doug smith training

Have you ever set a goal you thought was truly great, only to have it highly resisted when it came time for implementation? People resist change. What's inside your head ("this will be so much BETTER!") is exactly that: inside your head. People need to see the value. People need to feel the benefits. If they aren't, it could be one of these two mistakes are happening: 1. NOT communicating the value and urgency of your goal, or 2. Setting a goal that HAS no value or urgency I think you know how to fix whichever it is. Are you getting resistance? That's useful feedback. Fix what needs fixing and the goal will fly! -- Doug Smith ------------------------------------------ Shameless Promotion Department If you'd like to increase and improve your possibilities as a supervisor I can help you with that. It's what I do. If you and others at your organization would benefit from a two-day workshop on high performance leadership, please do contac

The picture on this humble little meme is an old one of my dear friends and working partners June and Victor Podagrosi. We were on a Child's Play tour, somewhere in Virginia. Beautiful country, beautiful and talented people. This image is a constant reminder to me of how alive, vital, energized, and productive people can be when they elevate their performance. In our performances for children around the country, both Victor and June demonstrated what constant work, deep involvement, and dedication to a mission can bring. It inspired me then and it inspires me now. How can you elevate your performance today? -- Doug Smith

Every leader needs feedback from someone who will tell the truth no matter what. Who is that someone for you? -- Doug Smith

Are you a great follower? High performance leaders know the value of a useful, enthusiastic follower. That's not someone who follows regardless of the merit of the mission or the value of the goal. Those traits matter. But when they are in place and without doubt, the mission and the goal should propel us forward -- as leaders and, when the situation calls for it, as followers. We don't all lead at the same time. Sometimes even high performance leaders must follow. What are you following today? -- Doug Smith

Are you giving your goals all the help they need? Identify your biggest, best, coolest goal. Now, work that today... -- Doug Smith

The most valuable training helps us achieve our goals. How are you doing on your goals? -- Doug Smith

Have you thought about how important your goals are today? We write them, we save them, and sometimes we work on them. What if we saw how vitally important our goals really are? What if we acted relentlessly on our plan to achieve them? This could help: make your goals noble. Strive to accomplish something so big that the world is a better place and you are a better person. What could be more satisfying that improving health, establishing peace, and encouraging love by achieving your goals. -- Doug Smith

You can't build a great team without developing your people. Find them the right projects. Get them sufficient training. Coach them everyday. What is a high performance leaders most important job? Developing your people! -- Doug Smith

Supervising for Success Developing your front line leadership skills Two things happen when you are promoted to supervisor. First, you lose your team's best technical performer (because that was you!) and second, you are thrust into a job that requires a completely new set of skills.  Working side-by-side and setting a great example with customers is a good place to start, but supervisors and managers need so much more. In this in-person workshop you will explore, discover, and practice these key leadership skills: Develop leadership capacity, strength and flexibility Set and achieve your supervisory goals Handle critical conversations confidently Build collaborative, cohesive, results-based teams Develop more motivation in yourself, your team members, and your colleagues Delegate work that develops your team Improve productivity Coach to improve performance Facilitate highly productive meetings Solve team problems collaboratively Practice preventing and respon

The right goal needs no justification. -- Doug Smith

Find encouragement for your goals but don't wait for it to find you. You're in charge of your own motivation. -- Doug Smith

30 minutes / $30 Limited Time Special Focused, fast teleclasses that focus on skills, processes, and tools you can put to use immediately. Listen anywhere you have a phone. Share your connection if you like. Take notes and participate in the lively conversation. Set a goal for the leadership skill you're working on and ask follow-up questions on the call, at our blog, or during a follow-up coaching call. You can also schedule a teleclass for your group or yourself or attend one that's already on our public schedule. 30/30 Teleclasses help you get the training you need, at a price that you can afford. No travel, no trouble, no technological meltdowns. Just no-nonsense training over your telephone. Here is a sampling of the teleclasses available for your fast, affordable training: Ten Keys to Leadership Success Explore ten key ways to quickly improve your leadership performance. But it's more than a list. You'll also hear how to implement these keys in yo