Four Secrets to Getting Your Employees to Take Initiative…So You Can Get Your Work Done

Since 2009, I’ve worked on a team training thousands of mid-career professionals in public speaking.  Each year we hear comments like, “I’m an introvert, so I don’t think I’ll ever be a strong speaker,” and “I’d love to have charisma and stage presence.”  By the end of the semester, those same students have seen one another improve, often in life-changing ways.  And they’ve learned something foundational — that being an effective speaker isn’t something some people are born with.  They learn it.

The main goal of public speaking is to effectively convey a message to an audience.  That’s it.  Nothing about being loved or funny or charismatic.  I’ve seen super fun speakers miss the mark, and quiet people speak powerfully.  Managing a team, like public speaking, is not something you’re born with; it’s something you learn.  And I believe that in today’s fluid and complex workplace, we often don’t have the same level of training and mentoring people used to have.

In response to the requests I get, I’ve developed “Four Secrets to Getting Your Employees to Take Initiative.”  It’s full of lessons I’ve learned working 1:1 with managers, and with teams and groups.  I hope you find something in it that you can start using right away. Click here to get your copy.