If you're just starting out as a Virtual Team Leader, what are some specific action steps you can take to build trust?

When trust is low, how do you repair the situation?

These are the questions Barry Rellaford  answers on a weekly basis as the leader trainer for Stephen M.R. Covey's best selling book:

The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything

Every leader I've ever met understands the importance of trust and yet, many struggle with how to create a culture high in trust - - especially on a Virtual Team. 

Join us for this special event if you want to lift the "how-to veil" of trust building on Virtual Teams.  IATF Visiting Faculty Member Barry Rellaford has a gift for presenting the complexities of the Speed Of Trust material in an understandable, memorable, and actionable manner.

This event is part of the IATF Virtual Team Leader VIRTUAL CONFERENCE held December 8-11, 2009.  This event is designed for all who are new to leading Virtual Teams.  CLICK HERE to learn more.

Building Trust on the Virtual Team with Barry Rellaford

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Starts at 3 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

Trust Expert Barry Rellaford of SpeedOfTrust.com
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This recording is now available in the IATF Virtual Team Leader Home Study Course.

Free

Registration is closed.

What's it really like leading a virtual team?

What's it really like having a deadline to meet TODAY and to meet that deadline you've got to coordinate the efforts of team members on 4 continents?

For this TeleSeminar, theory will be left at the door as we get down to street smart Virtual Team Leader wisdom earned the hard way.

Say hello to Jenn Sramek who is a Project Manager and Partner at CivicActions.com.  Jenn leads a team of 40 people in 8 timezones and 4 continents performing professional services for non-profits, progressive causes and triple-bottom-line businesses. 

CivicActions.com is a virtual internet strategy and implementation firm and Jenn is the woman in the middle, facilitating communication between the firm’s clients and her team. 

In this TeleSeminar, Jenn will share hard earned lessons from years of leading virtual teams.  There will be plenty of time for you to ask your questions directly of Jenn.

This event is part of the IATF Virtual Team Leader VIRTUAL CONFERENCE held December 8-11, 2009.  This event is designed for all who are new to leading Virtual Teams.  CLICK HERE to learn more.

Call Details

TITLE

 Secrets To Dynamic Virtual Teams: Street Wise Virtual Team Leader Lessons with Jenn Sramek

DATE

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

Virtual Team Leader Jenn Sramek of CivicActions.com
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use! 

RECORDING

This recording is now available in the IATF Virtual Team Leader Home Study Course.

COST

Free for all subscribers of the IATF free e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register.  Registration closed.

QUESTION:  Why does a Virtual Team exist?

ANSWER:  To get stuff done!

The problem is that too many Virtual Teams have difficulty getting stuff done.

What to do?

Meet Shaun Callahan.  He's the Chief Involvement Officer at Groupsite.com

Groupsite.com empowers groups of all types and sizes to communicate, share and network - the universal requirements for making things happen within groups. Groupsite.com empowers groups to achieve this through social collaboration quickly, easily, securely and at little or no cost.

Shaun will be one of many great guest speakers during next week's Virtual Team Leader VIRTUAL CONFERENCE.  The program is FREE for IATF members but you must register.  CLICK HERE to learn more.

Shaun has worked with organizations of all types to help them get stuff done.  Here's some of his advice for leaders of Virtual Teams:

Top 5 Mistakes of Virtual Team Leaders

Avoid this by helping everyone upload their photos and encourage personal interaction (private message or phone) that reminds members that they are sharing ideas with real people, not just sharing ideas. Also, use real names only, no nicknames or avatars.

Avoid this by allowing members to interact through private channels as well as in subgroups if they wish.

Avoid this by not asking members to do everything at once.  Start by simply asking them to upload their photo. Then maybe complete their bio. Eventually, they will post their first question or reply with their first answer post.

Avoid this by encouraging members to post their own personal objectives. As a group leader you should be aware of these objectives and realize that some may best be met by resources outside the group as well as within.

Avoid this by re-reading all posts (and emails) before you hit send.

This event is part of the IATF Virtual Team Leader VIRTUAL CONFERENCE held December 8-11, 2009.  This event is designed for all who are new to leading Virtual Teams.  CLICK HERE to learn more.

Call Details

TITLE

Engaging Your Virtual Team - Top 5 Lessons

DATE

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

TIME

Starts at 3 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

Shaun Callahan, Chief Involvement Officer at Groupsite.com
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This recording is now available in the IATF Virtual Team Leader Home Study Course.

COST

Free for all subscribers of the IATF free e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register.  Registration closed.

Jessica Lipnack is the co-founder of NetAge.com and is a brilliant strategist when it comes to building high performing virtual teams.

Jessica was a guest speaker at the IATF Virtual Team Leader VIRTUAL CONFERENCE held December 8 - 11, 2009.  This event was designed for all who are new to leading Virtual Teams.

During this live an interactive call, Jessica shared valuable lessons for all who lead Virtual Teams. 

• We are ALL working on Virtual Teams -- what the research tells us about distance
• A Virtual Team will often follow the following path of development:  Storm - Form - Norm - Perform (co-located teams follow:  Form - Storm - Norm - Perform)
• Handling conflict
• The need for inspirational leaders on Virtual Teams
• Death to status reports
• Key attributes of Virtual Teams
• Can absence make a team grow stronger?
• Do you really need screen sharing?

Call Details

TITLE

Secrets to Unlocking Virtual Team Intelligence

DATE of this CALL

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

RECORDING

This recording is now available in the IATF Virtual Team Leader Home Study Course.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register.  Registration closed.

Are you a Teamwork Facilitator who is an employee?

Do you dream of working for yourself?  Of owning your own Teamwork Facilitation business?

If you answered yes to these questions then this laser-like, 27-minute TeleSeminar is for you!

There is ONE key shift you must get when making the shift from working as an employee to owning your own team facilitation business.

This key shift requires you to re-tool your psychology.  You have to completely change the way you look at the world. 

If you don't make this key shift you will struggle.  It's that simple.

This TeleSeminar is intended to help someone who is considering making the shift from employee to business owner.

If you're a business owner already and you're struggling, this TeleSeminar will help you.

If you're working on your personal brand (i.e. "Brand You") then this TeleSeminar will help you.

Call Details

TITLE

The One Key Shift for Teamwork Facilitators -- employee to business owner

DATE

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 27 minutes

PRESENTERS

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

The recording of this call is archived in the IATF Members Only Area.

COST

Free

REGISTER HERE

Registration is closed.

Trust is a precondition for teamwork.

Trust makes all of the other things we want in teams possible:

• engagement
• commitment
• collaboration
• productive conflict
• innovation
• positive results

Which ultimately leads us to success and well being.

But trust doesn’t just happen.

Building and maintaining trust requires paying attention to what we say and do.

Today’s workplaces are minefields of limited time, competing commitments, opposing demands, and mis-communication that can easily lead to unintended breaches of trust. Even one small breach can sow seeds of distrust. Once distrust takes hold it becomes toxic to everyone involved.

This teleseminar will give you a framework and practice for building, maintaining and, when necessary, restoring strong trust in teams.

You’ll learn:

1. Key practices to build and maintain trusting relationships at work.
2. The most common enemies of trust in the workplace and what you can do to avoid them.
3. How the cognitive, emotional, and physiological context of trust differs from that of distrust, and how each affects a team’s ability to perform.
4. How to talk about issues of trust and distrust with peers, subordinates, and supervisors.
5. How to repair damaged or broken trust.

Our guest presenter is Charles Feltman, founder and principal of Insight Coaching, a firm specializing in leadership coaching, facilitation and training. He works primarily with Fortune 500 company leaders and leadership teams. 

Charles is the author the of The Thin Book of Trust: An Essential Primer for Building  Trust in the Workplace based on his work with individuals and teams around trust, commitment, conflict, and collaboration. 

Get the book at Amazon and at ThinBook.com where you can receive quantity discounts.

Call Details

TITLE

Building Trust at Work with special guest Charles Feltman

DATE

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

Charles Feltman, author of "The Thin Book of Trust"
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

The recording of this call is now archived in the IATF Members Only Area

COST

Free

REGISTER HERE

Registration is closed.

Are you doing your "Great Work"?

Here at the IATF we believe Teamwork Facilitators must help teams and organizations focus on the work that makes the most difference (we call this "great work").

Please join us for an interactive, fun and practical TeleClass that will give you new tools and insights for the work you’re doing with teams and leaders.

In this class we'll work through three of the coaching and facilitation tools from IATF’s Visiting Faculty Member Michael Bungay Stanier's latest book:

Do More Great Work: Stop the busywork and start the work that matters

• What's the difference between Great Work and Good Work - and whether you should care or not.
• How to help a team or an organization focus on the work that makes the most difference - and how to deal with the work that doesn't
• Two words that will significantly increase the power of your facilitation questions

“If I had to pick a person to have dinner with, when I need to be prodded and challenged and inspired to think about the things I really am committed to think about for myself and what I'm doing, I'd pick Michael Bungay Stanier. He has an ability to shake our tree and make us more conscious and responsible about what we know but aren't willing to admit we know yet. And the best part – he makes it easy and fun. Great work, Michael!”
David Allen
 Author of Getting Things Done

In the world of teamwork there is something we call “synergy”. When a group of individuals work together with passion and focus, they produce a result that is much greater than the sum of the individual effort. When interviewed, team members will use the word “magical” to describe these types of experiences. Creating teams that work in this way are what managers dream of. For too many managers the dreams are never realized because they don’t know how to help their team members do more Great Work. I love Michael’s book “Find Your Great Work” because it provides a powerful, step-by-step system managers can use to help coach their team members to making the shift from good (or even bad) work to great work. How many team and leadership development books have you read that leave you wondering how to implement the author’s wisdom? This book is different. Michael literally maps it out for you. We’ve entered a new age in teamwork - - the inspiration age - - and this book will help managers build inspired teams.
Tom Heck
IATF President & Founder

Do More Great Work TeleClass

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 70 minutes

• Michael Bungay Stanier, IATF Visiting Faculty Member
• Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

The recording is archived in the IATF Members Only Area

Free

172 people from around the world registered for this program.  Registration is now closed.

Free 27-minute laser-like learning session for Teamwork Facilitators!

There are 5 distinctions that are most important to Teamwork Facilitators.  Team success is ten times more likely if you “get” these.

A distinction is a subtle difference that becomes clear when you contrast like-seeming words. 

The strongest Teamwork Facilitators understand and use distinctions to enable teams and the people who lead them to see things in a new way and take more discerning actions.

Take this image of a lady.  Depending on how your eye perceives the subtle distinctions in the picture, you'll either see an old lady or a young lady.  A strong Teamwork Coach is able to see both.  When you can see both more possibilities are open to you. 

We are now in week # 7 of the 10-week IATF Leader As Coach Fast Track Program.  During this course we study many important distinctions.  However, there are 5 distinctions that are foundational.  They are critical to team success.  If you miss them you and your team will struggle.

Join Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF, for this 27-minute laser-like learning session as he shares the Top 5 Teamwork Distinctions.

Call Details

TITLE

Top 5 Teamwork Distinctions

DATE

Wednesday October 21, 2009

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 30 minutes

PRESENTER

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This recording is available in the IATF Members Only Area.

COST

Free

REGISTER HERE

Registration closed.

How do you get so much done and still have a life?

I frequently get asked that question.

I'm the President of an international organization, work with team members around the world, develop content, teach classes, lead workshops, develop and market products, write books AND I have a full and rewarding life outside of work - - I spend time with my beautiful wife (lunch dates, mountain bike rides, etc.), play with my two children, volunteer in my community, make music, go on vacations and more.

In this 30-minute TeleSeminar I'll share an easy to use productivity system that helps me get beyond the false sense of security of a "to-do list" and experience a real sense of achievement and fulfillment. 

I look forward to having you join me on the call!

Call Details

TITLE

DATE

TIME

PRESENTER

WHAT TO EXPECT

RECORDING

COST

Free

REGISTER HERE

Ultimately, no matter what industry you’re involved in, you are in the BREAKTHROUGH business!  Every day you seek to breakthrough with customers to generate loyalty, satisfaction, and relationship. 

The key to lasting success in business is breaking through with your own team members so they eagerly embrace personal responsibility, committed purpose, and leadership.  They must see themselves as breakthrough leaders! 

And especially in times of challenge, your team members must focus persistently on what they CAN do rather than wasting time and energy on the things they don’t control. 

Breakthrough Leadership is every bit as important with your family as well!

 This one-of-a-kind TeleSeminar ignites the energy and true leadership potential in every participant. 

Breakthrough Leadership is full spectrum leadership that engages every participant in shaping the future, igniting the team, building outstanding relationships, delivering results, and living with personal excellence, integrity, and responsibility. 

In this vibrant, engaging tele-presentation, you’ll gain new appreciation for your impact on others and how you can make a genuine difference! 

This session creates a fresh, new, and exciting vision of leadership that includes:

• Igniting “E” Power in your team—the #1 key to igniting others and self
• Being fully present, the key to building people, trust, and balance
• The most surprising and powerful essentials to recognition, acknowledgement, and appreciation
• The critical importance of becoming a master of questions

Brian Biro is the IATF Visiting Faculty Member for this special interactive call.

Brian is America’s Breakthrough Coach!  He is one of the nation's foremost speakers and teachers of Leadership, Possibility Thinking, Thriving on Change, and Team-Building. 

He has spoken at more than 1,100 events around the world over the past 19 years.  A major client described him best when he said, “Brian Biro has the energy of a ten-year-old, the enthusiasm of a twenty-year-old, and the wisdom of a seventy-five-year-old.” 

A former vice-president of a major transportation corporation and the author of 9 books including bestseller, Beyond Success!, and his brand new, It’s Time For Joy!, Brian was rated #1 from over 40 Speakers at 4 consecutive INC. Magazine International Conferences.  With degrees from Stanford University and UCLA, Brian has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, Fox News, and as a featured speaker at the Disney Institute in Orlando.  

Call Details

TITLE

DATE

TIME

IATF VISITING FACULTY MEMBER

WHAT TO EXPECT

RECORDING

COST

REGISTER HERE

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
 -– Anais Nin

Courage is the first virtue…because it makes all the other virtues possible.

If that’s true, than courage is the first business virtue too. 

Why? Because it makes so many other business concepts possible. Leadership, for example, takes bold action and decisive judgment. It takes courage. 

Innovation takes creating ground-breaking, but tradition-defying, ideas. It takes courage.

Sales takes knocking on the door in the face of rejection.  It takes courage.

In fact, courage is so important to these concepts that they don’t exist in the absence of courage.

Despite the importance of courage to business success, there have been no training programs dedicated solely on building workforce courage --- until now.

This session will focus on inspiring more courageous behavior in yourself and in those you work with. Specifically, in this session, you’ll learn:

1. Why fear and comfort are bad for business
2. The “Three Buckets of Courage” and how to differentiate among them
3. The differences between managers who encourage workers, and those who discourage them (Fillers and Spillers)
4. Tips on how to be more courageous yourself, and how to inspire more courageous behavior among your coworkers and employees

IATF Visiting Faculty Member and courage expert Bill Treasurer will be our special guest for this special TeleSeminar.

Bill Treasurer is founder and Chief Encouragement Officer at Giant Leap Consulting (GLC), a Courage Building company that exists to help people and organizations live more courageously. Bill is the author of Courage Goes to Work, a book that introduces the new practice of courage-building. He is also the author of Right Risk, a book about personal courage. 

Bill is a former member of the U.S. High Diving Team.  For seven years he traveled throughout the world performing with a team of high performing athletes.  During that time, Bill did over 1500 high dives from heights that scaled to over 100 feet...sometimes on fire! 

Bill’s insights have been featured in over 100 newspapers and national magazines. Since 1993 Bill has conducted over 500 corporate workshops designed to strengthen people’s leadership skills, improve team performance, accelerate innovation, and help executives behave more courageously. His clients include NASA, the CDC, the Department of Veterans Affairs, SPANX, Spirit Airlines, and many others.

CALL DETAILS

TITLE: 

DATE:

TIME:

IATF VISITING FACULTY MEMBER

WHAT TO EXPECT:

RECORDING:

COST:

REGISTER HERE:

Each month a Visiting Faculty Member at the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators leads a live and engaging TeleSeminar on a topic critical to the success of Teamwork Facilitators.

The IATF Visiting Faculty Member for July 2009 is trust expert Barry Rellaford.

Have you ever worked on or with a low trust team?

When trust is low, how do you establish, build and nurture trust on the team?  This is the question Stephen M.R. Covey answers in his best selling book:

The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything

The world's number one trainer of the Speed Of Trust material is Barry Rellaford and in this special IATF event Barry will share the secrets he's learned about teaching trust.

Every leader I've ever met understands the importance of trust and yet, many struggle with how to create a culture high in trust.  If this sounds like you then you MUST attend this event because IATF Visiting Faculty Member Barry Rellaford has a gift for presenting the complexities of the Speed Of Trust material in an understandable, memorable, and actionable manner.

CALL DETAILS

TITLE: 
The Speed of Trust -- How to leverage the one thing that changes everything

IATF VISITING FACULTY:
Barry Rellaford
Lead trainer of "The Speed of Trust" material by Stephen M. R. Covey

DATE:
Friday, July 17, 2009

TIME:
Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs 60 - 75 minutes

WHAT TO EXPECT:
Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING:
This call was recorded and is now available in the IATF Members Only Area HERE.

COST:
This call is free. 

REGISTER HERE:
Registration closed. 

NOTE: 
After you register, you'll be prompted to send in your # 1 question about TRUST.  Barry Rellaford, our IATF Visiting Faculty Member, will design this program with your questions in mind.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY
During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Time Stamp:  July 2, 2009

I’m delighted to invite you to my brand new freeTeleSeminar entitled "7 Qualities of the Leader-As-Coach:How You Can Build Inspired Teams" on July 9, 2009 at 3 pm EST (NY City time zone) and 12 pm Pacific (PT).

CLICK HERE to Register

The call offers a fully interactive experience on Maestro Conference, a new technology that allows you
to engage me and other participants as if we're in a live workshop!

PLUS...

My teleseminar is one of more than 60 free trainings during Maestro Month - an unprecedented offering
from world-class leaders such as Deepak Chopra, Jack Canfield, Marianne Williamson, Michael Port, and John Gray (full list below).

The trainings in health, personal growth, business, spirituality and societal change include 16 NY Times
bestselling authors, all helping you to unleash your full potential. I'm excited to be part of this group
and to introduce you to more of their work.

CLICK HERE to find out more

Maestro is sponsoring this extraordinary event so you can be one of the first people to experience the beta version of their learning platform.

Register now to gain access to my teleconference and the many other calls during Maestro Month (spaces are limited so don't wait).

CLICK HERE to Register

Feel free to forward this offer to friends and I hope to see you on my call!

To your success!

Tom Heck
President and Founder
International Association of Teamwork Facilitators
Phone:  (828) 348-4677
[email protected]

P.S. Maestro Month features the following teachers:

   * Health: Deepak Chopra, John Gray, Bernie Siegel, Judith Orloff, Marilyn Schlitz, Enrico Melson, Mary Shomon, Steven & Joy Gurgevich
   * Personal Growth: Jack Canfield, Debbie & Arielle Ford, Marci Shimoff, Dan Millman, Gay Hendricks, Hale Dwoskin, Mary Manin Morissey, Gary Renard, Dr. Pat Baccili, Terri Levine, Mike Robbins, Paul & Patty Richards
   * Business: Michael Port, Roxanne Emmerich, Chris Widener, Willie Jolley, Jim Bunch, Tom Heck, Hazel Henderson, Mari Smith, Ken Foster, Dave Buck, Stacey Lawson, Tim Kelley, Mark Bowser, Brian Burt, Milana Leshinsky
   * Spirituality: Marianne Williamson, Neale Donald Walsch, David Deida, Shiva Rea, Genpo Roshi, Marcia Wieder, Brian Johnson, Saniel Bonder, Linda Groves-Bonder, Fred Johnson, Arjuna Ardagh, Devaa Haley Mitchell
   * Societal Change:Barbara Marx Hubbard, Lynne McTaggart, Kevin Danaher, Luisah Teish, Gregg Braden, Andrew Harvey, Derrick Ashong, Bruce Lipton, Steve Bhaerman, Sharif Abdullah, Kevin Danaher, Corinne McLaughlin, Gordon Davidson, James O'Dea, Lawrence Ellis, Stephen Dinan

Free Leadership Skills TeleSeminar on Thursday, June 25, 2009

TITLE of this TeleSeminar:

“Emotional Intelligence” (EQ) - - it’s a term practically every leader of note has heard of.

EQ is a term coined by Daniel Goleman who authored the wildly successful book “Emotional Intelligence - Why It Can Matter More Than IQ” (1996).

Here’s what Goleman says about the importance of EQ:

A clear and competitive advantage is gained when leaders (and teams) strengthen EQ. 

But HOW exactly are Teamwork Facilitators supposed to APPLY this EQ stuff?  Make it real?

How do we close the gap between the theory of EQ and the practice of EQ?

That’s the question we’ll answer on Thursday June 25, 2009 when IATF Visiting Faculty Member Dr. Reldan Nadler, author of “The Leaders Playbook - How To Apply Emotional Intelligence,” shares his street-smart wisdom.

Dr. Nadler is a world-class expert when it comes to the practical application of Emotional Intelligence with leaders and teams and top companies seek out his advice -- Dr. Nadler's clients include Dreamworks SKG, Disney, At&T, MCI, Xerox, Lockheed-Martin Aerospace, and many more!

Questions addressed in this Free IATF TeleSeminar:

1. What is Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and why is it the most important component for star performance?
2. Why are EQ competencies critical for Teamwork Facilitators?
3. How is the Brain Neuroscience research influencing leadership today?
4. How to use the “Leadership Two Step” to enhance your leadership and use with others.
5. What are specific things you can do to raise your EQ and experience more success?

About the telephone conference technology used during this class

This TeleSeminar will utilize new state of the art telephone conferencing technology from Maestro Conference that enables you to participate like never before.  All you need is a regular telephone (land line or cell) BUT be ready for a totally new experience. 

Yes, it will be THAT different.  :-)

CALL DETAILS

REGISTER HERE
This program is full.  We are accepting no more participants at this time.

DOWNLOAD RECORDING - - this recording is now available in the IATF members only area 

Free Leadership Skills TeleSeminar on Thursday June 18, 2009

Free seat guaranteed to the first 100 who register.

TITLE of this TeleSeminar:

Here’s the scenario...

You’re the Teamwork Facilitator and you’ve been asked to teach a team how to set and achieve goals. 

What will you teach?

There are SO MANY approaches to goal setting.  Which ones work?  Which ones don’t?

In this live and engaging TeleSeminar you will learn a simple and effective 10-step goal setting process you can use with a team or individual team member. 

This goal setting system uses a strong “Coach Approach”. 

TRANSLATION:  “Coach Approach” = 10 times more effective

The Coach Approach is what we teach at the IATF because it’s hands-down the most effective way of building and leading high performing teams.

Come see for yourself.

Better hurry though because there’s only 100 virtual “seats” available for this TeleSeminar.

NOTE:  This TeleSeminar will utilize state of the art telephone conferencing technology that enables you to participate like never before.  All you need is a regular telephone (land line or cell) BUT be ready for a totally new experience.  Yes, it will be THAT different.  :-)

CALL DETAILS

WHAT
Live TeleSeminar entitled “Ready, Set Goal!  A Simple 10-Step Process To Help Teams and Individuals Set And Achieve Goals”

WHEN
Thursday June 18, 2009
runs 60 min. with start time of 1 pm EST (NY City time zone)

COST
FREE to the first 100 who register now

REGISTER BELOW
Registration is closed.  Access the recording and the class notes and resources in the IATF Member Only Area. 

How does “Personal Balance” impact leadership and teams?

Your answer to that question will reveal the amount of success and joy you experience on a daily basis as a leader or Teamwork Facilitator.

Monthly IATF Leadership TeleSeminar this week -- keep reading!

Successful Teamwork Facilitators know the value of addressing Personal Balance because the payoff is so quick and so significant.

True story...

I was working with a team leader who was WAY out of balance. 

His marriage was on the rocks. 

His kids hardly knew him. 

His health was in the tank.

Creativity?  Forget it.

Sound familiar?

He tells me “I don’t have time for this Personal Balance stuff!  I’ve got a team to lead!  Come on!”

We worked on Personal Balance anyway.

As expected, he experienced significant benefits and so did his team.

Here are 3 key lessons to strengthening Personal Balance:

1. Understand this equation:  E + R = O

If a team (or leader) gets this equation then odds are in your favor.

Event + Response = Outcome

It's from Jack Canfield's book The Success Principles and here's the lesson:

Every outcome  you experience - whether it is success or failure, wealth or  poverty, healthy or illness, intimacy or estrangement, joy or frustration - is the result of how you have responded to an earlier event or events in your life.

This equation helps leaders understand there are no victims.  And victims?  They like to blame the event (like the golfer who blames her clubs or the course).

If you don't like the Outcome then change your Response.

And here's the trick:  Can you practice being 100% responsible for EVERYTHING you're experiencing in life WITHOUT the guilt? 

We'll explore this further during the training call (see below).

2. Tell the truth.

Leaders and teams that tell the truth are much more likely to experience Balance.

Initially, truth telling can make you feel out of balance.  But it's the only way.  It's a paradox. You've got to enter the woods to get THROUGH the woods.

In every area of our lives (public, private, home, work, etc.) the three things that most need to be shared are:

We'll explore this further during the training call (see below).

3. Know your top 3 True Values

You are your values.  If you are clear about your top 3 values then you will experience a HUGE competitive advantage.  Same holds true for teams.

Values are easily squashed by needs, shoulds and problems.  All are powerful distractions.

Values are the only sustainable basis for goal setting (true for leaders and teams).

Benefits of Orienting Around Values:

We'll explore this further during the training call (see below).

IATF Leadership TeleSeminar

On Thursday May 28, 2009 Tom Heck, the President and Founder of the IATF, will lead the monthly IATF Leadership TeleSeminar entitled "Leadership, Teams and Personal Balance".

Who should attend:  Teamwork Facilitators, Teamwork Coaches, Team Leaders, Supervisors, Managers. 

IATF members LOGIN HERE to enter the IATF Members Only Area and then click on the calendar to get the call details.

Not yet an IATF member?  CLICK HERE to read the list of IATF member benefits.  When you join you get immediate access to this call AND many other resources.

This call, like all monthly IATF Leadership TeleSeminars, will be recorded and archived at the IATF Members Only Area.

To your success!

Tom Heck
President and Founder
International Association of Teamwork Facilitators

Announcing the monthly leadership TeleSeminar at the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators.

TITLE:  Leadership and Money -- How your relationship with money impacts you and your team

3 a.m. Money Worry Attack

Argh! Awake at 3 a.m., again! Worry, worry, worry. And what about? Money, budget, numbers. And even when you do hit the numbers, does the stress go away for more than a moment or two? No, it doesn't. That's a clue.

Whether you run a small business, a team, or are self-employed, money is often the not-so-silent elephant in the room that is driving stress and conflict.

An unhealthy relationship with money keeps you on the gerbil wheel  destabilizing team dynamics, especially if the leader isn't able to act as a truly calm and confident anchor.

The solution to this worry and disruption is a little elusive.  It tends to live in a realm that often doesn't get much airplay in business situations. Money issues, because they trigger our deepest needs around survival, love and acceptance, are at root spiritual issues and need to be faced first in the heart, before they are faced at deadlines or on spreadsheets.

Join us for an hour, and we'll dig into ancient teachings that have been time-tested for more than 1600 years, on how to have a healthy relationship with money and finances in business. You will discover how to access a genuine sense of calm, peace, and confidence even in the face of financial threat.

This is not about "chanting your way to abundance." It IS about heart-centered ancient wisdom that works, taught by Mark Silver a practical fourth-generation entrepreneur and former paramedic, who also happens to be a designated master teacher in his Sufi spiritual lineage.  Mark is an IATF Visiting Faculty Member and owner of www.HeartOfBusiness.com

Who should attend

• Teamwork Facilitators, Coaches, Trainers, Supervisors, Managers, Entrepreneurs

When

• Wednesday May 20, 2009
• 12 noon - 1pm EST (NY City time zone)

Phone Number

• Register below and we'll send it to you.

Cost

• Normally this event is available to IATF members only however we're opening it up to all who've subscribed to the free IATF e-newsletter.  If you're not an IATF member, this is your chance to experience one of the many member benefits.

Recording

• This TeleSeminar will be recorded and made available at the IATF Members Only Area.  Not a member?  JOIN HERE

Your Host

• Tom Heck, President and Founder of the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators (IATF)

REGISTER

• Registration is closed.  The recording is archived in the IATF Members Only Area

Did you get the message about leading Gen-Y ?

If you want to recruit, retain and manage Gen-Y employees (the under 30 crowd)  with any success then you’ve got to model your company after Google.

WRONG!

Turns out, research shows most of the so-called ‘experts’ on Generation Y have been leading managers in the wrong direction.

Google is NOT the model you should be following!

What style of leadership DOES work?

Think of the United States Marine Corps.

We’re talkin’ strong (not forceful) management that’s needed to help Gen-Y be successful:

• NEVER undermine your own authority;
• NEVER pretend that the job is going to be more fun than it is;
• NEVER suggest that things are up to GenYers when they are not;
• NEVER gloss over details;
• NEVER let problems slide;
• NEVER offer praise or reward for less than excellent performance.

On Wednesday March 4, 2009, bestselling author of the new book “Not Everyone Gets A Trophy -- How To Manage Generation Y”, Bruce Tulgan was the special guest at the IATF leadership TeleSeminar. 

Bruce Tulgan is an internationally recognized expert on young people in the workplace.  He’s the author of numerous books including It's OK To Be The Boss. 

In this TeleSeminar Bruce debunked some of the common Gen-Y in the workplace myths including:

• MYTH:  Gen Yers are disloyal.
• MYTH:  They won’t do the grunt work.
• MYTH:  They need work to be fun.
• MYTH:  Money is the only thing that matters to them.
• MYTH:  They don’t respect their elders.
• MYTH:  They want to learn only from computers.

Tulgan has a message for all who manage Gen-Y.  Although they are the most high-maintenance workforce in history, they also have the potential to be the most high-performing if they are managed the right way.

The recording of this TeleSeminar is archived in the IATF Members Only Area.

During the program you'll hear Bruce mention the importance of managing Gen-Y using a "coach approach" because this is the style of leadership Gen-Y is most responsive to.  You can learn how to lead using a coach approach in the 10-week program from the IATF entitled Leader As Coach Fast Track Program

How would you handle this actual request from Google?

“We need a teambuilding event for 350 staff in our NYC office.”

A traditional corporate retreat was out of the question.  Too expensive and time consuming.

A totally unique solution was provided by Brad Hargreaves, CEO of GoCrossOffice.com

GoCrossOffice.com provides team and leadership development through “massively multiplayer online role-playing games” (MMORPGs).

You read that right.

Teambuilding by playing a game online.

Did I already lose you?  If yes, you might be a dinosaur and you already know your fate.

For all others, please read this quote:

Online gaming expert Brad Hargreaves, CEO of GoCrossOffice.com, was my guest on a live IATF Leadership TeleSeminar and over 150 people from around the world joined the call.

During this TeleSeminar we discussed the benefits of teambuilding combining virtual and real-world elements, especially games.

Brad shared specific lessons learned from his work with Google and other large organizations where hundreds and even thousands of people are involved in his online teambuilding training events using games.

In this TeleSeminar you'll learn how massive online games teach important skills such as communication, collaboration and leadership.

Look into the future of team and leadership development! 

To access the recording of this informative 60 minute TeleSeminar login to the Members Only Area of the IATF.  Not a member?  CLICK HERE to join.

What's the best way to manage (lead) Gen-Y ?

You already know Gen-Y is unlike any other generation you've had the opportunity to lead.

They are the children of the Baby Boomers and are now the largest generation in the history of the world.  This is the generation you must learn to lead if you are to be successful!

Employers thought Gen-Y would simply be an extension of Gen-X or Boomers but that hasn't been the case at all.

About Gen-Y

• Enjoy working together and are highly connected (always on computers, cell phones, text messaging, instant messaging, social networking, blogs, multi-player gaming, etc.)
• Seek work-life balance
• Expect to be highly successful and are upbeat
• Reward and recognition driven
• Short term focused
• Supremely tech savvy
• Want managers they can admire

If you try to manage Gen-Y using an old, outdated, command-and-control style of leadership that might have worked on Boomers or Gen-X, this generation will walk out your door before lunch.  And before the end of the day, they'll blog, IM, and text about their experience with you (warning their friends to stay away).

Times have changed and managers must change with the times or be left behind.

If you're a manager looking for answers to your Gen-Y in the workplace issues then you need to know about Bea Fields.

Bea Fields is a coauthor of Millennial Leaders and is a Gen-Y in the workplace expert.  Bea travels around the country and works with cutting edge organizations (large and small) who recognize the writing on the wall and want to change the way they're doing business and become supremely attractive to Gen-Y employees.

If you hire, train, or lead Gen-Y you need to know what Bea Fields is teaching and now, Bea has agreed to be our guest on a special TeachMeTeamwork.com FREE Leadership TeleSeminar.  In addition, Bea will offer a Q&A session during the call so you have a chance to talk with Bea one-on-one to get your Gen-Y questions answered by the expert.

Title of This Special TeleSeminar :

Gen-Y in the Workplace -- 3 Key Skills Managers Must Master When Leading Gen-Y

Call Schedule:

This TeleSeminar was held live on October 1, 2008 with participants from around the world.  To receive notification of future live TeleSeminars like this one be sure to subscribe to the free e-newsletter of the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators CLICK HERE

Download Recording

Click on the link below to download a copy of the recording (MP3).

Download geny_in_the_workplace_with_bea_fields_100108_a.mp3

Today’s leaders must evolve.  They must make a shift away from a traditional command and control style of leadership to a style of leadership that focuses on energizing and empowering people.

The old way of leading was about motivation - - a short-term, externally based, "technique" driven approach to moving people into action. 

"How can I motivate my team?" was the old question.  Asking this question keeps leaders caught in a downward spiral where they are:

• Managing merely for results
• Babysitting the employees’ smallness
• Trying to eliminate mistakes
• Creating adrenaline through deadlines
• Solving all the problems

The old style of leadership is a HUGE energy drain.

The new style of leadership - the style of leadership cutting edge managers and supervisors around the world are moving to - is all about INSPIRATION.

Leadership through INSPIRATION is most easily defined as the "Coach Approach" to leadership.

"How can I inspire my team?" is the question asked by the Coach Leader. 

There are 7 distinct qualities embodied by the Coach Leader that make them naturally inspirational leaders. These include:

• Coach Leaders are models for others, not just expert managers.
• Coach Leaders create problem free zones versus being expert problem solvers.
• Coach Leaders have more then they need.

In September 2008, IATF President & Founder Tom Heck delivered a free live TeleSeminar on the 7 Qualities of the Coach Leader. 

Free Recording

Click on the link below to download the 60 minute audio recording (mp3 format):

Download 7_qualities_of_the_coach_manager_090308_c.mp3

Handout For Class

Click on the link below to download your one-page handout (PDF)

Download 7_qualities_of_the_coach_manager_b.pdf

Learn how to inspire your team while making your life as a leader more fulfilling in the IATF Leader As Coach Fast Track Program.

Where are you on your Career Path as a leader of teams?

If you think the strategies, tactics and tools that got you here will get you there then you must become aware of a major shift that's happening right now in our economy (or you'll be left behind).

As you'll hear in the audio program below, we're evolving as a society and therefore your leadership style must evolve. 

The evolutionary progression started with an economy based on agriculture which gave way to the "Industrial Age".  From there we moved into the "Information Age". 

Now, Dave Buck the CEO of Coachville.com, and IATF Visiting Faculty Member suggests we are rapidly evolving again - - this time to the "Inspiration Age". 

Our economic prosperity will soon be based on Inspiration.  You can see this now - - people want to engage in activities that are both economically viable AND meaningful. This trend is particularly obvious among Gen-Y (under 30 crowd).

When it comes to leading teams, motivation is out and inspiration is in.

What's the number one skill for team leaders working in the new Inspiration Economy?

COACHING!

You must learn how to lead using the coach approach and in this recording Dave Buck shares 5 (of the 15) proficiencies required of team leaders who want to make the shift to building and leading teams using a coach approach.

Click on the link below to download and listen to the 60 minute audio recording of Master Certified Coach Dave Buck

Download dave_buck_1.mp3

If you lead teams then you need to know about productivity guru David Allen, the best selling author of 

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

I contacted David after reading the weekly Progress Notes of participants in IATF Leader As Coach Fast Track Program.

Most of the program participants (leaders from around the world) reported having way too much to do and not enough time to do it.  Turns out this is the life of most leaders.

When you implement David's GTD (Getting Things Done) system you gain control of your life (personal and professional).  The result?  Less stress and more creativity.

And if you think your life is too far out of control for David's system to help then you're mistaken.  The GTD system has helped people in extremely challenging situations including an executive with more than 27,000 emails in his in-box!

Learning the GTD system does take time and effort and no doubt there will be some who will proclaim "I don't have time to learn a new system for being more productive and living with less stress!"  These are the same people Stephen R. Covey wrote about in his book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". 

You remember habit number 7 "Sharpen The Saw" and the story of the man cutting a log with a saw who is briefly interrupted by a passing "consultant" who notices how poorly the saw is cutting because it's dull and when the consultant suggests the man stop and sharpen it the reply comes "Who has time to sharpen saws!?  I've got too much wood to cut!"

In the audio interview below you'll hear David Allen interviewed by IATF President Tom Heck during his  visit to the summer 2008 session of the Leader As Coach Fast Track Program. 

Click on the link below to listen to the 52 minute audio interview with David Allen

Download David_Allen_visits_the_Manager_As_Coach_Boot_Camp_081108.mp3

We are living in one of the most  radical times in the history of business, and radical times call for  radical leadership.

Teams are now living in the "hot zone", that place  in business where risk, fear, doubt, pressure, uncertainty and change  can get the best of the most savvy leaders.

Join Tom Heck, Head Coach at TeachMeTeamwork.com and Bea Fields, Executive Coach and coauthor of Millennial Leaders and Edge A Leadership Story, for a live and interactive TeleSeminar on Wednesday July 23, 2008 from 1 to 2 pm EST where we'll discuss the seven critical strategies teams of today need in order to not just survive but thrive in the business world.

This TeleSeminar is FREE and to register just CLICK HERE and you'll be taken to Bea Fields' website to register

Living in the Hot Zone:  7 Edge Strategies for Modern Day Teams with Tom Heck and Bea Fields

FREE BONUS -- For all who join us on this informative call you'll receive free access to a $37 course from TeachMeTeamwork.com entitled Unleash Your Ears - Listening To Discern What's Really Going On With A Team

Integrity and Teamwork.

Would people describe you as someone who has Integrity?

And how do people describe your team?  Do they use the word "Integrity"?

Having Integrity is crucial to experiencing long-term success both individually and as a team.

But, how does one "get in" Integrity?

I just Googled the phrase “integrity and teamwork” and there were 20,600 pages found!

With so many references to Integrity you'd think we'd all understand how to achieve it both personally and as a team.

I think I know what the challenge is...

Integrity work is deep (not superficial). 

You can’t get to integrity by using a “technique”.

Integrity can’t be purchased or faked.

Integrity is about alignment...

The ONLY way to experience integrity (and the benefits) is when there is alignment between who you are (at your core) and the behavior you engage in.

A team experiences integrity when there is alignment between it’s purpose/mission and the behavior (actions) of the team.

There is a direct correlation between the degree to which the team MEMBERS are "in Integrity" (personally) and the degree to which the TEAM is able to be "in Integrity".  In other words, you can't have a team that's in Integrity without the individual team members being in Integrity FIRST (no matter how fancy those motivational posters are hanging on your wall).

Remember Enron?  You got it.  That was flash-in-the-pan success.  Zero integrity.  House of cards.

When “Out Of Integrity”

• Disturbances occur regularly
• Others are blamed and criticized
• We react rather than respond to others
• Decisions and choices are difficult and lack clarity

When “In Integrity”

• Fewer problems are experienced
• Consistent feelings of peace and well being are present
• One reacts to others very little
• Decisions and choices are clear and easy

How does one get to integrity?

How does a team get there?

The answer to these questions is found in the “integrity equation” which states: 

No Unresolved Matters  +  Alignment  +  Responsibility   =  INTEGRITY

Create these 3 conditions in your life and on your team and you get to integrity.

The resources include:

• 70 minute recording of a LIVE and interactive TeleSeminar led by IATF President and Founder Tom Heck in March 2008
• Class handout/notes in PDF format.

Registration Fee: $79

NOTE:  This resource is now only available to members of the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators for free in the IATF Members Only Area.  Become an IATF memer now and get immediate access.  Member information HERE

Values.  Virtually every team (organization) has invested some time (perhaps significant time) determining their key values.

Here are the values of one very large and famous company: 

• Communication
• Integrity
• Respect
• Excellence

Do these represent your own organization’s values?  If yes, you should be concerned.

These are the corporate values of Enron as stated in the company’s 2000 annual report.

Oops.

Enron simply went through the motions of creating their organizational values.  Obviously, these values didn’t mean much.  The stated values were simply part of the amazing and deceitful scam they were running.

The organizational values Enron listed were in direct contrast with the personal values held by the management team.

The Enron leadership deceived themselves thinking a hollow set of organizational values would somehow save them from their own self-destructive personal values.

LEADERSHIP FACT

Before you can create a set of values for the organization you must FIRST identify / clarify your own personal values.

Why?

Your personal values are the building blocks that allow you to see the big picture and move forward with clarity.

Trying to identify and establish the the team’s core values without first identifying your own is like trying to drive a car while wearing sunglasses covered in mud.  It’s a huge distraction to say the least!

In this Leadership TeleClass you’ll learn how to get clear on your personal values AND learn how to reorient your entire life around these values.

Why work on your personal values?  Because leaders go FIRST.

You must become clear on YOUR values before you can help your team do their work.

There is no other way

If you’re on a team and it’s time to identify the team's core values and you haven’t first done the work yourself then you risk ending up like Enron.  What would you expect driving with sunglasses covered in mud?

When you understand what it means to clarify and then reorient your life around your core values you’ll get what Patrick Lencioni (best selling author of “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team”) means when he says:

“When properly practiced, values inflict pain”.

Pain!?

Yes, pain.

Here’s what Lencioni says about real, meaningful and honest team values:

“They make some employees feel like outcasts.  They limit an organization’s strategic and operational freedom and constrain the behavior of it’s people.  They leave executives open to heavy criticism for even minor violations.”

In other words, operating from a solid and authentic set of values will set you (and your organization) apart and help you clearly define who you are and what you stand for.

And the ONLY way you’ll ever be able to have the strength to establish values like these is when you’ve done the work on a PERSONAL level FIRST.

It’s the Law of Correspondence:  As within, so without.

Benefits of Living from Your Core Values (personally and organizationally)

• Goal setting is easier and goals can be reached more quickly.
• Your life purpose/vision comes to you more clearly.
• Fewer distractions occur; life is simple, but rich.

I invite you to join me as we explore and clarify your personal values in this special IATF Leadership TeleSeminar.

Purchase The Recording & Class Notes:  $79  These resources are now only available to IATF members.  Learn more about the member benefits and join HERE

Strong leaders set healthy boundaries.

Weak leaders have no idea what boundaries are or how to establish and even extend them.

Boundaries are an imaginary line of protection that you draw around you. 

Boundaries are about what others CANNOT do to you or around you. 

When you set healthier (stronger / more extensive) boundaries you’ll see these benefits:

• Trust increases
• People respect you and your team more
• Fear diminishes significantly
• You grow (evolve,advance) faster

And the flip side? 

People (or even teams) with weak boundaries experience a plethora of problems including: 

• Needy and disrespectful people are attracted to you
• Lots of time and energy is wasted
• You're stuck in a world of “urgency”

Boundaries help you define who you are and who you are not.

You set boundaries by stopping your or others behavior.

You extend boundaries by having courage.

Courage?

Real Life example of extending boundaries:

When David Durovy, president of TapeResources.com, discovered that some of his customer service representatives were having trouble with abusive clients, he took care of the problem in a way that reflected the company's core values.  He fired the customers. 

"When you see one of the best [phone reps] in the industry crying after she gets off the phone you say, 'This isn't right". That was kind of a bold step, but it set a precedent and it gave our people here the confidence that we really cared about how they were being treated."

-- David Durovy

Ask yourself this: 

• How do you feel about David’s decision to extend and enforce this boundary? 
• How do you think David’s decision effects his team?
• How do you think David’s customers are experience this boundary? 
• What do you think it’s doing to David’s bottom line?

Yeah.  You know the answers.  That’s why boundaries are so powerful.  When you establish healthy boundaries as a team you are creating an environment where win-win is the natural outcome.

In this live and interactive TeleSeminar we will explore the following:

• How do boundaries work for you (in your life as a leader and on your team)?
• Can you go too far in setting boundaries?
• How would you need to come across in order for people to honor these new boundaries without you having to read them the riot act or be hard or defensive?
• What is the most powerful, yet graceful way to interact with others about boundaries?

And what happens when your boundaries are violated?  We’ll address this in this TeleSeminar as well.

This Program Is For:

Teamwork Facilitators, Managers, Team Leaders, Trainers, Coaches, Educators

What You Get:

When you purchase this product you'll receive immediate access to a password protected website where you'll find:

1. 67 minute recording (mp3 format) of a live and interactive TeleSeminar led by Teamwork Coach Tom Heck
2. Class handout/notes in PDF format

Registration Fee:  $79

NOTICE:  Access to the recording and class notes for this program are only available to members of the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators.  Become a member and get instant access to this resource and much more!  CLICK HERE to learn more.

Are you a fan of the movie “The Secret” like I am?

Did you share this movie with your friends and family like I did?

And yet…

Were you reluctant to share this powerful movie about the Law Of Attraction with your business contacts and the business teams you serve for fear of looking like one of those pie-in-the-sky Oprah-loving New Agers and maybe losing some credibility?

That was me too!

And yet I knew this information was way too important to allow my ego (fear-based self) to stop the flow.

The question became…

How do I teach the principles of Law Of Attraction (same as “The Secret”) to business groups in a way that STRENGTHENS my teamwork message?

Let’s face it, there are lots of people who don’t want to hear about The Secret or the Law Of Attraction.  To them, talking about this stuff is akin to saying Mount Everest is made of chocolate cake (i.e. they’ll be thinking you’re nuts). 

But there IS a way to teach Law Of Attraction principles that creates a powerful opening for possibility and discussion.

Teach Law Of Attraction principles using experiential games.

Using easy to lead experiential learning activities you can teach Law Of Attraction principles in a way that allows the participants to EXPERIENCE the lesson, allowing you to simply facilitate the learning.

Because you’re using the activities as the learning channel, the participants are the ones sharing their experiences, their insights, and their truth.

Teaching through an experiential learning activity is very different than coming in and acting like the all-knowing expert.

Teaching experientially is powerful stuff.  It’s very heart-centered work.

And perhaps best of all, if you’re working with a business / non-spiritual group, you don’t even have to mention “Law Of Attraction”.  The lesson will still get through.

In this TeleSeminar, I’ll teach you 7 exercises, all of which you can use to teach Law Of Attraction principles.  I’ll share insights and experiences gained from leading these same activities with real groups.  There will be new insights and new ideas shared because of who this class will attract.

I’m going to provide you with everything you need to lead these activities yourself.

SPECIAL BONUS:

I know some are new to the Law Of Attraction which is why I’m offering everyone who registers FREE access to one of the best TeleSeminars I’ve ever hosted - - it’s called “Law Of Attraction ADVANCED for Trainers, Facilitators and Coaches with Michael Losier”

Losier is a recognized expert teacher of the Law Of Attraction and is the author of a best-selling book on the topic.  He has appeared on Oprah’s radio program four times to share his insights on this topic.

With this free bonus you’ll be able to immediately access the recording of this informative 3-session Law Of Attraction TeleSeminar Michael Losier led for the TeachMeTeamwork.com community.  This is a $79 value you get for FREE when you sign up now. 

You’re getting two TeleSeminars for the price of one.

What You Get:

• 100-minute recording (mp3 format) of the LIVE and interactive TeleSeminar led by experienced TeleSeminar leader and Teamwork Coach Tom Heck.
• Complete and detailed instructions on how to lead the experiential learning exercises.
• License to lead the activities with the groups you serve.
• Special Bonus:  Immediate access to the recording and class notes for “Law Of Attraction ADVANCED for Trainers, Facilitators and Coaches with Michael Losier”

Who Will Benefit From This Recording:

Teamwork Facilitators, Trainers, Coaches, Educators - - Anyone who wants to teach principles of Law Of Attraction in a fun and engaging way without necessarily having to mention “Law Of Attraction”

Registration Fee: $79

NOTICE:  Access to the recording and class notes for this program are only available to members of the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators.  Become a member and get instant access to this resource and much more!  CLICK HERE to learn more.

Would you like to liven up your next Virtual Team meeting with teambuilding games and activities you can lead over a telephone conference line and the internet?

Imagine helping your Virtual Team learn the skills necessary to go from good to great in a fun way - - and do this from a distance.

What if you could engage your one-on-one leadership coaching client at the other end of a phone line like never before?

You’ll learn how in this highly interactive TeleSeminar.

It’s amazingly easy to lead teambuilding games with your Virtual Team; this TeleSeminar will offer you some great insights into how to do this effectively.

What’s more, this TeleSeminar is experiential - - you’ll learn by doing!

Join this unique and innovative call and discover how simple exercises you lead over the phone and internet can create connections and breakthroughs for the Virtual Teams and leaders you serve. 

You’ll learn strategies, tactics and tools I use to affect change around the world using the phone and internet.

Best of all, I’m going to provide you with everything you need (images, activity write ups, step-by-step plans) to lead these activities yourself.  I’ll even tell you my secrets for using the technology (it’s easier than you think).

This class was held live on August 30, 2007 and the call was recorded.  The 1 hour 45 minute recording (mp3 file) and all of the class notes can be found in the "Student Only Area" for this call. 

Here are the details:

Title of This Special TeleSeminar:

10 Virtual Teambuilding Games and Personal Growth Exercises You Can Lead  - - A highly interactive program for people who work with virtual teams.

What You Get:

• 105 minute recording of a LIVE and interactive TeleSeminar with experienced TeleSeminar leader and Teamwork Coach Tom Heck.
• Complete and detailed instructions on how to lead the experiential learning exercises.
• License to lead the activities with the groups you serve.

Who Should Attend:

Managers, Facilitators, Coaches - - Anyone who works with Virtual Teams and wants to help them develop their team skills in a fun and engaging way.

Registration Fee: $97

NOTICE:  Access to the recording and class notes for this program are only available to members of the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators.  Become a member and get instant access to this resource and much more!  CLICK HERE to learn more.

How would your coaching, speaking and training business be different if you had access to 29,000 people whenever you wanted?

Would you like to engage your next audience like never before?

On August 20, 2007 Tom Heck the Teamwork Coach was the guest speaker on the International Coach Federation's Special Interest Group call for coaches who speak and train. 

This TeleSeminar was recorded and you can listen now:

• 4 key strategies Tom uses to build his large newsletter subscriber base
• How Tom has leveraged the web to train coaches and facilitators in 103 countries.
• Learn how Tom used the contrast of the 9/11 tragedy to catapult him from near obscurity of delivering one-off small group teambuilding workshops to training thousands of people worldwide. 
• Tom will also share two of his all time favorite teambuilding games that work with a wide variety of groups and training situations. 

The host of this event wrote me after the call to say:

As we predicted, that was a SUPER call – thank you very much! It was every bit as targeted and useful for our coaches as I knew it would be!

CLICK HERE to listen to this TeleSeminar recorded live on August 20, 2007.  You will be taken to a password protected "Members Only Area".  Learn how you can become a member of TeachMeTeamwork.com HERE

Oprah called.

That was the message received by Michael Losier the "how to guy" of Law Of Attraction.

 Oprah asked Michael to share his insight on the Law Of Attraction.  Michael has now appeared on her radio program four times to discuss the Law Of Attraction and more appearances are forthcoming.

Michael is a world-renowned expert on the practical application of the Law Of Attraction and is the author of a best selling book on the subject.

Michael led a free live TeleSeminar on the Law Of Attraction for 177 members of the IATF community (trainers, facilitators and coaches) on July 12 2007. You can listen to it HERE. 

The response to that free TeleSeminar was amazing.  I’ve received calls and emails from around the world saying the same thing - - “That was awesome.  We want more!”

Good news!  Michael agreed to lead an ADVANCED Law Of Attraction TeleSeminar for trainers, facilitators and coaches.  Get access to the recording of this program now (see below).

Get answers to these questions…

• Use contrast (i.e. negative experiences) to help you get what you REALLY want.

• Understand what your “Vibrational Bubble” is and what should be included in it.

• Know how to use three specific tools that will increase your ability to “allow”.

And much, much more!

This TeleSeminar is for Teamwork Facilitators, trainers, and coaches so you’ll hear lots of practical strategies for how you can put the Law Of Attraction to work with groups of people. 

Imagine the possibilities!

How would your TEAM be different if you knew how to help them harness the Law Of Attraction?

This TeleSeminar was recorded!  When you purchase this recording you'll be provided with a username and password so you can enter the Student Only Area for this class.

The Student Only Area contains four 1-hour recordings:

1. Advanced Class # 1
2. Advanced Class # 2
3. Q&A Session With Michael
4. Bonus Session With Michael

PURCHASE NOW:  $79

NOTICE:  Access to the recording and class notes for this program are only available to members of the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators.  Become a member and get instant access to this resource (and more) for free!  CLICK HERE to learn more.

A powerful force is at work in your life right now called the Law of Attraction.

At this very moment it's attracting people, customers, situations and relationships into your life.

The problem is, not all of those things are the way you want.

But there's a straightforward way to change that. So, if you're ready to take the next step, join this interactive high-content FREE training TeleSeminar and expect to learn GREAT tools and information on how to tap into Law of Attraction deliberately -- the art of Deliberate Attraction.

Law of Attraction for trainers, facilitators, coaches, and workshop leaders.

There's a science to doing it and Michael Losier provides you with a simple formula to use. Although the formula is simple and easy to understand, in order to use it most effectively you need to understand the principles that lie behind the Law of Attraction.

You know about the powerful movie (DVD) entitled The Secret.  And if you're like many people you're left asking "But how do I DO The Secret?"  People want a step-by-step action plan.  This is where Michael is absolutely brilliant.

Michael has trained thousands how to use the Law of Attraction using his simple yet powerful system.

What makes Michael such an effective trainer?  It starts with how he applies his knowledge of the Law of Attraction.  He is also a master of NLP (neuro linguistic programming) which means Michael truly "gets" what it takes to create long term change in a short time frame.  And to top it off, Michael is a seasoned TeleSeminar leader.

This FREE TeleSeminar is for you if you are a trainer, facilitator, workshop leader, coach, or educator who wants to create and deliver presentations with ease and grace. 

This TeleSeminar was held live on July 12, 2007 and 177 people from around the world registered for this event.  Click on the link below to listen to this 60 minute recording.

Download Michael_Losier_LOA_intro_071207_sm.mp3

 
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Raising Team Standards - - it’s the topic we danced around during the last TeleSeminar on “Extending Team Boundaries”.

True Story:

As soon as the class on Boundaries was over I received this email from a teamwork facilitator dealing with what seemed like a boundary issue (it wasn’t).  The facilitator writes:

…some of the staff perceive they can set their own boundaries regarding the work they can do/should do and threaten  grievances if those boundaries are crossed.  For instance - "Jill" might decide she doesn't want to participate in a meeting, so calls in "sick" on that day, or any other day when she doesn't want to do something.

This is NOT a Boundary issue.

This IS an issue of personal STANDARDS.

Definition

“Personal Standards” refer to the behavior and actions to which you are willing to hold yourself accountable. Simply put, your standards are how you’ve chosen to behave.

The staff person mentioned above has placed their entire focus on Boundaries and completely ignored raising their personal standards.

What will the team experience when team members raise their personal Standards?

• Stuff you don’t want stops coming your way
• The soul of the team reveals itself
• You put up with less (and do so without efforting)

FACT: A team can only produce quality goods and services in a sustainable way when team members have high personal Standards.

In this live (recorded live) and interactive TeleSeminar we explored personal standards and their effect on the team.

• What are your current standards?
• Are they high enough?  Too high?
• How high should your standards go?
• What is the risk of setting high standards?  Low standards?
• What is the relationship between standards and “Tolerations”?

This program is for: Team Leaders, Coaches, Facilitators, Trainers, Managers

Purchase

CLICK HERE to purchase the recording, class notes and resources $79

NOTE:  The recording, class notes and resources are FREE to IATF members and are archived in the IATF Members Only Area HERE.

On April 18, 2007 I was a virtual guest speaker on the Coach University Special Interest Group (SIG) monthly meeting of professional speakers.  I was a "virtual" guest speaker because this group meets virtually using telephone conference technology that enables people from around the world to learn together in a live and interactive format.

I was asked to share experiential learning activities that would help speakers engage their audiences like never before.

I recorded the call and you can hear it now (link below).

I started off the call with a true story about how I was asked to deliver the opening message at a regional conference of the Association of Experiential Education.  The event planners wanted me to help conferees EXPERIENCE the power of coming together as community.  I share how I used a simple to lead teambuilding game that had the entire conference on their feet, sharing ideas, and working together as a team.

I also share how I worked with a professional trainer in need of an activity for his next multi-day workshop for auto mechanics.  He wanted an experiential exercise that would grab the attention of this group of men.  The activity had to set the tone for the entire workshop and act as a launching pad for all the content that followed. 

Towards the end of the call you'll hear me do some one-on-one coaching with one of the conference call participants who was looking for an activity she could lead in her next workshop.  She wanted an activity that was quick and easy to lead (no props) and really drove home the importance of how we look at things (perspective).

CLICK HERE to listen to this audio recording  You'll be taken to a password protected "Members Only Area".  Membership is free with your subscription to the free TeachMeTeamwork.com e-newsletter. 

Details about the Members Only Area HERE.

Would you like me to be a virtual guest speaker for your group?  Contact me.

How do you enlighten your team?

Enlighten?

Is it our job as Teamwork Facilitators to “enlighten” a team?

My answer is an emphatic YES!

Let’s take a look at the word…

The dictionary defines enlighten as “to give intellectual or spiritual light to”.

HOW, especially in a corporate/business setting, can you enlighten a team in a PRACTICAL way?  A way that helps shift the energy of the team so they can play at the highest level -- a level that is fun, creative, productive, and sustainable.

There are 7 distinct strategies you can use to enlighten your team. 

1. Identifying Subtle Differences
2. Deliver Messages
3. Ask Questions
4. Share Principles & Concepts
5. Correct Assumptions & Beliefs
6. Share All Of What You See And Feel
7. Give Answers, Perspective & Advice

In this interactive TeleSeminar I share 3 points for each of the 7 strategies. 

I use these same strategies with the teams I serve in an effort to help the teams become more effective, productive and (ultimately) more joyful.

CLICK HERE to download the 90 minute audio and class notes.

The audio recording and class notes for this program have been moved to the IATF Members Only Area.  CLICK HERE to learn more about the benefits of IATF membership

Are you looking for a framework upon which to build your training design?

If yes, read this true training story…

The year was 1994. I was delivering a two-day management-training module to management level staff in one of the largest non-profit organizations in the world.  At the end of the training one of the participants walked up and said…

“How did you do that?”

I looked at him and said, “What do you mean?”

He said my style of training was the best he’d ever seen and he wanted me to share my training secrets with his staff back home.

He was on to me. 

I did have a secret.

I had learned this secret while attending a training event led by a guy who many consider to be the top success coach in the world. 

This secret, as it was taught to me, provided an explanation to the age-old question of…

“Why do people do the things they do?”

The answer is simple and profound.

What drives human behavior is our desire get our needs met.

And there are only 6 needs. 

If you know what these 6 needs are and you design your training event to meet them in a positive way, your workshop participants will be amazed and delighted.

This is what I had done in this workshop - - I had designed my two-day training event making sure I gave participants ample opportunities to meet their 6 fundamental needs in positive and affirming ways. 

And once you know these 6 fundamental needs your leadership paradigm will shift. 

You can apply the same model to help make your one-on-one leadership coaching that much more effective. 

You can even apply the same model to building a vibrant organization. 

By consciously designing your organizational culture around having these 6 fundamental needs met you will build an unstoppable team. 

I led this TeleSeminar live on February 22, 2007 and the 90-minute recording along with the class notes are found in the IATF Members Only Area.  You can learn more about IATF member benefits HERE.

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In a recent survey of Fortune 500 CEO's, the number one issue facing these leaders is "the creation of a team based culture."

So how do you create a team based culture?

“My way or the highway” is not the answer.  It may have worked in the past but it sure won’t work today. 

People don’t respond to force anymore. 

Well, actually, that’s not true.  They do respond. 

By leaving.

And what team can afford that?  What team has time and energy to waste in today's economy?

Managers must learn a new way of leading people.

I’ll bet most of the companies that are in life-or-death battles got into that kind of trouble because they didn’t pay enough attention to developing their leaders.
   -- Wayne Calloway, Chairman, Pepsico Inc.

You can overcome feeling like you're "running through tar" with a virtual team.  I'll teach you how.

TRUE STORY:

He remembered saying “How hard can it be leading a Virtual Team?”

After all, everyone on the team had access to each other via phone (land line and cell), email, Blackberry.  He thought it wouldn’t matter that the team members lived so far from each other.

The team had an initial face-to-face - - a one day meet-and-greet session to review the specs for their assigned project.

The goal was clear:  develop a new marketing plan.

And then reality…

The team wasn’t acting like a team at all.  10 months had elapsed and there was nothing to show for their efforts.

Working with the team was like herding cats - - the team was all over the place.  Hard to lead.

Team members complained about the lack of face-to-face meetings and that the project appeared to have come to a halt with poor communication being the major problem.

The team’s sponsor needs results now.  Flying everyone in for another face-to-face seems like the only way out but the cost (time, money) is prohibitive.

How do you get this team remobilized and working given the resource constraints?

On October 25, 2006 Tom Heck, the President and Founder of the IATF, led an engaging and highly informative TeleSeminar where he shared strategies, tactics, and tools for running Virtual Team meetings.  The call was recorded and you can get access right now.

Topics covered include:

• Defining a "Virtual Team" and what makes them unique
• Criteria to determine if the Virtual Team is up for the challenge
• Stages of team development and how that plays into your approach
• The Five Dysfunctions of a (Virtual) Team
• Team Rules & Standards of Behavior
• Meeting Structure - a proven model that works
• How to prepare for the virtual team meeting
• Four fun, attention grabbing strategies for the meeting
• Five easy to implement technologies to use with Virtual Teams
• Strategies for working with team members from different cultures

"This is the best TeleSeminar I've attended in six years!" 

Register now and receive immediate access to the recording and class notes.

Program Fee: $79

NOTE:  This program is now only available to members of the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators.  Become a member and receive immediate access to these and many other valuable team facilitation resources.  CLICK HERE to learn more about membership and to join.

The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team by Patrick Lencioni is one of my favorite all-time books on teambuilding and I've found a way to teach the lessons of this fantastic must-read book using hands-on experiential teambuilding games and now I want to share how I do this with you!

If you teach team skills then this resource is for you.

Can you believe Lencioni, a NY Times best selling author, poo-poos teambuilding games?

When I first heard this I said "How could that be?!"

If you’re reading this post then you know teambuilding games are the fastest, easiest way to help people “get it” at a deeper level because we're engaging the mind AND the heart of the participant.

Could it be that Lencioni has never experienced the effective INTEGRATION of an experiential learning exercise (teambuilding game) into a team development workshop.  After all, many inexperienced trainers will lead teambuilding games in a disjointed and ultimately ineffective way. 

Keep reading if you love the book AND teambuilding games...

Using the recording below plus the detailed class notes, you can learn how to teach the principles of the Five Dysfunctions book in a fun and engaging way using the power of teambuilding exercises.    

I love Lencioni’s book because the five principles he offers up provide a wonderful framework upon which to build a powerful teambuilding program. In case you haven't read this book, the five "dysfunctions" of a team are:

1. Absence of Trust
2. Fear of Conflict
3. Lack of Commitment
4. Avoidance of Accountability
5. Inattention to Results

My personal favorite from this list is Absence of Trust.  Can you guess why?

Which one strikes a chord with you?  Which one is the pivotal dysfunction in your mind?

I have advised many a Teamwork Facilitators to use the book as the framework for their team training event.

But Lencioni in all his wisdom offers no experiential learning activities to drive home the lessons of his book.

In this interactive 80-minute TeleSeminar led by IATF President Tom Heck you'll learn 5 teambuilding activities that will help you bring the material in this fantastic book alive and drive the lessons home in a memorable way.

Tom goes through each of the 5 Dysfunctions step-by-step giving you his personal interpretation of this important work. 

This is your chance to learn a simple way of combining great content from the book and great activities to make the training memorable and fun.

Even if you haven't read the book yet, you will still benefit from this recording.   

When you purchase the recording of this TeleSeminar we'll also provide you with all the class notes and even step-by-step lead-it-yourself directions for the teambuilding games.

This is the TeleSeminar recording to get if you love the Five Dysfunctions of a Team material and want to teach the lessons in a way that's fun and engaging (for you and the participants). 

Who is this product for? 

Trainers, facilitators, coaches, educators

What you get

Immediate access to a "Student Only Area" where you'll find:

• Recording of the 80 minute live TeleSeminar in mp3 format
• Class notes
• Printable, lead-it-yourself directions for the teambuilding games
• Video clips of the games

Purchase Now for $79

NOTE:  This program no longer for sale.  It is only available as a free benefit to members of the International Association of Temwork Facilitators.  Become a member HERE.

Do you understand how to lead scavenger hunts to build team skills?

On November 8, 2006 I invited teambuilding scavenger hunt expert Andrew Long to a Q&A conference call session.  The turn out was fantastic.  Seems there's lots of people interested in this topic. 

Andrew knows a thing or two about designing and running scavenger hunts as teambuilding events - - this year his company will run over 200 of them in cities all over North America.

During the call I put Andrew in the hot seat and started asking loads of questions.  I wanted to find out as many secrets as I could in 60 minutes.  In addition to my questions, Andrew fielded questions from those on the call.

• What is a typical program design?
• How many people per team?
• How long does a good scavenger hunt last?
• Do you let people use their cell phones during the event?
• What about "interference" from "Joe pedestrian"?
• What are some big no-no's for scavenger hunts?

Andrew answered all these questions and more!  He even provided a 10% off coupon you can use if you want to hire his company to run a program..

Click on the link below to download the special 10% OFF discount coupon provided by Andrew Long:

• Download Coupon_for_Discount.pdf

Listen to the 55 minute recording of this TeleSeminar by clicking on the link below:

• Download Teambuilding_Scavenger_Hunts_sm.mp3

Imagine working with a large group all by yourself.

For me the first time my knees shook at the thought of working solo with a large group was when the number reached 30 people.  That may seem small for some but read on because it gets bigger.

This particular group of 30 people was from an insurance company and I was the only facilitator for a day of teambuilding.  I don’t know why I said yes to this but I did.  I was absolutely stressed because prior to this, the largest group I had worked with solo was 15 people.

30 people seemed like a HUGE group.  And I did it!

I learned lots including new ways to plan and activities that worked and a few that didn’t.

And then one day I said yes to working solo with a group of 45 people.

Eventually I felt comfortable saying yes to working solo with a group of 150 people. Have you ever been face to face with a 150 pairs of eyes looking at you to deliver bang up results for whatever topic. Can you imagine doing so successfully as opposed to using "just think of them in their underwear" tricks?

The fact is it can be easy and incredibly powerful to lead the energy of a large group.

I now lead activities with entire rooms full of people.

Each time I was scared.  And most importantly, each time I stretched and learned. 

Do you work with large groups (or plan to)?  In this TeleSeminar (recorded live on Sept. 27, 2006) I'll share the three most important lessons I’ve learned about working with large groups.  Lessons I’ve learned the hard way so you don’t have to.  I’m also going to share 3 fun teambuilding games that work great with large groups, so you don't have to reinvent the wheel.

The class notes for this program include the following:

• Three program designs I created for large groups I worked with.
  • 480 employees from financial services (4 one-hour programs in one day)
  • 100 managers from a retail store chain (one day for 6 hours)
  • 124 new hires (recent college grads) for a bank (one day)
• A recording from 2004 of a TeleSeminar entitled "Managing The Energy of a Large Group"
   

Registration Fee: $79

NOTICE:  Access to the recording and class notes for this program are only available to members of the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators.  Become a member and get instant access to this resource and much more!  CLICK HERE to learn more.

Announcing the Fall 2006 TeleSeminar Schedule!

Going back to school has never been so fun and convenient!

Going "back to school" at TeachMeTeamwork.com means TeleSeminars and I'm excited to be leading each of the programs.  I've been leading TeleSeminars for 5 years and I love it!  I'm amazed at what this simple yet powerful teaching technology can do.

Ouch! Sharpen The Saw

In his ground breaking book entitled "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People", Dr. Stephen Covey identifies habit # 7 as "Sharpen The Saw".  Sharpening the saw means you must commit yourself to constant and never ending improvement, to learning new skills and honing old ones.  If you don't, you become obsolete and who wants to work with an obsolete trainer?

Join me this fall and let's stay on the cutting edge.

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a cracker jack leader of teams and one who drags?

When I first started out in this field I would observe skilled teamwork facilitators and wonder how they managed to help a team evolve so quickly. 

It was most evident in the discussions that followed the teambuilding games. These expert facilitators would hear things I didn’t and that’s because (I later found out) they had trained themselves to listen in a new way.

They were listening to the team to pickup on key pieces of information they would use to help the team make the required shift.

It all seemed very magical.  The group would talk.  The facilitator would listen.  A few pertinent and (sometimes) pointed questions later, the team was ready to move forward.

All because the facilitator was listening in a different way.

There are 8 key things to listen for when working with groups (or individuals).  They are subtle and yet powerful.  When you listen for them you will begin to be a much more effective leader and facilitator of teams. 

CLICK HERE to access recording and class notes.  $49

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Has it ever occurred to you that what you’re putting up with is draining you and making you less productive?

Have you thought about what you put up with in terms of your team (sales team, executive team, board team, creative team) and how it’s sucking the life energy out of you and your team?

Tolerations are those things that you put up with every day that distract you from other important things.

Tolerations keep you (and your team) from achieving your goals and they drive people crazy.  Unless you find a way to deal with them, the tolerations your team deals with will literally cause it to dissolve.

Here’s a true flakey teambuilding story…

A software development company wants to do a teambuilding session during the semi-annual all staff retreat.  It’s a four day long event and the CEO has allotted three hours for the teambuilding session. That was red flag number one.  Three hours for teambuilding?

Red flag number two:  When I asked the CEO when the last team training event was, he had to pause and look at his assistant (also in the meeting) and they guessed it was two years ago.  “We went rafting” he said.  “Did you cover any training content?” I asked. “No.  All we did was paddle down the river.  It was fun.” 

The CEO was doing nothing to promote and advance a culture of teamwork among his staff of 150 people.  And his organization was feeling the pain.

How many people do you want to influence?

When I created the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators I knew I wanted to influence as many people as possible.

When I started out I had one subscriber to my newsletter - - me!  Now, 3 1/2  5 years later there are over 25,000 40,000 subscribers to the IATF e-newsletter.

On July 26, 2006 I led a live TeleSeminar where I shared the 4 key strategies I’ve used to build the IATF list which has allowed me to touch people’s lives around the world.

You'll hear me share a recent success story of how I leveraged my list, provided great value and generated $10,000 in sales in just 5 days (all with integrity).  As my friend Mark Silver says, you can do your great work (your heart centered work) in this world AND make money doing it.

In the recording you'll also hear me share some of the mistakes I’ve made along the way. 

Perhaps you have a grand vision to implement.  You want to share your gifts with the world.  You want to help thousands of people live a better life.  You want to sell products that improve lives.  You want to build strategic alliances with like-minded people.  You want to expand your own consciousness.  You want to have fun and think big. Building a large newsletter subscriber list has helped me do all of this.

Now I'd like to help you learn the secrets needed to build your list.

Check out the comments from the participants below.  You'll see that the recording provides REAL strategies that work.

Purchase this recording now $79  CLICK HERE

NOTE:  This recording is only available for IATF members.  Become a member CLICK HERE

I'm leading a 90 minute LIVE AND IN PERSON workshop entitled "The Power of Games To Teach and Inspire" at the Coachville Conference in Chicago on May 10, 2006 and it would fun to see you there. 

This is a conference for anyone who is a coach (life or business) or wants to learn more about coaching. 

In my sessioin we will play a variety of games with our teams (conference attendees will be pre-assigned to learning teams). You will find out how you relate to playing, competing, winning and losing which is essential to your life as a coach. At the same time you will learn about how YOU can use powerful games in your workshops and training events and coaching.  The ideas will transform the way you teach forever.

There will be lots of great speakers at the conference and a very cool special bonus I'm looking forward to - - an early screening of the movie Peaceful Warrior which is based on one of my favorite all time books "The Way of the Peaceful Warrior" by Dan Millman (Dan will be at the conference!)

Dave Buck, the president and CEO of Coachville invited me to lead a live teleconfernce call for any who might be interrested in my Coachville Conference workshop.  During this call I shared a couple of teambuilding games and we discussed insights about using games in a coaching situation.  Click on the link below:

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