| Effective leadership training involves a number of skills | | | | hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, |
| taught to you but takes consistent application to | | | | Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo DaVinci, |
| master. I will mention two important pieces here. | | | | Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein." |
| The first is Time management. It is important to start | | | | The second is Teamwork. How do you get a group of |
| out organized and stay on task to effectively lead | | | | individuals that have many differences to come |
| others. With good time management skills, you have | | | | together as a team? Begin with a team building event, |
| the ability to take control of your daily routine, manage | | | | either company sponsored or facilitated by a third |
| variables and lower the overall stress level of yourself | | | | party. Team building brings all of the different |
| and your team. To build the foundation for this skill, get | | | | personalities together and they participate in activities |
| organized. Do you have a calendar that has enough | | | | that include fun with learning. This along with activities |
| space for you to write down your daily routine? Not a | | | | to learn about each other makes a positive impact on |
| paper person? Use your computer calendar software | | | | the team and opens the door for a team project to be |
| to list your tasks for the week. Which tasks have the | | | | completed with little or no snags. Teamwork is an |
| highest priority and who will you delegate those tasks | | | | essential factor in any work environment. The focus of |
| to? Make sure your team is aware that a daily update | | | | the exercises is to bring out the very best in each |
| on their projects delegated is essential to time | | | | team member, constructive communication and |
| management and ask if they are having any difficulty | | | | develop inter-team leadership skills to effectively |
| completing their task. | | | | problem solve before going to upper management. |
| Have you heard anyone say "I never have enough | | | | No matter what corporation or small business you are |
| time!" I have heard this often and used to believe it | | | | employed with, experience and dedication help you get |
| myself until someone showed me a saying by H. | | | | to the leadership level. Once you get there, take the |
| Jackson Brown. He states: "Don't say you don't have | | | | opportunity to soar with leadership training. |
| enough time. You have exactly the same number of | | | | |