Training is about imparting knowledge, developing skills, and changing attitudes. Exercises in training programs must be designed properly to maximize the desired results. Effective training classes incorporate the appropriate level of exercises for you to achieve those results. Do you know the four levels of learning exercises? Do you know the best training method and format to achieve the desired level of learning?
21 Inspiring Quotes for Leaders
I’ve always loved the wisdom found in a short statement. In keynote speaker terms, we call these “sticky statements.” If you’re speaking to an audience and you make a statement that causes everyone to write it down, you just gave them a sticky statement. As we’ve brought the first quarter of 2018 to a close …
“Dear Younger Me…” – 5 Things I wish I knew as a young Sales Professional
I was driving and listening to the radio (KLOVE) when a song by Mercy Me started. It gripped me from the opening line. “Dear younger me, where do I start?…”The song itself is powerful and it made a lasting impression on me because it made me think. I’m 30 years out of high school and …
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Part 3 of 3: How to Turn Your Presence into LEADER Presence
“How is leader presence any different from normal presence?” My student asked this question immediately after I defined the two elements that make up a first impression; your perceived confidence and your approachability. My student persisted with a follow up question before I could even respond, “I mean, isn’t your presence just these two things, …
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Part 2 of 3: FIVE Ways to Develop Leadership Approachability
The conference call went silent for only a second while she was thinking. Then my boss said, “Russ can be there. Set up the meeting.” Well, it looks like I was about to book a flight to Boston from Houston. Without any thought to my personal schedule, my pregnant wife, or my 2-year-old son. I’m …
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Leaders Want These Two Skills In 2018
I’ve noticed a trend in our customers’ professional development requests. This trend began about 4 years ago. What I found interesting was that each customer was working on the same specific need. This specific need was actually created by an entire generation. That generation is the Baby Boomer Generation. The Coming Storm Baby Boomers are retiring …
Four questions to answer before speaking to any audience
It was “Meet the Teacher Night” at the High School for my wife and I before the school year started. My son was an incoming freshman this year. My wife and I made our rounds from one classroom to another, following my son’s new class schedule. We were excited for him starting this next chapter in his …
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Poor presentations in meetings are costing you serious money
How much do poor meetings actually cost an organization? While this number will be different for every company, we looked into the research… and the numbers might surprise you! A study conducted by Bain Capital showed that one Executive Briefing meeting at a Fortune 500 company consumed 300,000 hours of time in a single year. Another …
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