Communicate Much? Dealing with Ungrateful Employees; Untouchable Leaders ask Impossible Questions; New Staff Announcement; Nate promoted to Master Certifying Trainer; Hot Wings with John Parr and Taibi Kahler…
Posted in Newsletter | Tagged Communication Skills, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Process Communication Model | Leave a commentWe are grateful for this recent article our local newspaper, the Newton Kansan, published about us! Next Element helps companies to communicate effectively.
Posted in News | Tagged Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Effective Relationships, Leadership, Process Communication Model | Leave a commentChatting, Elevating and Golfing “An expectation, as they say, is a resentment waiting to happen.” – Jon Carroll We tend to agree with Jon Carroll. For more on our thoughts about expecting, read Nate’s posts: Want vs. Expect, Hanging Out With the Stars, and Jeff’s post: To Versus With
Posted in Newsletter | Tagged Communication Skills, Effective Relationships, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Leadership, Process Communication Model, Trust In the Workplace | Leave a commentIn this very special event, hosted by our client PKM Steel, best selling author of Sixty Seconds to Yes, and national speaker, Don Spini will be speaking in Salina, KS on April 28. Don will be presenting on his ICore propietary program with special focus on skills-based training in three specific disciplines; influence lead-generation accountability [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Communication Skills, Effective Relationships, infuence, lead generation, Leadership, Professional Development Services, sales | Leave a commentWe’re excited to announce a new offering at Next Element. We look forward to seeing you on Google+ soon! Have you attended an Next Element Seminar? If so, here’s an opportunity to chat with, and ask Jeff questions. For 1-hour, you and 9 other individuals will be in a chat room with Jeff King. This [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Effective Relationships, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Leadership, Process Communication Model, Social Intelligence, soft-skills, Trust In the Workplace | Leave a commentFeedback, Conflict, and Accountability It’s time for that annual review and you’ve got some tough feedback to give. You are concerned that it will not go well because of ongoing drama between you and the employee, or perhaps the employee’s difficulty receiving constructive feedback. You know that your executive team is avoiding conflict around key [...]
Posted in Newsletter | Tagged Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Effective Relationships, Leadership, Process Communication Model, Professional Development Services | Leave a commentMore Potency. More Adventure. Owning Your Potency The winner of our December-January E-News contest is Ryan Hoopes! His entry starts… “Wow, this article could not have come at a more perfect time. I encountered a situation last Friday night that fits perfectly with this article. This is the first time I have heard the phrase [...]
Posted in Newsletter | Tagged Communication Skills, Effective Relationships, Process Communication Model, student engagement | Leave a commentFollowing is the winning submission we received for our December & January E-News Contest, “The most compelling reply to Jeff’s post, “Owning Your Potency.” Congratulations to Coach Ryan Hoopes, and thank you for taking the time to share your story with us!
Posted in Blog | Tagged Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Self Efficacy | 2 CommentsWant More. Expect Less. What if you got rid of expectations and focused on what you wanted instead? I bet you’d experience… • More responsibility, less resentment • More courage, less disappointment • More ownership, less compliance • More acceptance less judgment • More honesty, less assuming • More persistence, less aggression • More trust, [...]
Posted in Newsletter | Leave a commentWe love to share the word about the amazing stuff our friends and clients are doing. We know it is short notice….and, this experiential symposium at Iowa State University is sure to be incredible! January 23 – 24, 2012 in Altoona, Iowa Registration deadline THIS Friday, January 13! http://www.extension.iastate.edu/polk/news/symposium.htm ISU Symposium (Registration Form and Brochure)
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