In the late 1980's, early '90's, a program entitled "Working Together" was the #1 program I taught in organizations all over the country. This program, featuring a unique approach to communications skills and teamwork, brought me several of the "management application" stories I'm still using today. Unfortunately, the program became unavailable and I stopped teaching it. The good news -- it's back in a whole new version -- and it's better than ever.
Communication is the #1 source of more than 80% of organizational problems -- the skill most frequently mentioned by senior executives as something that needs to be improved. Here's a program that really makes a difference. And the next piece of good news: I just spent two days in Colorado with the program author, earning my "re-energized" certification to teach this program.
The I-SkillsZone
The Premier Communication Skills System. The ability to understand and communicate positive solutions to critical situations is essential to work well in a fast-paced, complex, competitive, and an often high-pressure business environment. The "I" in I-SkillsZone stands for:
· Resolving Important Issues with Information
· Influencing others
· Operating with Integrity
· Managing Self - what "I" bring to each situation
· Increasing Interpersonal effectiveness
The "SkillsZone" provides 6 talking and 5 listening skills - constructive choices - for dealing with any issue, effectively and productively.
Do Business in the I-SkillsZone
Businesses spend large sums of money on hardware and software to build "common operating systems" for connecting computers throughout their organizations. Yet it is the people that make the difference - how well they process and communicate information. With the I-SkillsZone system in place throughout an organization, a company's culture becomes a "common collaborative human operating system." This means people are on same page, sharing a common language and process for discovering, discussing, and aligning critical issues. As a result, they conduct more productive conversations and resolve differences, one-on-one and in teams, while building strong relationships up, down, and across the company. Customers benefit too. Profitability increases as folks operate efficiently within the I-SkillsZone.
The I-SkillsZone is available in a variety of formats, ranging from a in-depth skills, application, and practice program over two days to a one day program for intact teams. For each of these programs, instructions is an outstanding combination of conceptual, practical, and tool-based materials presented in a lively environment of visual and kinestetic learning.
Contact me for additional information -- or to schedule a "pilot" program in your organization for this excellent program. Send me an e-mail with your address and I'll mail a complimentary "Preview CD" that provides a detailed overview of the "I-Skills Program."
Jim Schreier
farcliffs@sbcglobal.net
www.farcliffs.com
414-545-9688
P.S. This program is more than just "communication skills." Because it is a "systems" approach to communications, it provides more than the skills -- it provides clear "levers for change" in addressing organizational culture and major organizational issues. In addition, the program includes structured templates for improved team performance, dealing with difficult issues, providing both constructive and positive feedback, and coaching skills.
