Marlene Caroselli – författare

Here's everything a speaker or trainer needs to keep the audience awake, alert, and involved. This fun-filled collection of can't-miss activities contains the openers, closers, and energizers you can use to kick off each session with a bang, bring the audience back quickly should its attention wander, and end each session on a high note. Save hours of preparation time with these ready-made, easy-to-use activities that enable you to reinforce the key points in your presentation, spark active involvement from all the participants, and create an environment in which real listening can take place.

This book provides specific techniques to move beyond management - and acquire the skills and demeanor of a true leader. Leaders in today's no-limits business environment must do more than simply facilitate. They must effect positive change in both operations and employees - the proactive change necessary to propel their organizations forward! "Leadership Skills for Managers" is a hands-on, systematic examination of the specific skills and tools - vision, problem-solving, communication, distribution of power, and others - that must be in place before one can climb the ladder from management to leadership. Let this no-nonsense guide show you how to develop the expertise, strategies, and courage to: exhibit the poise and presence required to "get others to march"; step outside the status quo - to visualize and implement true improvements; and, cultivate valuable professional bonds via benchmarking and community networks.You've done well in your career as a manager. Now it's time to boost yourself to the next level."Leadership Skills for Managers" shows you how to achieve the skills and self-confidence of a leader - and maximize both your accomplishments and career success in today's global corporate arena. "Briefcase Books", written specifically for today's busy manager, feature eye-catching icons, checklists, and sidebars to guide managers step-by-step through everyday workplace situations. Look for these innovative design features to help you navigate through each page: clear, concise definitions of important terms and concepts; tips, tactics, and best practices for learning to lead; how-to hints for leadership in a variety of situations; practical advice to minimize damaging leadership errors; warning signs for which leaders must constantly be on guard; case studies and examples of effective leadership in action; and, procedures and techniques to correct specific problems.

Critical thinking--the ability to approach a problem both analytically and creatively--is the bedrock of success for companies and their people. Fortunately, it’s a skill that can be learned. The Critical Thinking Toolkit gets employees thinking better and faster with training exercises that offer an invigorating departure from the everyday and the potential for big payoffs in the form of enhanced “on-your-feet” thinking, innovative problem-solving, and profitable idea generation from everyone on the team. Using hands-on activities and ready-to-use assessments, team members will learn how to challenge assumptions, brainstorm divergent ideas, and then pinpoint the ones that best benefit your organization. And they’ll learn to do it in a way that not only increases their work quality, but also their productivity. Unimaginative. Risk-adverse. Prone to groupthink. These are not just empty complaints about today’s employees. American businesses are suffering from systemic burnout resulting in a widespread lack of creativity. But this unimaginative thinking doesn’t need to plague your workplace. With The Critical Thinking Toolkit, you and your team have everything you need to think quickly, analytically, and creatively.