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We've got another great newsletter for you this week. Our lead article offers six signs that your organization isn't as competitive as it could be. Competition is only going to heat up as the economy cools down and this article should help your organization identify any "competitive gaps" that it may have.
Our second article discusses the importance of using internships and job shadowing to reduce employee turnover caused by employees who quit when they discover they don't care for their chosen line of work. If your organization is suffering from an abundance of job-hoppers, this article offers some tips that will help.
As always we have a QBQ! Personal Accountability QuickNote from John Miller and a great article by Dr. John C. Maxwell as part of our Featured Guru series.
Power quote:
"For most people, it's not what they are that holds them back, it's what they think they are not"
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| 6 Clues Your Organization Isn't Competitive |
 Competition these days is fiercer than it has ever been. The scary truth is that if your organization isn't continually evolving and improving, it is in danger of extinction.
While there are a number of factors that determine if your organization is highly competitive in its industry, our years of consulting experience have led us to identify six common clues that an organization is vulnerable to its competition.
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Using Internships and Job Shadowing to Reduce Employee Turnover |
Take a look around your office... How many of your fellow team members are in positions they went to college for?
The number is probably pretty low. Perhaps you are one of them...
The truth is that most of us don't have a clue what type of career we will enjoy or are fit for when we choose a field of study in college. It isn't until we finally get into the "real world" that we realize we don't really like what we studied in college and our chosen profession.
Now what?
Jump ship and try something new of course! If the next job isn't what we were hoping for, try something else. The job after that... lather, rinse, and repeat. I think you get my drift.
Maybe after five or six attempts we find something we like and stick around. All this job hopping costs organizations dearly in the form of high turnover costs, lost productivity, and reduced employee moral.
The truth is that that most organizations don't do a very good job of providing candidates with an insight into what a career with their organization and industry is really like and end up paying for it down the road.
Internships and job shadowing are a great way to provide potential employees this critical insight.
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| Featured Guru - Dr. John C. Maxwell |
Dr. John Maxwell is a prolific author of over 50 books (mostly on leadership) which have sold more than 13 million copies worldwide.
In 1985 Dr. Maxwell formed the organization Maximum Impact with the mission of developing leaders of excellence and integrity.
Each year Maxwell's organization hosts a nationwide simulcast event on leadership development that attracts some of the best and brightest authors, speakers, and business leaders to gather and share their knowledge and expertise on leadership with others.
Maximum Impact plug out of the way, we've got a powerful article for you this week by Dr. Maxwell titled From Ordinary to Extraordinary. We love Dr. Maxwell's though process about how it is often times the little extra that we devote to our goals that makes the difference between a resounding success and a sub-par performance.
If you enjoy this article you might also consider purchasing the book 212° The Extra Degree which takes this thought process even further. |
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QBQ! Personal Accountability QuickNote - Leadership Happens at all Levels |
This week's QBQ! QuickNote demonstrates that true leadership can take place at all levels of the organizational chart. Our individual actions, not titles or job descriptions, are what truly defines a leader.
This week's article will prove that leadership really does happen at all levels of an organization.
Creating a culture of Personal Accountability should be a top priority for all organizations. Team members who think and practice Personal Accountability can bring about incredible changes for an organization. The blame game disappears, morale increases, and customer experiences are enhanced all thanks to the power of Personal Accountability.
The Rainmaker Group is proud to offer powerful day long QBQ! workshops instilling the power of Personal Accountability into teams and organizations across the country. For more information about these workshops or to purchase John Miller's books, QBQ! and Flipping the Switch Visit our website at: http://www.personalaccountabilityatwork.com
John Miller is author of QBQ! The Question Behind The Question, the authoritative guide to practicing Personal Accountability. |
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 Important questions for you:Is your organization living up to its full potential?
Is high turnover hurting your bottom line?
Do your team members create the powerful experiences your customers deserve?
Do team members have difficulty effectively communicating with others?
Bring The Rainmaker Group in to your organization and start realizing your organization's full potential. Together, we deliver powerful and motivating keynote speeches, design customized training programs and workshops, help identify barriers to communication, and much more. We don't sell training out of the box, but rather insist on customizing it to your needs! For more info, send an e-mail to info@therainmakergroupinc.com
Or call 1-866-988-7246
About us:
The Rainmaker Group is a People Maximization and Development group located in Bismarck, ND. Our mission is to help those we serve make their difference in the world.
We hope you found this newsletter interesting and informative. If you like what you read, please give us a shout, we'd love to hear from you!
"The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers "
- Ralph Nader
Sincerely,
All of us here at The Rainmaker Group
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