Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 9, 2010

Under the strengths’ heading, list: Mental strengths Physical strengths Interpersonal Skills Character traits Categories of knowledge Learned skills Now, under each of the successes’ find three of each type of strength that you used or developed in achieving each success.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 8, 2010

For example: Your manager wants to improve employee technical skills; mentions the benefits of having a needs analysis to plan the training ; and asks you to look into self-study manuals, seminars, teleconferencing and cheaper training options. Number each step. Instructions don’t always come in the right sequence.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 2, 2010

Whether through apprenticeships , internships or less-formal relationships, walking alongside an experienced practitioner can impart essential skills, attitudes and knowledge. Where are your skills being tested? Being a mentor doesn’t mean having all the answers to every question. How can I help you?

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 10, 2010

Her extensive strategic planning and project management skills help clients track their progress and produce the results they have always wanted. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Episode 2: March 2010 [.] Loose Ends.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 23, 2010

Any business or entrepreneurial development is going to require effective public speaking skills at some point. Over the next few weeks, I am going to post a series on improving your public speaking skills. It could be giving a project update at a staff meeting, selling your product to investors, or speaking to the board of directors.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Being a successful leader means having the desire and commitment to developing the knowledge, skills and abilities required to inspire people. The world needs both leaders and followers and at any time you can be one or the other (or both). Becoming a leader is a choice. So what is a leader and what does a leader do?

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 18, 2009

Many of these target new VAs rather than experienced professionals looking to expand their skills into new or build their existing competencies to the expert level. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Certainly, training options abound, and here’s a link to some. Get Loosely Speaking Products. Loose Ends.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 26, 2010

Creativity is a skill that needs to be cultivated in order to be useful. Image by Ian McKenzie via Flickr 4 Ways to Spark Your Creativity There are lots of people who think creativity is some sort of mysterious talent tied to genetic disposition. As a result, they’re unwilling to try anything they see as creative.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 28, 2010

com) Related Posts: Top 5 Posts for June 2008 4 Tips for Improving Interpersonal Communication Ten Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills Communication Did you enjoy this post? Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 23, 2010

Like any skill, delivery must be learned. Use language to create pictures. Use metaphors, analogies, and similes. Avoid a dry recitation of facts. Model the techniques of good speakers. Try out the techniques you admire in others. Practice your delivery in front of a mirror, or better yet, a video camera.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 28, 2010

Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? While forms of technology are making inroads into the communication process, the telephone is still an important source of contact with people. You need to make sure the experience is pleasant and efficient. What should you say when answering?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 7, 2010

It’s worth investing time in improving your public speaking skills. However, one of the best indicator of success in any profession is how often the person is asked to speak. Those who give more speeches tend to have higher salaries than those who give less or no speeches. Gain an understanding of your audience.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

It’s designed to develop impromptu-speaking skills. It’s a great method for developing that skill. Comment by James @ Organize IT on July 1, 2008 @ 1:12 pm One of the regular parts of a Toastmasters meeting is called Table Topics.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 21, 2010

These are the core of time management and need to be understood to develop efficient time management skills. Skills such as decision making , emotional intelligence and critical thinking are also essential to effective time management. However, there is more to time management than these basics.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 25, 2010

Unfortunately, I think because we use our communication skills so continuously, we take them for granted and don’t work to develop them after we begin to achieve success in an organization. Related Posts: Wonderful Words of Life Ten Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills Word of the Week Communication Did you enjoy this post?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 6 October, 2009 When you suspect a co-worker has a substance abuse problem. it requires a firm culture that discusses recovery openly and strongly support it -both in action and written policy. and hopefully, they have supportive procedures and policies in place to help them."

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 10, 2010

E.g., if that inner voice is telling you your blog posts are not well written, commit to taking a writing course to bolster your skills and confidence. Look for concrete ways you can counter the doubts. Personal affirmations – Counter the negative talk with positive. Have a routine where you regularly work to boost your self confidence.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 3, 2010

From corporate cubicles to the factory floor, the collective skills and efforts of people keep your operation going. If you think your employee’s poor performance is costing you profit, instead of overhauling your employee roster, why not try motivating them to become better employees ?

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 9, 2008

When you’re a freelancer, even if you’re between gigs and just sitting around twiddling your thumbs waiting for the next assignment to come through, it’s best to keep updating your skills and keeping up to date with the latest innovations and improvements in your line of work. Get Loosely Speaking Products. Loose Ends.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

Best Online Money Ideas » Blog Archive » Time Management Skills for Achieving Goals Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Time Management Time Management doesn’t mean rushing | iThoughts.de

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Loosely Speaking

APRIL 18, 2009

She certainly has “mad skills&# compared to the other kiddos. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. She hit all 3 times at bat. As we age, those road trips are something we have time to do more of but they cost a bundle.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Home Repair Program : CCJ is aware that significant numbers of low income homeowners live in houses that are unsafe or unhealthy; many of the owners do not have the financial means or the skills to improve the conditions, and there is a need for a volunteer service organization to help out. saw this post via the front page of blog action day.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 23, 2010

Unfortunately, problems you ignore tend to get worse over time Problem-solving is a skill that develops with practice, so refine your skill. Confront Rather Than Ignore – As a short-term solution to stress, many people simply try to ignore life problems.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 17, 2010

Whether it’s 20 pounds you need to lose, a presentation that has to be made or a skill you need to learn, overcoming “I don’t feel like doing it” is being motivated. Something more important than your comfort and feelings drive you to care for a child. That drive is motivation.

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The Marq

AUGUST 30, 2009

ARRA provides just such an opportunity for me to use my people-centric organizational, team building, and motivational skills in a health care organization. Posted by Arash Sayadi on Sunday, August 30, 2009 Topic: Business Strategies 0comments: Post a Comment Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe | Content copyright 2009.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

It’s hard to overestimate your own skills and abilities, but it’s so easy to forget about them in a daily routine. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Comments Inspiring summary! Especially I like #7.

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Loosely Speaking

JANUARY 13, 2009

Not everyone is born with or learns tghe necessary communication skills to learn to work as a team with a VA. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. I don’t know where I would be without her! Its just important to stay in touch.

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The Marq

MARCH 29, 2010

For example, you may realize that an employee interested in management, but lacking verbal communication skills, can benefit from Toastmasters membership. This may mean searching for and providing additional courses, in-house training, or brown-bag lunch events where team members teach each other about what they’re learning.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 6, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Public Speaking Skills Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 6, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Don’t allow these people to control the pace of your speech.You also need to practice skills for handling interruptions. Thanks for visiting!

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 7, 2007

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Many politicians will have you believe that the current up-rise in personal and small business activity is due to their policies, that is b s *, it is due to the greatest platform for entrepreneurial activity to date – the internet and related technologies.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 14, 2010

  Find out your company’s policy before inviting clients to lunch.  It was a great success and much of that is a result of your skillful work as a presenter and emcee. Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog?

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Walk new clients through your payment policy. You should make it your firm policy to have your client sign a contract outlining the work you will perform, the date it is due, how much will be paid, your terms for payment, and all other details of the project. Seek clients who want your expertise, experience, and skill.

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MARCH 28, 2010

Generalists tend not to be as skilled as specialists who do one thing, and one thing only. The essential skills that every thoughtwrestler needs Reply Michelle March 30, 2010 at 2:44 am I think it is the most important to have a consultant understand you and your needs. Mark Dykeman´s last blog. Powered by frugal

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MARCH 4, 2010

Whatever you decide to do, you benefit from each other’s skill sets, experience, knowledge, marketing efforts and much more. Do they have particular skills that you feel would benefit your business? Each of us brought a different skill to the design table. Launch a new website. Develop a new service. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

A good definition of Project Management is “The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a project.&# (from the PMO and Project Management Dictionary ). You might want to consider coming up with this type of policy.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

Some claim that absolutely anyone can become a successful freelance copywriter, even those without writing skills or special expertise. At the very least, you must be an above-average writer with some selling skills and a firm grasp of your specialty. They want your fees, skills, service, knowledge, etc. That’s bunk.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2010

You can find out how they did it, and you can ask them how to get your own skills to the point that they can support you in the gamer lifestyle. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc.

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