Posts tagged Quick Tips
Quick Tips: Giving Feedback
Jul 25th
Guidelines for giving difficult feedback
- First think about what you are trying to achieve from the feedback
- Have a positive intent in mind – look to help the person
- Analyse how the person might react
- Create the right environment – think about when you give the feedback
- Think carefully about the words you use
- Avoid using statements like “You have a bad attitude…”
- Be solutions focused not problem focused
- Use facts only – Never use hearsay
- Don’t dress the feedback up – be direct don’t go round the houses
- Offer feedback to a person – don’t force someone to accept
Quick Tips: Be better at Change
Feb 18th
The world of work and business is changing rapidly at the moment and there seems to be a high level of economic uncertainty. For many people this constant and rapid change can make them feel out of control. This in turn can create distress and stress. If you are a business leader having to manage Change can be equally as difficult and stressful. One way of combating the impact of change is to get in control and if you are a leader help others to understand Change. Here are 10 Quick Tips to boost your ability to cope with Change. More >
Quick Tips: Customer Focus
Dec 10th
In this current tough economic climate customers are thinking twice before spending money. One way to ensure customers choose to spend with you is to make sure you really look after them. Here are some quick tips about Customer Focus.
Quick Tips: Planning and Organising
Nov 10th
In the current climate where we all seem to be needing to do more with less, whether it is more tasks to do with less time or less cost. Being efficient and effective with your planning can impact on how well you use your time and what you achieve. Planning effectively can also help you to feel less stressed and in more control. Here are some handy tips to improve your ability to plan
Quick Tips: Decision Making
Oct 8th
Do you struggle with decision making? Do you spend time weighing up what to do? Do you find you procrastinate on making decisions? If this sounds like you then here are some quick tips for making decisions. More >
Quick Tips: Get the Results you want
Sep 6th
How focused are you on achieving results? Do you even know what you’re trying to achieve and why? Perhaps like me you’re a person who starts each week with an enormous to do list but finds themselves side-tracked on Monday morning? Perhaps you’re a person who has too much to do each week? Here’s some Quick Tips to boost your focus on results. More >
Quick Tips: Be a better Leader
Aug 20th
In times of economic uncertainty good Leadership is even more crucial. Are you a Manager or are you a Leader? Are you the sort of Leader your people want to work for? Do you know what you need to do to develop your Leadership ability? Here are some tips to boost your Leadership ability. More >
Quick Tips: Be a better Team Player
Jul 19th
In the current economic climate, how the team pull together and how you lead them is crucial to success. Here are some Quick Tips to “Boosting the Team you work in or Lead” More >
Quick Tips: Developing Others
Jun 2nd
When we learn something new we feel good. If you are a leader or manager of others and can help develop them , you will have more motivated and productive staff. Here are some tips to boost your abilty to develop others.
1. Help them to analyse what learning gaps they have – try this quick questionnaire to analyse gaps
2. Understand your role in helping people learn
3. Understand the difference between “training” and “learning”
4. Be “available” to others – give people a little time
5. Understand how people prefer to learn – it’s not always attending a training course
6. Give constructive feedback where possible
7. Give people time to develop
8. Become a 5 min coach – Little and often
9. Utilise peoples strengths to share best practice and mentor others
10. Invest in a Coach to develop others – Contact denise@enablingtransitions.co.uk for more details about how coaching can be a quick and cost effective way to develop yourself and others..
Quick Tips: Develop Yourself
May 2nd
Successful people always seem to want to learn more and develop themselves further. They actively seek out personal development opportunities. So do you have a personal development plan? If you want to boost your personal development and enhance your success, here are some tips to help. More >