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March 27, 2007 -- Volume 3, Issue 3 |
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A Message from Kim |
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Hi Everyone, I apologize for the lateness of this newsletter. By the time you receive this newsletter, I will be at the beach in MacKay, Queensland, Australia. I am so looking forward to this trip. I was in Australia once before in 2001 with my children on holiday but this is an entirely different trip. I will be speaking to a group of school employees about diversity and respect, as it pertains to the relationship between Caucasians and Aborigines in the Queensland area. While I plan to share some expertise with them, I am also looking forward to learning a great deal while I am there. I’m sure I will be writing about it in future issues.
Server Problems As some of you may already be aware, I have been experiencing some difficulties with both sending and receiving email and last month my blog was hacked into and a virus installed. This was very disturbing and while my hosting company corrected the virus situation immediately, Google is listing Coaching for Excellence as a dangerous site to visit. Please be advised that the risk has been eliminated and Google is currently undertaking a review of my site to remove the warning about our site. As a preventative measure, I have obtained a dedicated server so I will reduce my risk to outside threats and this seems to have taken care of the email problem, as well. I will also be starting my blog again soon. I will let you know but probably by the time you have received this message, I will be blogging away. I plan to blog while I am in Australia about the experience. Choice Theory/Reality Therapy This month the focus of our newsletter is on Choice Theory/Reality Therapy (CT/RT). You may be thinking that CT/RT has no application outside the field of counseling or education but this couldn’t possibly be further from the truth. Choice Theory has been called the “new psychology of personal freedom.” Who couldn’t use some more of that? I have been consulting with businesses, corporations and individuals on improving the important relationships in their lives, which is the central focus of Choice Theory. Virtually all of the companies I have consulted with recently have at their core, a basic trust issue. Choice Theory can help with this. Choice Theory provides a way of working with other people that engenders positive communication and trust. It helps you take personal responsibility for getting your needs met instead of waiting around for others to give you what you want. Please do yourself a favor and attend the week of training I have scheduled in Chicago from April 9-13, 2007. If you want more information, just call 708-957-6047 or email me at kim@coachingforexcellence.biz. I look forward to sharing these ideas with you and I promise, they can change your life! I KNOW they completely changed mine. Make today the day you want it to be! |
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In This Issue |
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Feature Article Upcoming Events I'd rather do something and fail than do nothing and succeed! Book Review |
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Top Ten Things Choice Theory can do for YOU by Kim Olver Dr. William Glasser developed the concepts of Choice Theory upon the foundational work of Dr. William Power’s Control Theory. Both theories provide an explanation of human behavior—Powers focuses mostly on perception while Glasser expanded his ideas to include basic human needs and the concept of total behavior—including a person’s actions, thinking, feeling and physiology.
Choice Theory provides an explanation of human behavior. Once learned, individuals will understand how everyone is doing the best they can to get their needs met. This understanding generates an empathy for other people’s situation and a desire to assist them in making more responsible choices.
So what does this have to do with you? Here are the top ten things Choice Theory can do for you and your organization.
Don’t wait. Get started today. Choice Theory workshops and personal and/or group coaching will make the difference in your company, giving you the competitive edge you want. Copyright © March 2007 Kim Olver. All rights reserved
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Teleconferences All teleconferences are free, one (1) hour in length and all you need is a telephone. When you register we will send you a phone number that you will call five minutes prior to the start of your teleconference. You will have the opportunity to ask questions, but if you prefer to just listen that’s all right too. You do not need a computer or Internet, only a telephone. Don’t delay. There are a limited number of slots available. The following Teleconferences are FREE Goal Setting & Attainment Are you serious about attaining your goals this year? Do you want to do more than make a New Year's Resolution that you forget by the time the Super Bowl is on television? Join me on the free teleconference to learn my time-tested 7-Step process for Goal Attainment. We will do more than set goals--we will discuss a system to implement that will exponentially increase your opportunity for success. Also, my Goal Attainment System is multi-faceted. You won't just be focusing your attention on your career goals unless you want to. My system has you take a look at all areas of your life so you can accomplish an optimal work/life balance for yourself. There is nothing to lose but an hour of your time and so much to gain. Let's make this year best year yet! Celebrate Diversity Do you maintain a diverse workforce in your place of business? Do you celebrate diversity? Would you like to learn how to create a diverse workplace that embraces diversity? Register for this call and learn how creating a diverse workforce in your place of business can increase your bottom line and create a more pleasant work environment for you, your co-workers and your employees. Empowered Leadership How would you like your leaders to be more effective? How would you like to create a work environment that is empowering to your employees? Register for this call and learn the skills necessary to create an empowered workforce for both management and your employees. De-escalation Skills (Anger Management ) Have you ever been involved in a situation with an angry person where you felt defeated? Either you escalate to their level of aggression or you allowed yourself to get lambasted and felt battered in the end? Either way, you lost by allowing the angry person to dictate your responses and control your effectiveness. Come learn some easy techniques to work with an angry individual to take their level of volatility down to a manageable level so you can intellectually process the problem with them. Choice Theory & Reality Therapy This class will preview the revolutionary work of one of the greatest thinkers of our time, Dr. William Glasser. During the call, you will learn the basic tenants and concepts of Choice Theory, an explanation of human behavior; Reality Therapy, a process of self-reflection that encourages problem solution and self-growth; Lead Management, a democratic style of leadership that is not only effective in managing workers, but is also effective with the management of students in the classroom and for agencies working with non-voluntary clients; and Quality Schools, a new way of teaching and managing the classroom environment that creates trust, quality relationships, and improved test scores. Sign up today.
Workshops
Reality Therapy & Choice Theory In this week long workshop, you will learn so much about yourself, others and life in general. You will learn Choice Theory, a new psychology of personal freedom. Its practice will help you gain control over your life by focusing on those things you can change. Learn a four-step problem-solving method that will ensure your success. Use the same approach to help others self-evaluate their own behavior. This process is helpful for friends, children, parents, or anyone in your life looking for solutions. You will be able to help. Choice Theory can be applied in all areas of your life and its application to various areas will be discussed this week. If you are seeking more peace and concrete solutions, then this workshop is for you. April 23, 2007 This workshop is devoted to a scrutinizing introspective, inside out approach to looking at our own issues that may either enhance or hinder our ability to embrace members of cultures different from our own.
April 30, 2007 Learn the basics about diversity and how to create a diverse workforce in your workplace. Create harmonious workforce and reduce employee turnover ultimately increasing your organization's bottom line. |
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Chat Room All Chats are from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. EST |
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I'd rather do something and fail than do nothing and succeed! ~Unknown~ Do you know most people ignore their unhappiness? They think it will go away. They believe things will get better if they just hang in there long enough. Sometimes, some people use alcohol or other drugs to numb the pain. Well, I don’t believe that things miraculously get better on their own. I believe you have to DO SOMETHING to get a different outcome. If you keep doing what you’ve always done you are going to get what you’ve always got. If you are experiencing a mild degree of dissatisfaction, you can probably live with that. But why would you want to? Things can be better. Let me show you a better, an easier way. Think about taking the workshop in Choice Theory. You won’t regret it. |
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Good to Great I’m surprised I enjoyed this book as much as I did. When I started to read it, I didn’t realize how research-based it was. However, that is its strength. It’s not just based on practice and experience. A control-group research study was conducted to determine what it takes for a company to go from good to great. Several characteristic were identified. A great company is lead by a Level 5 leader. This is someone with great talent, skills and abilities but who lacks the ego and the need for the limelight. They just quietly get the job done. Then these leaders focus on getting the right people in the right positions first and then they decide what needs to happen. They confront the reality of the situation but never lost hope that they will be triumphant in the end. They have a fully developed “hedgehog concept.” The company has defined the area that they can be the best at; the thing that makes them the most money and that they are most passionate about. Where those areas intersect is where they single-mindedly focus their efforts. They establish a culture of extreme discipline. They allow their workers freedom within their jobs but along with the freedom comes a very strict level of responsibility.The hedgehog concept is strictly adhered to. Finally, there is the flywheel analogy. The Level 5 leader turns the flywheel consistently until it gains momentum and starts to spin virtually effortlessly. I would recommend this book for anyone in business or anyone who consults with businesses on leadership. It contained a lot of cutting edge information that is flies in the face of commonsense. Click here to order this book |
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Effective Meetings are often a rarity in schools and businesses. Meetings are called, everyone is expected to be there and then nothing gets accomplished. There are some clear guidelines for running effective meetings. I’ll simply provide a few of them here. First of all, the person calling the meeting needs to send out a clear agenda to the parties expected to attend. In addition to topic agenda, time guidelines needs to be given and closely adhered to. If the topic requires further conversation, then follow up later with the key players involved. Don’t allow non-agenda items to take precedence over what is on the agenda unless there was time allotted to additional areas of concern. Only invite those people whose input is necessary to the topic at hand. Do not call a meeting that has topics that only pertain to one or two people in the meeting. For that, have a special session with just the people involved. Meetings should be called when you want to discuss topics with whom several people are involved and everyone needs to stay abreast of what other people are doing. Do not waste your worker's time or yours by calling meetings without clear topic and time guidelines. |
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Question: I am a middle management supervisor and am attempting to implement the lead management principles I learned in your training. I am having difficulty though because the management of my company is definitely boss management. How do I stay true to lead management when I am being managed by boss managers?---Name withheld by request Answer: Excellent question! This is truly a challenge but definitely NOT impossible. In any given situation, there are at least three choices summed up simply as you could: 1) leave it, 2) change it, or 3) accept it. Now, lets look at what each of those options might look like in your situation.
The name of this eZine is “Inside Out” for a reason. The motivation for your behavior should be coming from the inside out. What is in you that is dictating the way you want to behave and treat people? Once you have identified that, you know your target. Next, you establish the course needed to get to your target and you don’t allow anything to deviate you from that course. |
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