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April 24, 2008-- Volume 4, Issue 4 |
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A Message from Kim |
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Hello Everyone,
This month my focus is on Empowered Leadership and its application in the workplace. Of course there are other applications of leadership and Empowered Leadership can be applied in all of them. You can be an Empowered Leader of your family, your classroom, your congregation, your community organization, your Board of Directors, the PTA or PTO, or any entity where you are in a leadership position. Read this month's feature article and apply it to the area in your life where you take a leadership position. The information applies to you, even if you are not a manager in your workplace. If you would like to learn more about Empowered Leadership than I could possibly put into this article, then you have other opportunities. I will be providing a free teleconference on June 24, 2008 from 8:45 to 9:45 PM ET. Then if you are local to the Chicago area, there is an all day workshop I offer at various times. Look for new workshops coming out in the fall semester. I also want to call attention to the one-day Iintroduction to Choice Theory that is being offered on April 28th from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM CT at Prairie State College in Matteson, IL. This is the theory behind Empowered Leadership and my approach to diversity. Usually, I teach this in a one-week format but here is an unusual program offering for you to learn the basics in one day instead of having to schedule an entire week out of the office. Come check it out!
Make today the day you want it to be! |
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In This Issue |
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Feature Article Upcoming Events Book Review |
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Ten Steps for Implementing Empowered Leadership Empowered Leadership is based on the work of W. Edwards Deming and William Glasser. It is a way of managing people to ensure the best quality product or service while taking good care of the human capital providing that product or service. These are the ten steps to doing so:
When you implement these Ten Steps in your workplace with the team you supervise, you will be amazed at the results. You will be providing the balance needed between the quality of the product or the service and the people who produce it. Striking this balance will allow you to get the most out of every employee you supervise. Copyright © April 2008 Kim Olver. All rights reserved
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*Click Here to read some of Kim's other articles* |
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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 Choice Theory & Reality Therapy May 20, 2008 -- 8:45 - 9:45 p.m. EST 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. De-escalation Skills 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 volitility down to a manageable level so you can intellectually process the problem with them. 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. Goal Setting & Attainment Are you serious about attaining your goals next 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 you. There is nothing to lose but an hour of your time and so much to gain. Let's make this your best year yet! Stress Management Feeling stressed? Is life getting to you? Then you need this teleconference. Learn how to de-stress with Choice Theory. Choice Theory states that all behavior is purposeful. Believe it or not, stress is a choice and you can choose not to be stressed! Learn how in this free teleconference. 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. Time Management Protecting our time is important. We all have the same amount of time in a day. It’s what we do with it that is critical. Do you find yourself doing things you really don’t want to do or spending time with people who take more than they give? These are examples of not protecting your time. Your time is your gift to spend, as you will. You can spend it wisely or you can waste it. It’s your choice. However, one thing you can’t do is get it back to do over again. Learn how to manage and prioritize your time in a more efficient manner.
Workshops Reality Therapy & Choice Theory The Basic Intensive Week in Choice Theory and Reality Therapy is a 4 day or 4½-day workshop where you will be exposed to some highly innovative ideas of Dr. William Glasser. You will learn the new psychology of personal freedom called Choice Theory. There is application in this workshop for teachers, school administrators, counselors, therapists, social workers, business managers, clergy, nurses, parents, and anyone interested in improving the quality of their life. You will learn how to empower yourself by distinguishing between those things you can control and those you can’t and focus your energy on those you can. There is practical advice about how to improve the important relationships in your life and how to become the person you want to be. This workshop helps you become more effective in counseling and teaching others, particularly those who may not even know they need your help—non-voluntary clients and less than enthusiastic students. The group size is kept small enough that you will receive individual attention and have plenty of time to have your questions answered. |
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"It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action and discipline that enabled us to follow through." — Zig Ziglar Zig Ziglar has the greatest way of saying simple things that are so profound. These three ingredients are the necessary ingredients in the recipe for success. It will be character that develops the dreams, goals and aspirations we pursue, commitment to those dreams that allows us to create the plans to set them in motion, and discipline is the thing that will keep us moving forward even when we are tired and want to quit. How's your character, commitment and discipline today? |
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The One Minute Millionaire I really loved this book for it's creativity. I had it on my shelf for a while but my limiting beliefs about wealth and money were sabotaging me from reading it. I've been working on those beliefs and consequently picked up the book and finished it in record time. The main creativity I'm referring to is the way the book is arranged. The authors wanted to appeal to both right- and left-brained people. They were successful by writing a story about the ideas they wanted to convey in the right-hand pages of the book. Then, they communicated in linear fashion the points of the book for logical, sequential left-brained people on the left-hand pages of the book. The reader gets to decide if he or she will read the story, the text or both. Click here to purchase this book |
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A tip I believe is very important is to create a mastermind group that works for you. I have been part of masterminds that have beautiful synergy and high productivity and I've been a part of others that weren't so productive. Some people have a bad taste in their mouths for masterminds that haven't worked out in the past. Please don't throw the baby out with the bath water! The concept of the mastermind was coined by Napoleon Hill in his book from the early 20th century, Think and Grow Rich. The concept is valid. Whenever two or more people come together in the spirit of harmony to work toward a common goal, the strength they create from their joining is worth way more than either of them could produce independently. The trick to creating a working mastermind is to invite people with different knowledge bases. Don't create a mastermind of entreprenuers who are all in the business of accounting. They all know the same general things and will be hard pressed to add anything useful to the discussion that everyone doesn't already know. My perfect mastermind group is a relationship expert, a money expert, a marketing/pr expert, a computer expert, an attorney, and a coach. |
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