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STAR TEAMSM DYNAMICS
by Janelle Brittain, MBA, CSP
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 Learn
from the mistakes and successes of companies and organizations who have
implemented teams. Learn what decisions and steps will enable your
organization to:
- Decide when teams are right for your situation.
- Plan and design a team-based culture that will support everyone's
success (an often neglected step) and redistribute the power.
- Help staff gracefully make the leap to teaming by implementing Star
TeamsSM.
- Maintain high performance of maturing teams.
The Star TeamSM
Dynamics approach balances its focus on the people and the process
to assure commitment, accountability and results. By respecting the
intelligence and diversity of team members, and the years of experience of
managers, this book helps each one make the transition. It provides
ready-to- use tools, techniques and processes to set up your structures in
a way that will be both resilient and responsive to the warp speed and
information avalanche of these amazing times.
"Star TeamSM Dynamics addresses the
tough, sticky, people challenges in team development. It's packed full of
real-life stories and practical tools to help any organization create
great teams."
-- Ed Oakley, author of Enlightened
Leadership: Getting to the Heart of Change
"The book truly is a practical, real-world guide to preventing trouble
with teams."
Beth Keeve, Vice President, Human
Resources
"We don't have time to make mistakes, so it is great to learn from the
experiences of others and advance in an orderly, decisive manner. Thanks
for the lessons!"
Bob Holmes, Regional Human
Resources Manager, Aetna US Healthcare
How to Say It® Performance Reviews
Phrases and Strategies for Painless and Productive Performance Reviews
By Meryl Runion & Janelle Brittain
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A Practical, Step-by-Step Guide For Anyone Who Gives or Receives Performance Reviews
This useful and encouraging guide shows how performance reviews can be transformed from a perfunctory and stressful corporate ritual into a powerful, positive and effective tool for both employers and employees.
Management consultants Meryl Runion and Janelle Brittain, who have coached thousands successfully through the process, cover the essentials, including:
- 5 simple, essential steps for mastering every performance review
- What to say - and what not to say
- Hundreds of useful phrases organized by topic
- Common pitfalls and how to steer clear of them
- How to master the art of body language and verbal tone
- Real-life success stories to emulate (and blunders to avoid)
- How to make performance reviews a seamless part of TIPS: a Totally Integrated Performance System
This guide will change not only what you say, but how you think about what you say to turn the review into a positive motivating experience that produces real behavior change.
Order now at Amazon.com for just $11.95. After you've read it, write a review on Amazon to tell us what you thought and how you used it.
Exceptional Thinking Under Pressure®
CD $9.95
Keeping the mind in high gear during those tense, pressure cooker times is key to survival at work. Learn practical, proven techniques to use before, during and after important meetings or other stressful events. The CD guides you through actually experiencing some of these techniques to see the difference. Have fun, while you learn how to:
- Prepare yourself for exceptional level thinking before the meeting, event or conversation.
- "Cool Your Hot Buttons" when the verbal darts are being thrown at you.
- Help the other person regain their calm.
- Prevent "Post Meeting Blues" ridding yourself of those horrible flashbacks of your mistakes.
These practical applications have been proven to reduce stress and help achieve and maintain mental control, resulting in increased effectiveness and productivity.
To order this easy to listen to CD, click on " Contact Us" and request it. Flexible Thinking: Switching on Your Best®
$14.95 (VHS tape or DVD)
Feeling overwhelmed with today's multi-tasked, constantly changing work environment? Empower yourself and your team to meet today's fast paced challenges by learning how to switch gears easily.
Learn innovative, practical techniques called Brain Switchers(R) for switching on specific mental functions whenever you need them on the job, giving you more control of your own mental faculties. Learn which Brain Switchers® techniques to use when:
- Your brain just won't get into gear.
- You're not on the same wavelength with staff or customers.
- You need to get focused on Monday morning after a great weekend.
- Your energy is empty but your "In" box isn't.
- Your emotions are out of control.
- You need increased accuracy for detailed work.
Anyone who puts these proven Brain Switchers® techniques into practice can increase his or her mental ability to produce results fast and more easily. The result is greater control, enhanced flexibility, increased productivity, and decreased stress.
 Janelle Brittain, MBA,
CSP is an internationally known consultant, trainer and speaker who has
nearly 30 years of business experience in training, sales, marketing and
management. She has three other published books, a training film and a
number of audio cassettes. As Founder and Executive Director of the
Dynamic Performance Institute, LLC, she has helped hundreds of organizations
build their people and teams to achieve stellar performance.
 
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Chicago, Illinois 60645 USA
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