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7 Things You Need to Know About Employee Motivation The process of learning how to best motivate your employees is long but rewarding. And as employee motivation is one of the greatest factors that influence your business’s ability to generate profit, it’s important that you know how to motivate the people working for you in the most effective way.7 Things You Need to Know "Shut up; wear your Nike’s, just do it." And so I did. To my surprise it works. It works darn well too. In fact, I have given this suggestion to many clients. Yes, they too rolled their eyes because it seems so ridiculously simple. I went on to use this on a daily basis. Every night before I went home I updated my index cards. I crossed out the previous message, no new cards until there wasn't any more room on the card, and wrote in the last thing I did on that project a How to Think Like an Entrepreneur Have you ever returned to your office after time away to find where you left off and what priorities you are working had escaped your memory?Creating your own wealth is easier than you think! Having the right mindset is key. The definition of an entrepreneur is someone who doesn't just run a business, they live their business: willing to take risks, and willing to do the work. There are a few guidelines to help you maximize your success as an entrepreneur:1. VI I have. Too many times before I learned this... Before I share the answer, come and experience my journey to the answer. A year or so ago, I was returning after just taking Sunday off. That night, as I sat at home in my easy chair with my feet up and my review journal, I closed my eyes and remembered my day. Beginning from the time my feet hit the carpet to where I was now. It wasn't a productive day and my critic was trying to justify it away with, "Its okay, nobody has a productive day after coming back from vacation." This was an eye opener for sure. I spent too much time fooling around with e-mails as I figured where I left off. During my review, I felt that lost feeling I was experiencing that morning that I kept pushing away. A few days passed. Then another Monday and I began to experience this again. This time I knew it needed to STOP before I got deeper into the day. "But how" I asked myself. I sat quiet and listened. "Index cards" my mind answered. "Index cards?" "Oh, okay," my mind responded but just because there isn't something better coming up. Kindergarten Planning Works: And Works Extraordinarily Well By Catherine Franz I went into the supply cabinet and pulled out a stack of index cards. Back at my desk, I sat staring at them. What’s next? "Shhh...quiet...listen!" So, I did. "Write one project on each card." I obeyed. "Okay, what’s next?" "Wow, you sure are impatient!" "Yep, my parents complaint too." "An hour or before you leave for a vacation, or even a weekend, write down where you left off and what was your next step," was the next message. "Okay, gottcha. But...but...but this seems so rudimentary. This feels like returning to kindergarten planning! I have all these other methods that do this." "Shut up; wear your Nike’s, just do it." And so I did. To my surprise it works. It works darn well too. In fact, I have given this suggestion to many clients. Yes, they too rolled their eyes because it seems so ridiculously simple. I went on to use this on a daily basis. Every night before I went home I updated my index cards. I crossed out the previous message, no new cards until there wasn't any more room on the card, and wrote in the last thing I did on that project an Buy-in to Performance Measurement - How to Get People Involved in Measuring Performance feet hit the carpet to where I was now. It wasn't a productive day and my critic was trying to justify it away with, "Its okay, nobody has a productive day after coming back from vacation."Getting people involved in measuring and improving performance is one of the greatest challenges (and greatest enablers) in designing measures that lead to improvement. But just inviting them to a workshop, or telling them to come up with measures, rarely works. Here are my favourite ways to authentically involve people, in a way This was an eye opener for sure. I spent too much time fooling around with e-mails as I figured where I left off. During my review, I felt that lost feeling I was experiencing that morning that I kept pushing away. A few days passed. Then another Monday and I began to experience this again. This time I knew it needed to STOP before I got deeper into the day. "But how" I asked myself. I sat quiet and listened. "Index cards" my mind answered. "Index cards?" "Oh, okay," my mind responded but just because there isn't something better coming up. Kindergarten Planning Works: And Works Extraordinarily Well By Catherine Franz I went into the supply cabinet and pulled out a stack of index cards. Back at my desk, I sat staring at them. What’s next? "Shhh...quiet...listen!" So, I did. "Write one project on each card." I obeyed. "Okay, what’s next?" "Wow, you sure are impatient!" "Yep, my parents complaint too." "An hour or before you leave for a vacation, or even a weekend, write down where you left off and what was your next step," was the next message. "Okay, gottcha. But...but...but this seems so rudimentary. This feels like returning to kindergarten planning! I have all these other methods that do this." "Shut up; wear your Nike’s, just do it." And so I did. To my surprise it works. It works darn well too. In fact, I have given this suggestion to many clients. Yes, they too rolled their eyes because it seems so ridiculously simple. I went on to use this on a daily basis. Every night before I went home I updated my index cards. I crossed out the previous message, no new cards until there wasn't any more room on the card, and wrote in the last thing I did on that project a Falling into a Numbers Trap at Trade Shows ?
Here’s the Scenario – There is an attentive attendee in front of you. You two have chatted for a couple of minutes and now he says –o Sounds good. How much is it ?o What will the maintenance contract cost me ?o What are your financing options over 3 years?o What’s the best deal you can give me ?his time I knew it needed to STOP before I got deeper into the day. "But how" I asked myself. I sat quiet and listened. "Index cards" my mind answered. "Index cards?" "Oh, okay," my mind responded but just because there isn't something better coming up. Kindergarten Planning Works: And Works Extraordinarily Well By Catherine Franz I went into the supply cabinet and pulled out a stack of index cards. Back at my desk, I sat staring at them. What’s next? "Shhh...quiet...listen!" So, I did. "Write one project on each card." I obeyed. "Okay, what’s next?" "Wow, you sure are impatient!" "Yep, my parents complaint too." "An hour or before you leave for a vacation, or even a weekend, write down where you left off and what was your next step," was the next message. "Okay, gottcha. But...but...but this seems so rudimentary. This feels like returning to kindergarten planning! I have all these other methods that do this." "Shut up; wear your Nike’s, just do it." And so I did. To my surprise it works. It works darn well too. In fact, I have given this suggestion to many clients. Yes, they too rolled their eyes because it seems so ridiculously simple. I went on to use this on a daily basis. Every night before I went home I updated my index cards. I crossed out the previous message, no new cards until there wasn't any more room on the card, and wrote in the last thing I did on that project a Measuring Training's Value: Metrics Lite quiet...listen!" So, I did.Being a sales consulting and training company, clients and prospects often ask if we can measure the impact of our training, and occasionally whether we can guarantee increased sales. While we have confidence in our consulting, instructional design and facilitation abilities, and understand the importance of these questions from "Write one project on each card." I obeyed. "Okay, what’s next?" "Wow, you sure are impatient!" "Yep, my parents complaint too." "An hour or before you leave for a vacation, or even a weekend, write down where you left off and what was your next step," was the next message. "Okay, gottcha. But...but...but this seems so rudimentary. This feels like returning to kindergarten planning! I have all these other methods that do this." "Shut up; wear your Nike’s, just do it." And so I did. To my surprise it works. It works darn well too. In fact, I have given this suggestion to many clients. Yes, they too rolled their eyes because it seems so ridiculously simple. I went on to use this on a daily basis. Every night before I went home I updated my index cards. I crossed out the previous message, no new cards until there wasn't any more room on the card, and wrote in the last thing I did on that project a The 7 Deaths of a Salesman In sales, you can work one of two ways. You can either do the things you should do or you can do the things you want to do. Sometimes these are one in the same, but more often they are at odds with one another. However, this article isn’t about doing the right things, it’s about showing you what things to avoid. If you can fi "Shut up; wear your Nike’s, just do it." And so I did. To my surprise it works. It works darn well too. In fact, I have given this suggestion to many clients. Yes, they too rolled their eyes because it seems so ridiculously simple. I went on to use this on a daily basis. Every night before I went home I updated my index cards. I crossed out the previous message, no new cards until there wasn't any more room on the card, and wrote in the last thing I did on that project and the next step to begin with tomorrow. To this day, I continue this process and my productivity is always high. Yours will be too when you begin.
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