Who Knew That Managing People
Would Be Such A Challenge?
It Doesn't Have To Be -- You Just Need The Right Tools In Your Toolbox
Video Length: 1 min 40 sec
Are You Facing These Problems In Your Team Too?
- Why is open and honest communication so hard? How can I get my team members to talk to each other about difficult issues and give each other feedback without causing grief, misunderstandings, and conflict?
- Why don't people accept changes in processes and policies without whining and giving me a bunch of grief? On top of that, it's difficult to bring everyone together as a team because personality conflicts interfere.
- How do I get different departments to work with each other? Most of the time the communication is via email and not in person, though they are all in the same office! They still act as individual "silos."
- Why are meetings such a time suck? Isn't there a way to have an efficient meeting without them going on forever?
- How do I get supervisors to acknowledge that they have a problem with lack of teamwork when they are part of the dysfunction?
- Can't we just graduate from second grade already? Teams spend more time telling on each other and their own leaders. This creates major mistrust issues in the teams, and casts doubts on my leadership ability.
- How do I get more time? All we do is meet program deadlines and client outcomes which means we have no time for getting together to engage in activities such as brainstorming, planning, encouraging or supporting each other as a team.
- Doesn't executive management understand we are working with people here, not robots? Stronger people support from them would help a ton.
Having A High Performance Team
Is Not A Pipe Dream
I bet your business life would be so much easier if you could just solve your team's problems that waste precious hours and cause daily stress. It's not impossible.
- You can get rid of the pettiness that runs rampant in so many teams by simply implementing an effective communication and feedback process.
- You can turn conflict into good for your team instead of something that tears it apart.
- You can make team decisions that will actually become reality without any in fighting or wasted time about what you’re supposed to be deciding.
- You can easily hold people accountable for the things they agree to instead of chasing deadlines.
- You can have more time to do what you need to do by delegating the right way and not having to worry about whether an assignment will be on time or have to be done by you all over again.
- You can have a healthy team environment and meet all the requirements of the day-to-day hustle.
- You can have good, open communication with and support from executive staff by simply putting a few simple methods in place.
Introducing the Busy Manager's Tool Box:
A Step-By-Step Program That Guides You Through
The Team Building Minefield And Helps You Build
The High Performance Team Of Your Dreams!
You came to the right place.
The Busy Manager's Tool Box action-based program provides 12 step-by-step guides that walk you through exactly what you need to do to improve your team. The early lessons ensure your team foundation is solid, then you apply the more advanced lessons to springboard your team to long lasting success. Here’s a listing of all 12 lessons you’ll get.
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How To Conduct Meetings That Achieve Results
Meetings are the main stay of teams. Effective meetings are critical to high performance and can be improved with a few simple adjustments.
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2
How to Make Team Decisions That Stick
Using a structured process to clarify what you are deciding before you spend the time needed actually making the decision. This is a real team decision making time saver!
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How to Keep Team Members Informed
Prioritize and identify what information is important to share within the team and how to do that effectively so no one is left out of the loop.
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How to Improve Team Member Accountability
Define what acceptable team behavior is and what to do to help every team member be accountable for their actions.
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5
How to Clarify Team Roles So Nothing Falls Through The Cracks
Clarify team roles and responsibilities, and apply that process to your own team members’ work roles.
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How to Keep Team Members from Drowning During Organizational Change
Making sure your team is involved in activities that make change easier and that they have the information to function effectively.
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How to Resolve Conflict That is Destroying Your Team
An effective method to help team members’ work through conflict and make it a source of positive energy for your team.
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How to Manage Team – Management Communication
Opening communication channels to ensure both the team and management are getting the information they need.
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How to Make the Best Use of Team Member Resources
Encouraging team members to look for ways to make better use of each other’s skills, and to develop the team’s overall “bench strength.”
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10
How to Improve Team Methods and Procedures
Assessing problems in a current method or procedure, how to develop a problem statement, how to determine the root cause and actions for correction.
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11
How to Define the Line Between Team Member and Leader Authority
Determine the most effective way for team members to work with the leader in providing direction for the team and sharing the leadership role.
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12
How To Measure The Performance Of Your Team
What gets measured in your team is what gets done. Turn anecdotal evidence into actual measures for your team.
Each Action Guide Contains
Everything You Need To Implement With Your Team
Each step-by-step guide, in easily downloadable PDF format, is to the point with actionable steps designed to walk you through the process of implementing the solution in your team. The guides vary in length, but include exactly the right amount of information for you to resolve the issue. There are currently 122 content pages in the tool box.
Introduction
An overview of the problem the lesson will help you solve and high level description of what steps you will take.
Content
Step-by-step instructions to help you facilitate your team to resolution on the topic of that lesson. Some lessons include pre-work and many provide downloadable templates for you to use with your team.
Assignment
Instructions on what action you should take to implement that lesson with your team.
So I bet you're wondering whether this will work with your team. Here are some common questions.
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My team is different so regular training stuff doesn’t work.
Yes, your team is different. Every team is different. But what’s not different about every single team is that it’s made up of people working together to achieve a common goal. To do that, there are ways the team must function to be the highest performing. I firmly believe that people come to work wanting to make a contribution and do a good job. But sadly, most of them aren’t quite sure how when it comes to working in a team. Without any kind of training, it can be a real land mine of problems that inhibit the team’s ability to get work done.
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My team is virtual and we don’t have a chance to get together in person.
Virtual teams definitely add an additional layer of complication to working together and actually require more attention than a team that spends all of its time face to face. But that doesn't mean it’s impossible. The key is to focus on what methods will work with your virtual team rather than what won’t work.
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My team works in shifts so getting them all in one place at the same time is just not possible.
Shift work can be a real challenge too. But there are key activities you can put in place to make this a non-issue. Just like virtual teams, teams that work shifts actually require more “up front” attention to get foundational items in place so they can work smoothly together.
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None of us (me or my team) have time to devote to any kind of training. We're just too busy.
I get that. We’re all really busy. In today’s business environment, we’re all trying to do more with less. That’s the beauty of this training. You can devote small pockets of time to work through your team issues to get them resolved. You don’t have to spend days or weeks in a training program before you’re finished.
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“Real work” takes priority over anything else and there’s no way we could squeeze this in.
Being an effective, high performance team is part of the day to day real work so this is a mindset shift that will take place in your team as you make changes. It’s not separate at all. Think of it this way. Working and functioning together in a less than ideal way (which is what you are probably facing right now) is part of the day to day. Working together better can be too.
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There’s no budget for training.
The toolbox is an affordable option that can be used over and over again. There are three options to choose from so you can pick the right one for your situation.
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I've tried that team building stuff and it never seems to stick.
Most of the team building solutions out today promise you that in a single day together your team will be permanently “fixed.” That’s just not possible. There’s typically no follow through and no way to take the lessons learned back to the workplace. The team building tool box provides you with step by step “how to” guides that help you walk your team through your specific issue, so you can develop solutions and action plans for making the change stick.
What Other People Had to Say...
Our team welcomed more structure to our meetings and holding ourselves accountable for following our new “rules.”
Susanne C., Executive Director
Thank you again for showing us how important the “up front” work is and how to pursue a decision-making process rather than get bogged down in detail and conflict.
Dan V., Program Coordinator
About The Author - Denise O'Berry
I've been working with teams and team leadership in the public, non profit and private sectors for over twenty years. The one universal truth about working together is that it's about people. My advice comes from the heart along with years of experience working as a team member, team leader, manager and owner of my own company. I have truly walked in your shoes and want to save you the frustration that often comes with managing a unique team of individuals. You get my years of experience working with teams and leadership boiled down to 12 step-by-step action guides. All for a lot less than hiring a high priced consultant. And you’ll get results.
Whether your team is just forming or has been together a while, the 12 step-by-step action guides in this program will help you build (or rebuild) the proper team foundation that will minimize team building problems and help you get the team results you expect.
Short and Easy to Digest
Each guide is filled with actionable content. There is a very real problem these days with “information overload” where you simply have too much information to absorb. Each guide is purposefully brief (but very thorough!) so you can quickly read it and easily put it into practice with your team.
Includes an Assignment to Implement
Every guide will give you an assignment to complete at the conclusion. Instead of giving you the usual “this is what I’ve done” stuff, I’m giving you “this is what you do” stuff! After reading each guide, you’ll know the easy-to-implement action steps to take with your team.
Builds As You Progress
Every guide helps you take one step closer to having the work team of your dreams. Later lessons build on the early ones which give you the “foundation basics” that support a healthy team environment. If your foundation is already solid, you can easily begin with the more advanced lessons to move your team along.
Helps You Succeed Long Term
While many books and traditional websites (and even some high-priced coaching programs) pile on a bunch of information and leave you to put it all together for yourself, that isn’t how things are setup in this program. Within the guides, I take you by the hand and walk you step-by-step through the actions you need to take to improve your team.
3 Options To Choose From
Standard - $497
The standard license is granted to one person. It may be used only with that person's team by that person. It cannot be shared or used by other people. It's intended for a small business with one small team or for use by one manager within a company.
Enterprise - $1997
The Enterprise license may be used by an unlimited number of managers / teams within one company. It may also be used by Human Resources, Training and Development, or “internal” Consultants to train an unlimited number of managers / teams. This license is the best value for companies with multiple teams.
Professional - $1497
The Professional license is for "external" Consultants who work with organizations to help them improve their teams. It is not transferable to the organization and may only be used by the consultant. This license allows the consultant to use the materials with multiple organizations or teams.
30 Day Risk Free Guarantee
I know making an investment in this program is a big step. I also know you’ll get results when you put it into action. That’s why I offer a full 30 day money back guarantee. Important Note: To be eligible for refund, you must actually use some of the training with your team. If you can show me you’ve completed the necessary work with your team and haven’t seen any new results, I’ll happily refund 100% of the fee.
Plus You'll Get These Valuable Bonuses! |
Team Progress Assessment Survey
The Team Progress Assessment Survey helps you identify the key issues facing your team right now so you can get those resolved and begin improving. It’s a great way to benchmark your team and to measure the progress they make.
Training Webinars
As an owner of the Busy Manager’s Tool Box, you’ll be invited to join live training webinars where I’ll provide lesson overviews and answer any questions you may have.
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