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Stress and stress related health issues arise from procrastination.

Six ideas to increase success in overcoming procrastination include:

1. Plan ahead so you never ever miss a deadline.
2. Start early to maintain quality.
3. Know what needs to be done every day.
4. Just starting on any aspect of an intimidating project will result in inertia and keep you going.
5. Think about how you behave when you procrastinate.   What do you do? i.e. talk; read; eat
6. Every day, always complete the most important activities first.

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.

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Be a real leader!

Five ideas to increase your personal success include:

1. Observe and copy winners’ dress, speech patterns, behaviours.
2. Listen to understand underlying intentions; not just words
3. Think and behave positively!
4. Find solutions; forget about finding blame
5. Make a conscious choice to be cheerful!

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.

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Eight ideas to increase your ability to listen effectively:

1. Show that you understand by summarizing what was said.
2. Ask for additional confirmations and clarifications.
3. Ask for examples.
4. Empathize
5. Be receptive to new opportunities.
6. Be accepting of new ideas.
7. Focus on the intention behind the words.
8. Question when what is said is not clear because of the vocal tone.

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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Success means being able to answer yes to the following questions:

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

Nine ideas to increase your personal success include:

1. Take responsibility for what you’re doing;
2. Take responsibility for how you’re behaving,
3. Take responsibility for how you’re responding
4. Take responsibility for how you’re thinking.
5. Take responsibility for what you say.
6. Switch from reacting to the pro-active mode.
7. Accept that you can make choices.
8. Increase your self-esteem to increase your productivity.
9. Remind yourself “five things that are good about you” frequently throughout every day.

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

Less procrastination means productivity!

Five ideas to increase your success include:

1. Start each day knowing which tasks need to be completed that day.
2. Complete all your “A” priorities before starting any other tasks.
3. Ask for or assign a specific deadline to every task you accept.
4. “As soon as possible” does not exist, be specific.
5. Tasks that do not have to be completed today should be organized by their start date

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

 Two-way communication reduces communication misunderstandings.

Six ideas to increase your success include:

1. Ask open questions to gain information,
2. Recognize that information gives you power.
3. 7% of your message comes from words; 93% comes from sound, look and behaviour.
4. Perceptions are not fact and can be a barrier to communication.
5. Seek the intended message; not your perception.
6. Overcome your biases and prejudices.

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

Effective time management is a series of great habits.  Discipline is the key strategy that works!

Three ideas to increase your success include:

1. Decide when you need to start a task.
2. Keep track of your “To Do’s” in planner the specific day you will start not finish them.
3. Consider activities key to both short and long term goals or projects.

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.

Seven ideas to increase success include:

1. Practice staying calm when the stakes are high.
2. Plan to stay calm before engaging with a challenging person.
3. Elongate your breaths.
4. Pause before you speaking.
5. Fix the problem for the future.
6. Check emotions at the door.
7. Reframe a situation so you understand person’s 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.

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

The number 1 problem in any organization is Communication.

Four ideas to increase your communication success include:

1. Understand that effective communication is a process.  Engaging in back and forth interaction/discussion until actual understanding is transferred is essential.
2. Show your understanding by repeating what you think the other person is saying
3. Ask the other person to repeat their understanding.
4. Paraphrase the other person’s position before you disagree with anyone,

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

People resist change naturally.  The right formula can overcome their resistance.

Eight ideas to increase success include:

1. Invite participation to gain commitment.
2. Outline why the change is necessary.
3. Highlight the benefits of the change to the individual(s).
4. Discuss how the change will impact those involved.
5. Share the considerations you’ve made before the decision to change.
6. Ask for their concerns.
7. Ask for their questions.
8. Request their support by asking “Can I count on you to make this change?”

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.

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