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We've got a great newsletter for you this week! Our lead article is on a topic that far too many organizations neglect - succession planning. The consequences of not having a succession plan in place for key positions are serious and can leave your organization without the proper talent it needs in these key positions. We'll discuss a method to identify the future talent in your organization and share an experience we recently had with one of our clients.
This week we've also got part two of our five part series on interpersonal conflict. This week's topic: job-me conflict.
As usual we've got a great QBQ! Personal Accountability QuickNote by John Miller as well as a great article by this week's Featured Guru Tim Sanders.
It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is just a few short days away!
We'd like to wish everyone the very best that Thanksgiving has to offer, and hope that you all have a safe and relaxing holiday.
Best wishes,
Your partners at The Rainmaker Group
Power quote:
"Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm."
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| Succession Planning - Diamonds in the "Rough" |
 Succession planning is critical to the longevity and success of any organization. Without an established succession plan in place, your organization may be left scrambling to find the talent it needs in the event that key members in your organization retire, become ill, or move on to new opportunities.
For many organizations the problem with succession planning is knowing which team members to groom for future leadership positions and which team members provide the most value to the organization in their current roles.
A perfect example of this situation is succession planning for a sales manager position. One's natural inclination is to immediately look at the top salespeople as obvious choices for a sales manager position. However are your top salespeople really the best choice for a sales manager position?
The key to succession planning is knowing who has the skills necessary to succeed at the next level and who is best fit where they currently are. Being a successful sales manager and being a successful salesperson require different skill sets. Some of the skills required for these two positions overlap, while many do not.
This past week we had an experience with a client that illustrates the importance of succession planning and the talent that might be right under your nose.
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Five Sources of Interpersonal Conflict in the Workplace - Part 2 of 5 |
 Chris Young - Founder, The Rainmaker Group
Part two of our interpersonal conflict series is on a topic that many managers and team members fail to recognize as a cause of conflict: job-me conflict.
Job-me conflict is conflict that arises from the frustration an individual feels when he or she is in a position that they simply are not a good fit for. Eventually this inner frustration caused by the the poor job fit will "boil over" in the form of conflict with other team members and managers.
I'll go out on a limb and say that all of us have probably worked with somebody who hated their job. How did this effect you and those around you?
Chances are that you cringed when you were assigned to a project with this individual and that unproductive conflict within your team was likely caused by this team member.
While you probably blamed the conflict on this person being unpleasant or hostile by nature, the real cause of this problem was likely a job-me conflict being lived out by this individual every day.
Be sure to check back with us in two weeks for the next installment of this series!
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| Featured Guru - Tim Sanders |
 If you've ever had the change to see or listen to Tim Sanders speak, you'll understand why we are such big Tim Sanders fans at The Rainmaker Group. He is truly outstanding.
Tim writes, in our humble opinion, one of the best blogs out there, offering advise on business issues, professional communication, life, and even the occasional music suggestion.
Sanders' career has taken him from the front lines of Mark Cuban's famed Internet start-up broadcast.com to the C-level of Yahoo!
Sanders now spends his time as an "irresponsible advocate for good values in the business world," and is one of the most sought after business speakers of our time.
This week we'd like to feature one of Sanders' articles from Fast Company Magazine - Love is the Killer App - which served as the basis for his first best selling book by the same name.
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QBQ! Personal Accountability QuickNote - All Business is People Business |
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We've got a great QBQ! QuickNote story of personal accountability this week. In this week's installment John Miller tells us of a Hudson Bay Company team member - Terri - who goes above and beyond the call of duty to assist an elderly customer that competing stores didn't have the time to help.
This is a true story of passion, humanity, and dignity that is all made possible by the QBQ!
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're here to help!
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing."
- Abraham Lincoln
Sincerely,
All of us here at The Rainmaker Group
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The Question Behind the Question
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Recommended Reading:
Patrick Lencioni's Five Dysfunctions of a Team
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| The Rainmaker Group Experience |
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Recommended Reading:
Love is the Killer App
By: Tim Sanders
Recommeded Reading:
The Likeability Factor
By: Tim Sanders
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