| Bring Out the Best | January 10, 2011 |
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Greetings!
 Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed some time off over the holidays with family and friends! Wow, 2011 is finally here, and I'm really excited -- I love the fresh-start feeling this time of year brings. It's as if there are new opportunities all around, just waiting for us to join in!
Why not begin the new year with a renewed commitment to enhance your leadership skills, so you can lead your team more effectively? Developing yourself as a leader is an ongoing process, and intentionality is the key!
Where to start? How about taking stock of who you are as a leader, and improving your skills to rise to your greatest potential.
Bringing Out the Best in You and Others will help you do just that - a self-paced, on-demand leadership course.
In this course, you'll discover how to:
- Understand personalities of others and what 'makes them tick'
- Learn appropriate responses to challenging people and situations
- Discover how to "live in your strengths" as a leader
As a result, you will be able to:
- Achieve higher staff morale
- Increase staff retention
- Create a more stable work environment
- Respond to challenging situations with ease
- Lead with confidence and effectiveness.
Every year I find ways to become more savvy in working with, and understanding the needs and behaviors of friends and colleagues. Click here to take a look and see for yourself how Bringing Out the Best in You and Others can help you start off right in 2011. You'll find one thing you can do in the Leadership tip below!
Happy New Year!
Unleash the leader within!
Teresa Gilbert
Pathways to Excellence, LLC
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MONDAY MORNING LEADERSHIP TIP #169
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Do you have someone in your life who is late for just about everything? Does it drive you crazy? Or are you a person who seems to always be running behind, and others are telling you that you need to get organized?
 This is one of many examples of opposites in people - personalities that clash over the simplest of things. Whether it's at home, in the workplace, at school - in all walks of life, conflict arises when personalities don't blend.
You know, the person that's always running late doesn't do that just to annoy you, honestly. And if you're a person who is always on time, or goes a little early for engagements, guess what - it drives that 'always running late' person crazy, too. They don't live life with tight boundaries; this causes them difficulty in the "time" arena. But it helps them be creative, and fully engaged in life; they are entertaining, spontaneous and fun. Understanding each other can make all the difference.
The answer? Learn how to see the situation through the eyes of a different personality. When you learn the reasons behind what causes a person to be early, on time, or late, it is much easier to adjust your own behaviors and responses to that person. The result? You bring out the best, both in you and in the other person, by minimizing or avoiding the conflict that could come.
The 'time issue' is just one example; there are many. Bringing Out the Best in You and Others gives you a simple tool to learn how to identify specific personalities simply by observing people , and in doing so, you will know how to communicate with them to bring you maximum effectiveness in the relationship. You can experience instant improvements to difficult relationships, as well as greatly enhanced relationships that are already good.
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Research shows that, the effectiveness of learning is increased fourfold when the participant is partnered with a Coach. A 1997 study showed training resulting in 22% increase in effectiveness, and when combined with coaching, it increased to 88%.
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| ABOUT TERESA |
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Teresa Gilbert is founder of Pathways to Excellence, LLC, a company devoted to inspring excellence in others, empowering them to rise to their potential and "unleash the leader within"! She is also a Consultant, Leadership Coach, and author.
If you liked today's issue, you'll love Teresa's dynamic coaching and training in the form of teleclasses, webinars, and on-site presentations.
While Teresa is best known for her expertise in leadership development, participants share with her that her biggest impact comes from her passion and philosophy of meeting participants where they are...and empowering them to take the next quantum leap to become all they want to be!
This, Teresa says, is the most important key to bringing out the best in all of us!
Teresa specializes in working with rising executives and managers to fully develop their leadership potential. Teresa has a Masters Degree in Education and 25 years experience in the field of management, administration, staff development and coaching.
You can learn more about Teresa and her webinar courses, workshops, and resources at www.leaderschampion.com.
Teresa Gilbert, "The Emerging Leader's Champion"
Pathways to Excellence, LLC
P.O.Box 2562, Carbondale, IL
teresa@teresagilbert.com
Phone: 618-658-2554
Fax: 618-223-5181
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