by Deanna Maio | Mar 17, 2024 | Building & Leading Your Team, Tools to Train Your Team
When it comes to communication, there are dos and don’ts. We have already discussed the dos. Effective communication depends as much on the speaker as it does the listener. But halves must be aligned in order for the exchange to be deemed successful. Now it’s time to...
by Deanna Maio | Mar 16, 2024 | Building & Leading Your Team, Productivity & Time Management, Tools to Train Your Team
Have you ever been talking to someone and thought, “This person just doesn’t get what I’m saying?” It could be that, while you are discussing the same topic, they have a different viewpoint altogether. In the world of work, we call that communication style. Keep...
by Deanna Maio | Mar 15, 2024 | Building & Leading Your Team, Tools to Train Your Team
Anyone who has ever been in charge of a group of people knows how hard it is to deal with performance issues. They’d rather be roasted on the spit instead of facing another employee face-to-face to discuss deficiencies with their performance within the company and/or...
by Deanna Maio | Mar 14, 2024 | Tools to Train Your Team
Part of the power of having a team of outsourced professionals and contractors is to let go of tasks and the need to oversee everything. Let’s face it, if you have to babysit your contractors and check in with them daily, then you’re not really saving yourself much...
by Deanna Maio | Mar 13, 2024 | Building & Leading Your Team, Productivity & Time Management, Tools to Train Your Team
We don’t live or work in a vacuum. At some point, we will have to depend on others for what we need. How will you get others on board your team? Influence is the ability to convey your ideas effectively to others. It is about negotiation, not manipulation. Here are...
by Deanna Maio | Mar 12, 2024 | Building & Leading Your Team, Productivity & Time Management, Tools to Train Your Team
When you work as a manager to a group of team members, what is the most important goal? There may be a variety of answers, but the one that we place at the top of the list is building a solid relationship. When you know your team members as individuals with their own...