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Come on in today and begin the process of masterminding with leaders in this industry who are dedicated and have wonderful insight to share with you. You'll gain immediate access to time-tested, results-getting strategies to help you manage, motivate and retain great staff. Discover valuable resources including how-to audio programs, articles, hours of interviews with industry experts, conference calls, downloadable forms and much, much more.
Deal With Inappropriate Work Behaviors Effectively: Cell Phones, Thongs and Dancing on Tables! AUDIO Do you struggle with staff using cell phones, dressing inappropriately or behaving less than professionally at work? Discover specific strategies you can implement to deal effectively with these inappropriate work behaviors. After implementing the strategies presented on this audio program one leader reported a decrease in staff using cell phones at work by 95%!! . . . keep reading
Motivate, Manage, and Retain Great Staff Salli is an employee who rushes into work every morning with only minutes to spare. She's rarely ready to go at the time she's supposed to start. Even though you've spoken to her about this several times, her behavior doesn't change. What will motivate Salli to change? . . . keep reading
Keys To Eliminate Workplace Gossip: 60 Minute AUDIO Leaders, I've heard your frustrations with gossip and I understand how draining the process of trying to eliminate gossip is. Is there a way to eliminate gossip for good? ABSOLUTELY! You'll Discover: *11 steps to create a gossip free workplace *6 main reasons workplace gossip happens *7 gossip zones that employees get caught up in *5 strategies that employees can implement daily to help stop gossip *Communication barriers that keep workplace gossip alive. . . . keep reading
Difficult People:AUDIO A parent consistently picks her child up late and then gets upset when she is charged late fees. You were taken by surprise when she yelled at you in front of her child, other parents, and staff. While another parent picks her child up on time, but hangs out to chat with staff about all of her personal problems. Oh sure - staff have politely excused themselves, trying to refocus on their priority -- the children -- but the parent continues to stay glued to them. One staff member stated: "The parent followed me to the bathroom and waited for me to come out!" . . . keep reading
FREE Leadership Event The words you love to hear - FREE. This is a free leadership event for child care leaders only. Come and join us as we help you kick your motivational plan of action into high gear. Discover a step-by-step plan of action to help you manage, motivate and retain great staff in your child care program. . . . keep reading
*Customer Loyalty: Gold Member Audio "In spite of my efforts to try to make my customers feel like I care and that my organization is a wonderful place for children and their families, I still have parents who spread negative gossip or they just leave my child care program without giving any notice." JoAnna Brandi joins us to share many fantastic strategies that you can implement immediately to help you build customer loyalty. . . . keep reading
*Celebrations at Work: Gold Member Audio Celebrate Good Times. Come On! Most everyone knows those famous lyrics by Kool and The Gang. Have you ever shouted them out at a party or while driving in your car? I know I have and when I do it always brings a smile to my face. That's the impact that celebrations have on most people and that's why I decided to focus an entire issue of the Leadership Connection on celebrations at work. Gail Leino joins us to share some great themes, free resources and ideas for making your celebrations a huge success. . . . keep reading
*Essentials of Networking: Gold Member Audio When you think about networking what comes to mind? Is it a lack of time to get out there and do it or is it a fear of getting outside of your comfort zone to meet others through attending social functions? Our guest, Tere Holmes encourages everyone to get out there and as Nike's slogan says: "Just do it!" . . . keep reading
*Dealing With Difficult Parents: Gold Member Audio Dealing with difficult parents is a common challenge that leaders have to overcome often in the child care industry. Whether it's a parent who won't work with you to formulate a solution to a challenge or a parent who engages in gossip about your program, these situations are difficult and leave many leaders feeling stressed. . . . keep reading
*Staying Organized: Gold Member Audio Dianne Baker shares so much information on this audio program to help you stay organized including: Easy steps to organize larger projects, How to keep your inbox manageable, How to most effectively manage your bills, Tips for setting up file folders, Strategies for getting parents to complete paperwork, When it's a good idea to use post it notes, How to stay organized with deposits, The best time of the year to purge your files, The one action item that is key in long-term organization, Ways to easily keep track of your appointments and commitments, Best practices for organizing forms needed in classroom management and so much more! . . . keep reading
*Rejuvenating Yourself: Gold Member Audio Sue Baldwin joins us to share some lifesavers that you can use whenever you need them to help you feel rejuvenated. The rejuvenation methods presented on this audio program include little things that you can do everyday to find balance and peace. They are lifesavers and will help you take the best care of yourself in all situations. . . . keep reading
What's Your Marketing Brochure Saying? The objective of this conference call is to help you make your marketing brochure effective. Child care marketing brochures will be critiqued and strategies will be offered to help you create a brochure that radiates a positive message. . . . keep reading
*Getting Organized: Gold Member Audio Do you struggle with organization? Does it seem impossible to get control of all your paperwork? Is the lack of organization in your program causing you to feel stressed and overwhelmed? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, you are not alone. Many leaders in the child care industry share the challenge of getting organized and staying organized. . . . keep reading
Getting Organized:GOLD Member Audio Do you struggle with organization? Does it seem impossible to get control of all your paperwork? Is the lack of organization in your program causing you to feel stressed and overwhelmed? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, you are not alone. Many leaders in the child care industry share the challenge of getting organized and staying organized. . . . keep reading
Effective Interviewing: GOLD Member Audio In the 1994 movie "The Mask," Jim Carrey turns from wimp to mischief-seeking hero by concealing his true identity. The real world is not much different. While you might not be interviewing candidates with a slick green face and protruding teeth it is often difficult to determine who the real person is beneath the mask and to reveal which mask they put on for your job interview. . . . keep reading
Coach Manager: GOLD Member Audio Explore 7 qualities of a successful coach manager and how these qualities work towards improving team work ethic within the workplace. Our guest, Tom Heck shares how effective coach managers continue the process of improving team work ethic by relating to their teams through communication and coaching, rather than leading with controlling techniques or intimidating practices. . . . keep reading
Rebuilding Trust and Letting Go of Resentments:GOLD Member Audio It's better than a 36% raise! According to Michelle Reina, Ph.D. creating a high level of trust within your workplace generates more positive feelings than a 36% raise. On this audio program we're answering all the questions you asked abut letting go of workplace resentments and rebuilding trust. We're identifying: *9 signs that workplace trust is present within an organization *20 situations that lead to trust breaking down in a child care environment *7 steps to rebuilding trust and letting go of resentments *3 types of trust that contribute to a positive and productive environment for working & learning . . . keep reading
Improving Team Work Ethic:GOLD Member Audio Team work ethic can be defined as the collective principles that govern a group of people as they work together to accomplish common goals. These collective principles are difficult to clarify and even tougher to maintain on a daily basis. . . . keep reading
Role Reversal:GOLD Member Audio Wouldn't it be great if there was a way that you could help your staff develop a greater appreciation and understanding for all that you do and vice versa? Think of how the "us" versus "them" mentality that plagues many organizations would be replaced with mutual trust and respect for the value that each person brings to your program. . . . keep reading
Friendship at Work:GOLD Member Audio Friendships at work naturally develop out of common interests, shared stresses and mutual values. This natural occurrence often leaves child care leaders asking: Do friendships among staff contribute to a healthily working and learning environment or do they lead to a decrease in productivity causing gossip and cliques to develop? . . . keep reading
Workplace Etiquette:GOLD Member Audio When good etiquette is not put into practice on a daily basis, you may witness destructive behaviors such as lack of individualized communication, gossip, no follow through on promises and commitments made and people being inconsiderate. Common inconsiderate behaviors include people who take up your time or linger around, people who show up late, people talking on their cell phones, people with buds in their ears listening to their iPods and such and people who bring smelly food into the workplace. . . . keep reading
~ Parent Resolution Form Keep track of issues that your parents have with this four-page form that's ready for you to print and implement. One part of the form is for parents to complete and submit to you while the other pages provides you with steps and space to work the issue through to resolution with your leadership team. . . . keep reading
~ Children Grow Best When Parents and Teachers Agree Children Grow Best When Parents and Teachers Agree is a parent information-sheet on discipline definitions and developmentally-appropriate discipline strategies to be used by Center staff. . . . keep reading
Mediation:GOLD Member Audio As conflicts and issues arise in early care and education programs around the world, leaders are challenged by the puzzle of how to most effectively mediate conflicts and help piece broken relationships together so their programs remain positive and . . . keep reading
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Deal With Inappropriate Work Behaviors Effectively: Cell Phones, Thongs and Dancing on Tables! AUDIO
Keys To Eliminate Workplace Gossip: 60 Minute AUDIO
Difficult People:AUDIO
