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Added for You - Managing Your Team (Part 10) - Why Assumptions Are Dangerous
Doing a lollipop fundraiser is a fun way for school clubs and other small groups to raise funds. The approach is very similar to other types of fundraising candy, but with a product with lower price point and widespread appeal.Everyone loves a lollipop, so you can target sales to adults and teens as well as younger children. Most brands retail for $0.50 each and cost roughly half that amount when purchased by the case.To raise a lot of money, you'll need volume sales and that's where today's eye-catching designs and mouthwatering flavors come i
The harsh reality is that this behaviour, assuming that which is not true, is an excuse for not making the effort, for not working at understanding, for not seeking the real explanation.
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How to Tie a Tie and How To Kiss - What Do They Have In Common?Now before you decide I've gone totally bananas, there is a connection between these two subjects but it's not perhaps obvious straight away.For most - men anyway - they learn how to do one of these before the other. Individual cases may vary, which one were you in?So you wanna know?Both of these terms are some of the most searched for internet keywords every month. How to tie a tie gets 46000 searches per month and how to kiss 16000.I have to confess, th
These values drive our belief system which, in turn, influence our behaviours and actions.
Having a set of values is great. What's not so great is when we cannot accept a differing set of values belonging to someone else.
Take a moment, think of your team members or others with whom you are in regular contact. Have there been occasions when you haven't quite understood or totally disagreed with their views or their behaviour?
what was your immediate reaction?
Did you seek clarification, did you try to understand, or did you assume, based on your values and beliefs, that their behaviour was due to................?
The danger with this assumption, any assumption, is that it can lead to bad feeling, resentment, even hostility when we start to voice these assumptions, these attributes that we have decided to give someone.
Listen, we can all be guilty of this from time to time. Think about it. Isn't a lot easier and more comfortable to rationalise someone's actions and bring some sort of meaning to their behaviours.
The twist is that it is also human nature to get our backs up when somebody does exactly the same to us...
The harsh reality is that this behaviour, assuming that which is not true, is an excuse for not making the effort, for not working at understanding, for not seeking the real explanation.
Now, this is ba
Leaders and Managers often ask us, ‘What do you do when you have tried to coach and counsel an employee about a performance concern, and the employee has not responded?Unfortunately, we see far too many cases where the leader hasn’t, in good faith, tried to coach the employee or to put the leader’s concerns into words. Often, leaders look for a quick fix alternative to what is perceived as a difficult and painful confrontation.We have also learned from first-hand experience that Fundraising Sales Representatives Enjoy Flexible Careers
Are you looking for a flexible career that allows you to set your own hours and work out of your home? Fundraising sales representatives enjoy just this type of career. Although it does involve selling fundraising products and services, it is not your typical sales representative career.Many people become fundraising reps after years of volunteer fundraising experience. People who have developed contacts in their community and know how to motivate volunteers and run a successful fundraising campaign are just the type of people
Did you seek clarification, did you try to understand, or did you assume, based on your values and beliefs, that their behaviour was due to................?
The danger with this assumption, any assumption, is that it can lead to bad feeling, resentment, even hostility when we start to voice these assumptions, these attributes that we have decided to give someone.
Listen, we can all be guilty of this from time to time. Think about it. Isn't a lot easier and more comfortable to rationalise someone's actions and bring some sort of meaning to their behaviours.
The twist is that it is also human nature to get our backs up when somebody does exactly the same to us...
The harsh reality is that this behaviour, assuming that which is not true, is an excuse for not making the effort, for not working at understanding, for not seeking the real explanation.
Now, this is b
This “stuck” feeling entrepreneurs get is the mental version of a similar phenomenon that happens to athletes when they are running or cycling at great speed and then their bodies “hit the wall” as they call it. They can’t move their bodies at all when this happens or they can barely move and all momentum is lost at that moment.The same thing seems to occur when entrepreneurs are determined to create the systems that allow them to make money online. There are so many little miniscule steps to be done that sometimes after staying on top of it all for
Listen, we can all be guilty of this from time to time. Think about it. Isn't a lot easier and more comfortable to rationalise someone's actions and bring some sort of meaning to their behaviours.
The twist is that it is also human nature to get our backs up when somebody does exactly the same to us...
The harsh reality is that this behaviour, assuming that which is not true, is an excuse for not making the effort, for not working at understanding, for not seeking the real explanation.
Now, this is b
The first thing to consider when starting your own vending machine business is that it is not for slackers. It takes work. Just because you are going into business for yourself, will have no boss to deal with, and pretty much determine your own plans, that doesn’t mean the vending machine business is easy money.Assess your financial situation. How much money will it take to start out? Before you mortgage the house and buy a hundred vending machines, start with one or two and see how things go.Pick a good location. Don’t go through a location fi
The harsh reality is that this behaviour, assuming that which is not true, is an excuse for not making the effort, for not working at understanding, for not seeking the real explanation.
Now, this is bad enough if left unchecked within the team. Unfortunately, there can also be a tendency to make assumptions about individuals, even groups outside the team.
Why is this a problem? Bottom line? It will almost definitely lead to the wrong decisions being made, reaching conclusions and developing actions which are certain to deliver less than favourable results.
What's a team leader to do?
Well, by now, you'll know that I am going to reiterate the need for well established ground rules, for following a systematic approach, for ensuring statements are based on facts and are well supported. Post the ground rules on the wall in the team sessions. Remind all participants that these were agreed.
If a comment is made by one team member to another, you can rest assured that the recipient and the rest of the team will be waiting with bated breath to see what your reaction is going to be. Ignoring it is not the right behaviour - think of the messages you send to the team - the agreed ground rules mean nothing, zilch, nada. And, as it happens You really don't care what they think of each other.
Being constructive, confronting the issue and not the person...
"Pete, if I heard it correctly, Willy has just said that your behaviour shows you don't care
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