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Time Management – Tip of the Day

• Use the Swiss Cheese approach to big tasks.   Poke holes in the big task by dividing the task into smaller segments.  . Order the segments by their importance and complete one segment at a time.

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

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

Assertiveness Training – Tip of the Day

• Ask yourself:  ‘How do I CHOSE to respond to the situation?”   To be successful all you need to do is make good choices and act with kindness.

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

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

Leadership – Meeting Challenges – Tips of the Week

When pressure mounts and difficult situations arise, asking yourself a few key questions will help you to learn from your challenges.

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

1. Ask yourself, “How did I get into this?”
2. Ask yourself, “What would a calm person do?”
3. Ask yourself, “Does this need to be done at all?”
4. Ask yourself, “What can I learn from this?”
5. Ask yourself, “What is this challenge telling me?”

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.

Business Writing Skills – Tips of the Day

• —  Avoid long sentences; ten words or less
• —  Include one idea per sentence
• —  One verb for every ten words

Our Toronto based business writing skills training workshop provides strategies and techniques to sharpen your business writing skills.

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

Communication Skills – Tip of the Day

• Be honest. If you mess up, own it! Trying to cover a mistake may make it worse; telling the truth will save time and give you an opportunity to recover if you recommend a solution

Our 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 communication skills training workshops and other management skills and leadership courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism.

Leadership – Supervisor – Tip of the Day

• Be specific about your expectations—always provide a deadline. Ask questions, to check understanding and if possible confirm in writing.

Our 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

Time Management – Tip of the Day

• Allow for uninterrupted time each day when you can focus on important tasks, relocate to a conference room or quiet area so you complete your essential tasks.

Our 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 time management skills course and other communications skills and leadership training programs and workshops can help you build your professionalism.

Conflict Resolution- Tips of the Week

Progress begins with difference.   We need to recognize that conflict is inevitable.

And value the opportunity to improve.

Eight ideas to increase your success in dealing with workplace conflict include:

1. Allow sufficient time to resolve issues.  Do not add undue stress by being in a crunch for decisions.
2. Confirm common ground/common goals.
3. Focus on the words that are being said, rather than the delivery style, facial expression or the tone of voice.
4. Remain unemotional, problem-solving oriented.
5. Repeat in your own words, their position to seek confirmation and to demonstrate your understanding.  Get their agreement.
6. Ask the other person to paraphrase to demonstrate their understanding of your position.
7. Work at negotiating differences.  Ask “What would it take to…?”
8. Isolate points of disagreement and then brainstorm to develop possible alternatives for each point.

Our conflict management training provides strategies and techniques to resolve conflict in everyday situations.  Our conflicts resolution in a union environment workshop is specific designed for handling challenging union issues.   Each training courses can be delivered at your location or in our location in Toronto.

Contact us today to find out how our training programs and workshops related to communications skills and leadership skills can help you build your professionalism.

Assertiveness Training – Tip of the Day

• Instead of seeking who is to blame — seek to solve the problem.

Our assertiveness skills training workshop provides the assertiveness skills essential to getting your ideas, plans and feelings across with confidence and conviction. The public workshops are located in Toronto.

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

Meeting Minutes – Tip of the Day

• Get the sleep you need.  Accurate minute taking requires effective listening.  Listening is directly impacted by the attention you pay.  Enable yourself by being in condition to do the job well.

Our Toronto based meeting minutes skills training workshop provides strategies and techniques to sharpen your minute taking writing skills.

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