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April 11, 2011 By Joyce Weiss Leave a Comment

The New Normal: Doing More with Less to Decrease Conflict in the Workplace

I had the pleasure of being a presenter at a conference sponsored by the MI Society of Government Meeting Planners in Grand Rapids MI. The topic was The New Normal: Doing More with Less. The main idea was to reduce conflict in the workplace by improving communication skills. Thanks to Andy Silver, The Director of Training for MI Department of Community Health, who helped me understand the needs of the audience which helped me customize the program to their needs.

The following is a list of 3 questions for you to ask yourself and share with your team to discover how you can improve your working c0ndition and decrease conflict in the workplace:
1. What systems do you use to identify what is important to whom and when?
2. How do you weed out or stop things that are not working and recharge with new program alignment?
3. What barriers are hindering you from creating a positive work environment?

The answers to these questions are a good way for you to improve your working condition and reduce conflict in the workplace. Your team can improve communication skills by coming up with new ideas on how to do more with less.

Please share your answers with me and I will respond because I enjoy connecting with my loyal readers!

Below are 2 short video testimonials that describe how Doris Sims from the Greater Lansing CVB and Mona Murphy from Flint Area CVB enjoyed the session.

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Until the next time…Joyce Weiss

February 25, 2011 By Joyce Weiss Leave a Comment

So…You Want To Keep Your Members Coming Back?

I just presented a Be Direct with Respect® program (Communicate with Impact!) at the MI Business and Professional Association (MBPA) on a snowy day at Davenport University in Livonia, MI. You may be familiar with the 101 Best & Brightest Top Companies to Work For event…MBPA is the association that is responsible for this amazing meeting every year. It is my personal favorite. The attendees hear from the winning companies (employees nominate their company to be part of the contest) on the creative programs that keep their employees motivated and productive.

The employees of MBPA know how to treat their members.
I know first hand since I’ve been a loyal member for years.
MBPA surveys their members on how they can continuously improve their services.

Alicia Wilson and Leah Schroeder (MBPA star employees) were in charge of this highly successful this meeting.
They both made every guest and member feel welcome.
Another star MBPA team member -Taryn Misajlovski, Director of Events was responsible for bringing to the meeting.

There was a power networking exercise right after my program. Members and guests did some serious networking and I was impressed at how they really listened to each other. I heard people ask questions about each other and it was not only a one way communication. Look for a future blog post about advanced networking.

So…if you want to keep your members coming back remember to really listen to what they need and refer business to them. They will remain loyal and tell others to join.

Watch the video testimonial from Alicia Wilson, Associate Director of Events at MBPA.

Photo of Leah Schroeder, Sales Assciate at MBPA and Joyce Weiss at the meeting

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Until the next time,
Joyce Weiss

December 17, 2010 By Joyce Weiss Leave a Comment

Set Realistic Expectations to Improve Communication in the Workplace

Do you want better group cohesion?
Do you want to communicate effectively with your team?
Has your team discussed expectations with each other?
Has your team had honest and tough conversations?

Knowing the employees needs will convert challenges into golden opportunities to improve your team’s communication and morale

A good place to start is to speak openly to each other in order to improve the working condition.
To create a strong team, you need to communicate all team expectations, like;

When you disagree with me, let me know.
The team is counting on everyone to have this project done by 3:00 today.
I expect projects done on time, even it means working late.
I want you to take the initiative, and start contributing at our team meetings.
Give me regular status reports, so I don’t get last minute surprises.

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