Motivational topics for team meetings are strategically designed to inspire and energize team members, creating a vibrant and positive work environment. Motivational topics for team meetings are crucial in boosting team morale, promoting collaboration, and enhancing productivity. These topics are strategically designed to inspire and energize team members, creating a vibrant and positive work environment. […]
For some time now, I’ve wanted to write about workplace trainer skills on the most foundational and basic levels. After being a corporate trainer for over 25 years, I’d love to share what I’ve learned in case it can help a trainer entering the field. I do not consider myself an expert, although I’ve learned […]
There is NOTHING like a strong, commanding speaking voice. Years ago, I remember the story of an unhoused man whose voice turned his entire life around because someone heard his voice and was in awe of it! Anyway, a voice is a powerful extension of who a person is. When I think about how to […]
Self-doubt is a common human experience characterized by a nagging, pervasive feeling of uncertainty and a lack of confidence in one’s own abilities, decisions, or worth. It can manifest as an inner dialogue of skepticism and fear. I think it can have the “voice” of a critical parent or a judgemental person in your past. […]
I was sitting here thinking about what questions used to stump me when I was a consultant. I don’t mean to stump me in a missing way, but which ones really let me know the potential client was sharp? I’d like to share some of those with you here. When it comes to engaging the […]
Does your personality lead with your heart? Do you often dream of a better world? I mean, really ponder the concept on a regular basis? If so, this could indicate you have the Blue leadership style. If you are a Blue manager, this means your intuition is the key indicator of how you manage situations. […]
Much of my time as a management consultant has revolved around helping managers build stronger, more cohesive teams. My purpose in this blog post is to share some of my experiences, lessons learned, and what I found to be best practices as a management consultant. Before I do, the first course of action for you […]
If you’re wondering how much to charge for facilitating a workshop, let me tell you it is a difficult decision to make. Maybe difficult is not the answer so much as complex. I sort of fell into becoming a training consultant after the nonprofit where I worked was dissolved. I was the training manager there […]
I love thinking about teams. Though I’m no longer working as a teambuilding consultant, I still enjoy thinking of ways people can either train teams to work together or how managers can boost team closeness. The team cohesion activity below is the result of one of those brainstorming moments I had recently. 🙂 What is […]
I have over thirty years of experience as a workplace trainer. In my experience, the first step in a training design process is typically conducting a “Training Needs Analysis.” This step involves identifying and understanding the gap between the target audience’s current skills, knowledge, and performance and the desired skills, knowledge, and performance required to […]
