by Deanna Maio | Dec 24, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team, Tools to Train Your Team
When it comes to communication, there are dos and don’ts. We have already discussed the dos. Effective communication depends as much on the speaker as it does the listener. But halves must be aligned in order for the exchange to be deemed successful. Now it’s time to...
by Deanna Maio | Dec 23, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team, Productivity & Time Management, Tools to Train Your Team
Have you ever been talking to someone and thought, “This person just doesn’t get what I’m saying?” It could be that, while you are discussing the same topic, they have a different viewpoint altogether. In the world of work, we call that communication style. Keep...
by Deanna Maio | Dec 22, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team, Tools to Train Your Team
Anyone who has ever been in charge of a group of people knows how hard it is to deal with performance issues. They’d rather be roasted on the spit instead of facing another employee face-to-face to discuss deficiencies with their performance within the company and/or...
by Deanna Maio | Dec 20, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team, Productivity & Time Management, Tools to Train Your Team
We don’t live or work in a vacuum. At some point, we will have to depend on others for what we need. How will you get others on board your team? Influence is the ability to convey your ideas effectively to others. It is about negotiation, not manipulation. Here are...
by Deanna Maio | Dec 19, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team, Productivity & Time Management, Tools to Train Your Team
When you work as a manager to a group of team members, what is the most important goal? There may be a variety of answers, but the one that we place at the top of the list is building a solid relationship. When you know your team members as individuals with their own...
by Deanna Maio | Dec 18, 2025 | Building & Leading Your Team, Planning, Productivity & Time Management
When planning an effective meeting agenda, your main action steps will be to: Choose a topic Set the goals of the meeting Determine the duration, time and location of the meeting Set the objectives of the meeting Determine the non-objectives of the meeting, so you do...
