communication skills training workshop provides the communication skills for interacting positively and clearly to enhance your career and personal success.

Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based communication skills training and other management skills and leadership courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism.

2018-04-04T14:00:59-04:00April 19th, 2018|Tips of the week|0 Comments