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 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 comment“Why is your report late?” “Are you really going to wear that to the party?” “Shouldn’t we give her another chance?” “What, exactly, do you mean?” Don’t you just love loaded, indirect questions? Even the way I worded this question is loaded…because I’ve already decided the “right” answer is YES.
Posted in Blog | Tagged Communication Skills, Effective Relationships, Leadership, Process Communication Model, Social Intelligence | 1 CommentHere is an example of pure brilliance, and I witnessed it first hand. Dreamer child’s mother calls and informs teacher, “I.K.” that her child is in severe distress and on her way to school. I.K. has a group hike scheduled for the entire class first thing in the morning. Dreamer child arrives at school at [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership, Motivating Youth, Process Communication Model, School Behavior Problems, soft-skills, student engagement | 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 commentIn my blog titled “Taking People at Face Value,” I urged you to respond to what was right in front of you as a way to ensure the best possible communication. Now, I’m taking it one step further – to the challenge of accountability. Accountability is about follow through. Doing what you say you will [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Communication Skills, Process Communication Model, Social Intelligence | Leave a commentIt’s so cool to anticipate what someone is going to do next! You’d be a soothsayer if you could predict how someone will respond in a certain situation. We could make millions by finding that right motivational mix to inspire each employee, target market, or prospect.
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