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Amazing things are all around us, but most people never find them. Why? Slow down, look around and I am sure you will find things to enjoy today. Be well.
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Get your facilitation skills up to speed!
- How to get people excited about participating in a solution process
- How to keep people focused and engaged
- How to ask questions that challenge without alienating
- How to guide a team without overpowering it
- How to address disagreements and build consensus
- How to deal with people who drop out, dominate, or demonstrate other dysfunctional behaviours that can be disruptive
- How to ensure that you gain commitment to action
These are foundational facilitation skills that help groups achieve amazing results.
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Reality Check #2!
Do you agree that if we don’t change anything, then the next 5 years are probably going to look pretty much like the last 5 years?
And if that makes our skin crawl, then we must face up to a brutal fact of life: If anything is going to change, we are going to have to take responsibility for it. Yes! Go out and take that responsibility.
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Reality check #1!
Do you agree that we only get one ticket for a life. There is no “do over” button, no replays, and no options on more game time.
So why are we living as if we had unlimited time to waste? We are treating our life the same way we treat our lack of exercise, our refusal to quit bad habits, our putting off of all that critical stuff we need to get after. Why?
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Focus and Discipline.
Solid skills in organizing and prioritizing are highly admired leadership traits. By strengthening these skills you strengthen your image within your organization, and, in particular, with the individuals you lead.
As leaders acquire more authority, organizing and prioritizing daily, weekly, and monthly responsibilities becomes progressively more demanding. Leaders are challenged by keeping track of obligations, following-up on projects, attending to details, determining current status, and future planning. In addition, they are responsible for monitoring the same issues regarding their team members.
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Networking to Build Your Personal Brand.
Personal branding is the message you send and the message that others receive about you. How do you want to stand out from the crowd and have people remember you? Do you want to be known as a problem solver, an outstanding team member, a diplomatic change agent? Do you want to be perceived as polished, professional, and friendly?
For others to receive your intended message, it must be genuine and authentic.
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Coach for Performance Improvement.
Coaching is about providing support and advice to help an individual recognize ways in which they can improve their effectiveness and performance. Coaching has traditionally been employed to help a poor or struggling performer improve. Now it is recognized as a solid methodology for encouraging strong performers to grow and improve even faster. Effective leaders use coaching to provide direction, instruction, and training to help their team members grow skills and achieve objectives.
Accountability starts with clearly defined performance objectives, and the leader measures individual and group contributions against that end, working diligently to close the gaps. Holding others accountable to their goals provides opportunities for growth, learning, and ongoing motivation.
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Nicos Paschali
Build Trust, Credibility, and Respect
“Building and earning the trust of employees should be seen as a business priority for organizations. Organizations that cultivate a sense of trust from their employees will see a return in improved retention rates and productivity, going the extra mile.”
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What is framing?
Have you noticed how, if you change its frame (the labelling of experience to produce meaning), a picture suddenly look very different? The frame highlights certain qualities of the picture as it sets the boundaries of the image. The way we think can similarly frame our experience, highlighting particular aspects of it. Framing is the way we “place” our experience to give them meaning. Depending on the frame we use, we can experience the same event very different. So different frames (problem, outcome, as-if, reframing) can be be very powerful tools in change work!
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Infinete Vs limited mind!
Did you know that people who have an infinite mind measure success by how many of those people they helped be better people and blessed their lives?
Nicos Paschali, International Author, Designer & Facilitator of Learning Workshops. Mental Discipline Coach. 
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