Creating leaders employees want to follow

If every one of your employees does 100% of their job—up to standard—100% of the time, then you don’t need this course. However, surveys from supervisors show that even they estimate that no more than...

Being assertive is defined as confidently aggressive. There is a difference in approach when being assertive, and the responses from others will vary depending upon how they are approached.

Teams productively working together can be far more effective than individuals working separately. It’s particularly important for an organization to build a cohesive leadership team. This program defines...

“Ideas no longer outlast lifetimes.” This program examines the accuracy of past forecasts about the future, and then takes a long-term look at the so-called “second scientific revolution.” See how three...

In today’s fast-paced work environment, to be standing still is to actually be falling behind. This program introduces ten driving forces for change and how they’re affecting the workplace. There is also...

The title says it all. This program shows how to develop the right attitude about change, and to accept the hard reality that change is going to be with us forever … and is accelerating. Learn a new approach...

Learn the steps to correctly coach your Sales Reps.

This program explains exactly how to coach in each subordinate situation … rookie, contributor, key player, and captain. It also explains the “gotchas” that can harm the process, and what to do about them.

This wrap-up program covers the most difficult skill in coaching others … providing feedback. The program explains how to use first-person “praise” statements and second-person “teach” statements. It also...

The goal of this series is to teach you how to coach others to higher performance. This initial program focuses on the need to adapt your leadership style to the specific coaching situation … based on...

This program introduces the “leadership grid” for analyzing the coaching opportunities, and shows how employees can be coached from beginning as a “rookie” to a “captain” on the job. NOTE: It is highly...

This is the program that puts everything together about coaching. It explains a simple four-step process for coaching others to higher performance, and covers how to conduct a coaching conversation. NOTE:...

The shelves are full of business books touting “the” answer for business success today. Yet the most proven criteria for success is available free from the U.S. National Institute of Standards, and is...

People are different. Many of those differences require that we adjust our approach to dealing with others. This class uses a self-assessment tool (that can be downloaded from the student materials) to...

People are different. Many of those differences require that we adjust our approach to dealing with others. This class uses a self-assessment tool (that can be downloaded in the student materials) to discover...

People are different. Many of those differences require that we adjust our approach to dealing with others. This class uses a self-assessment tool (that can be downloaded from the student materials) to...

After completing the DISC introductory classes, the next logical step is to apply those skills. Here, managers and supervisors are given tips about how to change their leadership style to get the most...

After completing the DISC introductory classes, the next logical step is to apply those skills. Here, managers and supervisors are given tips about how to change their leadership style to get the most...

After completing the DISC introductory classes, the next logical step is to apply those skills. Here, managers and supervisors are given tips about how to change their leadership style to get the most...

After completing the DISC introductory classes, the next logical step is to apply those skills. Here, managers and supervisors are given tips about how to change their leadership style to get the most...

One of the key tools in improving the performance of your subordinates is the performance review. More than simply a grade for last year’s performance, the review provides leaders an opportunity to formally...

Congratulations! You're the supervisor, now! But, what if you're the supervisor of your former coworkers? Now you must change your role. Watch this course for advice.

Who is your most follow-able leader? Why? Watch this course to understand what makes a leader follow-able.

One of the most often asked questions from managers is, “How do I motivate employees?” Research shows that there are six hallmarks of a motivating experience ... and a video game fits them all perfectly!...

OK, so you need to attend a professional meeting in order to network with other professionals, lobby for a bill, convince city officials, promote your business, or generally influence people and make a...

Are your subordinates more effective when you’re gone? In his Corporate Curmudgeon syndicated business column, author and consultant Dale Dauten coined the term “Impedership” (vs. “leadership”) and defined...

Rookies and veterans respond to different approaches. That is the theme of this class which lists Do's and Don'ts for managers to remember when dealing with these two generationally different groups. Some...

Do you manage people offsite? How do you effectively manage them? Watch this course for tips on making sure you get more productivity and work more harmoniously whit these people who do not regularly...

Motivation is not a difficult subject to understand...once you learn how the process works. Motivating Won't Do's shows that the two step process (1. define the desired action and 2. determine what reason...

It is the least complicated motivator available. It works almost every time on almost every person. It is lightning fast to use. It’s free. And, it’s easy to use. But most team leaders use it sparingly;...

From time to time you will have discipline somebody. If you do it progressively, it will work better for you.

To be a great coach, you need to observe people in action. Watch this course for important information to use on your Ride Alongs.

Learn the process to correctly administer a Sales Meeting with your team.

Do you have a particular goal in mind? SMART Goals are specific, measurable, ambitious, attainable, relevant, and time bound. Watch this course for more tips on how to set SMART Goals.

In this class, you will learn the six warning signs that a new manager or supervisor may need guidance on.

Nothing can kill enthusiasm and zest for life faster than exposure to somebody with a 'bad attitude.' All of us are exposed to those negative people every day. What to do? Keeping A Positive Attitude shows...

The opposite of "paranoid" (delusions of persecution), "pronoids" have delusions of acceptability. They think they're doing great even as they create conflict and problems around them. This is one of the...

What is THE answer for business success today? It turns out there isn’t one correct answer; instead it’s lots of different things.

In the last 25 years, ej4 consultants have been involved with hundreds of companies, conducted thousands of seminars and consulting engagements, and tabulated tens of thousands of leader and employee surveys.

OK, so you now know the ten symptoms of an unhealthy organization. Some of the symptoms might be uncomfortably similar to what you see in your organization. Now what? This program details a process for...

Ever wish you had a checklist to becoming an effective leader? Learn the easy steps to becoming an effective leader in your organization.

The goal of this class is to understand that to really change behaviors, the achieve business success, and to get value from your ej4 subscription, you’ve got to work it. What do you really need from...

Nearly every organization has signs on the wall detailing the company’s Vision and Mission (and maybe Values.) Yet are these statements accomplishing anything? Do employees know what they say? What they...