Category: Office Work
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How to hold a meeting – new set of worksheets for Middle School Students
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Some great activities here for students to learn the skills to run a meeting. An important life skill that is not often taught in the classroom. Follow the link to my Teachers Pay Teachers store to find this pack of worksheets as well as a whole range of other quality…
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Your Growth Mindset
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Although this book hasn’t had 100% great reviews from the pundits, I must say that I enjoyed the sentiments that it focuses on. Since reading the material about how important it is to focus on avoiding a fixed mindset, I’ve noticed that there are plenty of examples around that could…
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Rewarding your employees
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There has always been a school of thought that employees are motivated by reward or acknowledgement. A congrats, a thank you, a well done, even a medal. But the sort of employee you want is the type that rewards themselves, through their own self-motivation.
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Induction
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The on boarding process is so important for any new team member. It is essential for the team leader to devote at least the first week to any new team member’s induction so that the standards and expectations are set from the very beginning. Induction should normally follow the sequence of whole…
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When Will I Learn?
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I have recently had to learn another lesson, and again the learning is about me not being able to suppress my ego. I had decided to visit another speaking club – a neighbouring one – and enthusiastically participated in the activities of the night. Impromptu speeches, short contributions, brainstorming exercises…
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The Principles
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This made an impact on me. Not all original content, but some very thought provoking concepts and links. I particularly followed up on The Principles – management principles – that made Breakwater Associates great. The Principles of management at Breakwater are based on robust relationships and strong feedback within the team.…
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Transferrable Skills
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Communication skills Speaking effectively Writing concisely Listening attentively Expressing ideas Facilitating group discussion Providing appropriate feedback Negotiating Perceiving nonverbal messages Persuading Reporting information Describing feelings Interviewing Editing Research & Planning skills Forecasting predicting Creating ideas Identifying problems Imagining alternatives Identifying resources Gathering information Solving problems Setting goals Extracting important…
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Team Engagement
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When I look after a team and expect high performance, to me, it is about team engagement. And team engagement is mainly about communication – real communication. I have been battling with how to achieve this level of real communication with a team that is spread across the nation, and…