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Don't Let The Negative People Get You Down
Have you noticed how you feel when you're around positive people? You feel uplifted, refreshed and energised. You learn that life is what you make it and that you make your own 'luck'. Consequently the opposite is true when you're unfortunate to be...
How to Stay Motivated - Part 1
As a "Motivation Trainer" for over 20 years, I have researched the subject of "Motivation." It is talked about a lot, but not very much is taught or written about it. It seems to be a word that eludes us. I often here people say: "Can you...
Spruce Your Environment, Spruce Your Spirit
After a long winter, this is the time of year to spruce up your environment with a good Spring Cleaning. It’s amazing what doing this can do for one’s state of mind. Not only does a good spring cleaning seem to lift our spirits, it has actually...
To Meet or Not to Meet…What are the Questions?
Meetings can be a total waste of time or a powerful and productive communication tool that solve problems, stimulate ideas, promote team spirit and generate action. The results lie totally in how they are run. Organized and well-managed...
What company does your business keep?
Copyright © 2005 Arun Pal Singh A man is known by the company he keeps. We have heard that phrase so many times. Our folks have cautioned us often with that in our silly childhood. Do we heed to that advice in our business? Where do you hang out?...
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A leadership program for general contractors
PROBLEM Many of the General contractors and workers are "technically" excellent in their field but do not know how to deal with people. Also, in many instances, they exhibit attitudes which are not conducive to teamwork and effective, efficient operations. This impacts the team environment which is required to do an excellent job in the construction industry. Some instances included people who were technically competent, ready to be promoted to managers of regions but who were being held back due to the conflicts they were creating with fellow employees in their quest for "perfection". In one case, one supervisor was held back from a promotion to regional manager due to complaints from subordinates and peers (although the customers loved him due to his efficiency and results). SOLUTION Management Resources Inc. (MRI): Tailored its Leadership program to meet the construction industry’s needs The program includes: Leadership Skills Customer Service Skills Personality Assessments Service Recovery The program is being taught
throughout the state for seven (7) hours of Continued Education Leadership and Management Development programs are being provided to individuals who have a specific personal need. RESULTS Participants gave the program excellent ratings. Their attitudes had greatly improved by the end of the program. The time dedicated to these programs directly impacts the bottom line in terms of reduced disputes, improved productivity and teamwork. A supervisor, who was not promoted due to the problems dealing with personnel, is currently taking the Management Development program. Four weeks into the program he is already demonstrating improvement in his dealings with people and conflict resolution Attitudes have changed from being negative to being positive, resulting in improved productivity and a more pleasant environment to work in. Feedback from two contractors indicated they had been able to reduce coordinating problems by over 20% and they estimated these savings to be around $50,000.
About the Author
Managing Partned, Management Resources Inc.
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