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Time Management

Time Management –

 

If crisis occur frequently chances are there’s a need for change.

Eight ideas to increase your success in avoiding & managing crisis include:

  1. Figure out what really counts.
  2. Finish one activity before moving on to another.
  3. Avoid interrupting yourself.
  4. Stay focused on completing tasks.
  5. Develop multiple possible solutions for potential crisis.
  6. Overestimate the time you’ll need to complete tasks.
  7. Underestimate the time you have available to complete tasks.
  8. See each crisis as an opportunity to improve.

 

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.  The next workshop is scheduled for April 18, 2019.

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.

2020-02-20T08:52:06-05:00March 12th, 2020|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Project Management

Project Management –

 

Find ways get better! Strive for continuous improvement!

Four questions to ask yourself after completing an assignment or project include:

  1. What did I learn from this experience?
  2. What technology would help me next time?
  3. How do I need to change timelines?
  4. What budget adjustments should I make next time?

 

Our Toronto based project management skills training workshop provides the project management skills for effective project planning and control.

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

2020-02-20T08:50:18-05:00March 9th, 2020|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Time Management

Time Management –

 

When crisis strikes, strike back!

Seven ideas to increase your success in avoiding & managing crisis include:

  1. Stay calm.
  2. Use your extra adrenaline to find creative solutions.
  3. Run the crisis by thinking and planning…
  4. Minimize the chance of a a second crisis by acting carefully.
  5. Delegate whatever you can
  6. Don’t start another fire by losing sight of the big picture.
  7. Keep focused on your A1 priority.
  8. Generate multiple possible solutions.
  9. Set up controls to ensure the situation doesn’t recur.

 

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. The next public time management workshop is scheduled for April 18, 2019.

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.

2020-02-20T08:49:35-05:00March 5th, 2020|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Project Management

Project Management –

 

In order to improve your project management skills consistently seek feedback.

Four questions to ask yourself after completing a project include:

 

  1. What did I learn from this process?
  2. What would I do differently?
  3. What recommendations should I make for the future?
  4. What techniques, strategies or systems would be helpful in the future?

 

Our Toronto based project management skills training workshop provides the project management skills for effective project planning and control.  The next public workshop is scheduled for March 19, 2019

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

2020-02-20T08:48:43-05:00March 2nd, 2020|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Leadership Skills

Leadership Skills –

 

Whenever you face a challenge ask yourself the important questions.

Five questions to increase your success in dealing with challenges include:

  1. “How did this happen?”
  2. “What would a practical person do?”
  3. “Does anything need to be done?”
  4. “What can I learn from this situation?”
  5. “Is there message here?”

 

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

Contact us today to find out how our leadership skills training seminars and other communications skills supervisory skills courses can help you build your professionalism.  Public workshop take place in Toronto.

2020-02-19T12:28:57-05:00February 27th, 2020|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Change Happens!

Change Happens! –

 

Excelling through change is better than coping with change.

Six ideas to help you understand the nature and impact of change.

  1. See changes as a positive opportunity
  2. Change is the foundation for improvement.
  3. Look for the potential.
  4. Act with fluidity during any change.
  5. Identify lots of questions concerning the change.
  6. Understand its reasons; its impact; its challenges etc.

Our Toronto based change happens skills training workshop provides the communication skills for performing positively and clearly to enhance your career and personal success. Other workshops of interest may include: change management

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.

2020-02-19T12:28:04-05:00February 24th, 2020|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Time Management

Time Management – 

 

It’s a constant challenge to get more done in less time!

Five ideas to increase your success in managing your time include:

  1. Begin with your top priorities. Get the most important things, your “A”s done first.
  2. Walk quickly or don’t look up to discourage interruptions.
  3. Learn to say no and then add an alternative – except if it’s your boss asking.
  4. If your boss is asking, say “happy to do that for you” however here’s what may not get done.
  5. Organize your workspace each day.
  6. Stop providing answers to the same questions – teach others how to find answers.

 

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.

2020-02-12T12:47:11-05:00February 20th, 2020|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Communication Skills

Communication Skills –

 

Set projecting that you are caring, capable, interested and organize whenever you communicate on the telephone.

Eleven ideas to increase your success with the telephone include:

  1. Remember the way you say it is most important; 10% what you say and 80% the way you say it.
  2. Be prepared to record of all important information.
  3. Be a “professional “– stay unemotional, problem-solving oriented.
  4. Practice being consist.
  5. Critique yourself – ask for feedback from people you trust.
  6. Smile when you speak on the phone.
  7. Never show agitation or fatigue.
  8. End every interaction graciously
  9. Stay cool and collected.
  10. Project energy
  11. Focus on what you can do; skip what you can’t do.

 

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.

2020-02-12T12:46:22-05:00February 17th, 2020|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Leadership

Leadership –

 

Work at being problem solving oriented.

 

Eleven ideas to increase your success in problem-solving include:

  1. State the problem in the form of many different questions.
  2. Decide what criteria should be used to make the decision?
  3. Ask what will the solution look like?
  4. Ask what concerns will you have addressed?
  5. Ask what factors need to be considered?
  6. List of all of the possible causes of the problem.
  7. Generate multiple possible solutions to each of the possible causes.
  8. Select the best possible solutions
  9. Compare tyour choices to your solution criteria.
  10. Implement.
  11. Follow-up to access the success of your problem-solving process.

 

Our Toronto problem solving and  leadership training workshops provides leadership strategies and techniques to shape your performance as a supervisor or team leader.  The course 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 courses can help you build your professionalism.

2020-02-07T13:39:01-05:00February 13th, 2020|Tips of the week|0 Comments

Change Happens

Change Happens –

 

Like taxes and death, you can count on change! It’s inevitable.

Five ideas to help you move from your reality to a new reality.

  1. Viewing change as positive is a big change in natural reaction,
  2. Seeing change as an opportunity for improvement is key.
  3. Consider the potential benefit.
  4. Look for the value.
  5. Work harder to make change successful.

Our Toronto based change happens skills training workshop provides the communication skills for performing positively and clearly to enhance your career and personal success. Other workshops of interest may include: change management

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.

2020-02-07T13:37:34-05:00February 10th, 2020|Tips of the week|0 Comments