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Managing remote teams with DISC
READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON DISCINSIGHTS BY PEOPLE KEYS. We live in a versatile economy. It’s not unusual for companies to hire on a project-by-project basis or let their employees work remotely. Thus, they are minimizing overtime pay and overhead, and in some cases eliminating costs associated with office space or tax laws. In return, their employees are enjoying a little flexibility, taking on more than one project at once, and often earning more than they would as a full-time employee with the company. Remote or temp employees and project-based managers are in more demand than ever. While many companies actually have a full-time project management office staffed with in-house…
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Five Common Team Behavioral Problems
READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON DISCINSIGHTS BY PEOPLE KEYS. No matter the realm of your operations, you are going to eventually be working within a team. With a larger group, more personalities will come to the table – and with a greater number of personalities, we see an increase of ego, thirst for power, miscommunication and lack of vision. This also proves true when working with remote teams over a great number of geographic regions. Some of the questions we may ask ourselves are: What kind of problems will we face as a team? What can we do to identify potential issues? But, the most important question will always be:…
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How behavioral selling can help your business
READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON DISCINSIGHTS BY PEOPLEKEYS Behavioral selling is presenting your product or service in a way your customer can relate. Show them benefits, such as how your product will help them meet their goals or how your service will more than exceed their expectation. Some clients will want it now – give them examples and samples. Some will want it fun – allow them to experience it first-hand. Others will want assurance – provide customer references. Lastly, some want all the facts. To these, show the features that are most important to their current situation, provide them with a cost comparison and make sure to provide a…
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Coaching life changes for the active personality styles
READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON DISCINSIGHTS BY PEOPLEKEYS It’s not always easy to adapt to change, especially if it’s all happening at once. Sometimes change can be overwhelming. There’s no guidebook as to how our lives are going to change every step of the way, and there’s no deadline to prepare for. This is a moment many people turn to a life coach or a behavioral consultant to guide them through and support transition. There are a lot of guidelines coaches implement to help handle transitions and support their clients from point A to point B. Let’s see how a coaching professional can best utilize the personality approach to guide…
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Turn Around a Failing Team by Leading from Within
READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON DISCINSIGHTS BY PEOPLEKEYS When a client of ours, let’s call him Joseph, took over a company project, he knew it wouldn’t be easy to turn things around. The design team had fallen behind over the course of a year and a half. They were just six months away from the final delivery date originally committed and had blown through more than half-a-million dollars originally allocated to the entire project. Yet, there was still nothing ready to deliver to their client. There was a huge liability sitting on the table…one that would ruin the company entirely. Joseph knew a special leadership skillset would be needed, the…
