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- How To Get Feedback That Fuels Growth
This episode is for anyone who wants to get the feedback they need to grow!
We all need feedback, but it can be hard to come by. Sometimes our boss only believes in providing feedback when we “screw up.” Sometimes our direct reports are hesitant to give feedback because we’re “the boss,” or our peers feel it’s “not their place” to give us feedback on areas for improvement.
The result? We develop blind spots as to how we could be performing more effectively.
Under these circumstances, we need to step up and proactively seek feedback that will help us grow. This episode of Better Workdays gives you three easy ways to do so.
About REAL Custom Training
REAL Custom Training is committed to enhancing workplace performance through focused and practical professional development workshops. Our approach is built on the belief that adult-learners need and deserve learning experiences that are Relevant, Engaging, Actionable, and Lasting (REAL).
We offer a range of in-person and live-online workshops in key areas such as Supervisory Skills, Leadership Development, Personal Productivity, Customer Service Public Speaking, and more. Each workshop is designed to equip professionals with the tools and insights needed to thrive in their roles and contribute positively to their teams. With REAL Custom Training, you're investing in practical skills and strategies for real-world effectiveness.
Private group training is available and can be fully customized to align with organizational goals.
Learn More About REAL Custom Training
Read about our workshops:
www.realcustomtraining.com
Contact me to discuss your training and development needs:
Andrew Morrison, MSOM – Owner/Instructional Staff
860.753.3710.
Follow for live event updates and helpful content:
www.facebook.com/REALCustomTraining
www.linkedin.com/company/realcustomtraining
Subscribe here for some great free resources:
www.youtube.com/@REALCustomTraining
27 min - 4 Ways To Earn Influence When You Don’t Have Authority
This episode is for anyone who needs to develop more influence in the workplace!
Some positions require you to influence other employees, even though you are technically not their boss and they do not report to you. In this type of tough position, without any organizational authority, you have to rely on good-old-fashioned principles of persuasion.
Join host Andy Morrison for a quick review of Robert Cialdini’s principles of persuasion from his hit book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. As always, Andy breaks down Cialdini’s work into easy-to-absorb and quick-to-apply chunks!
At the end of the episode, you’ll be ready to start using Cialdini’s Reciprocity, Liking, Predictability, and Self-Interest principles to develop more influence and create better workdays.
About REAL Custom Training
REAL Custom Training is committed to enhancing workplace performance through focused and practical professional development workshops. Our approach is built on the belief that adult-learners need and deserve learning experiences that are Relevant, Engaging, Actionable, and Lasting (REAL).
We offer a range of in-person and live-online workshops in key areas such as Supervisory Skills, Leadership Development, Personal Productivity, Customer Service Public Speaking, and more. Each workshop is designed to equip professionals with the tools and insights needed to thrive in their roles and contribute positively to their teams. With REAL Custom Training, you're investing in practical skills and strategies for real-world effectiveness.
Private group training is available and can be fully customized to align with organizational goals.
Learn More About REAL Custom Training
Read about our workshops:
www.realcustomtraining.com
Contact me to discuss your training and development needs:
Andrew Morrison, MSOM – Owner/Instructional Staff
860.753.3710.
Follow for live event updates and helpful content:
www.facebook.com/REALCustomTraining
www.linkedin.com/company/realcustomtraining
Subscribe here for some great free resources:
www.youtube.com/@REALCustomTraining
32 min - Start Coaching Employees Today
This episode is for anyone who wants to coach people up in the workplace!
In this episode of Better Workdays, Andy Morrison presents a simple 3-question-framework that you can use to start building a coaching habit today.
Andy also announces that Better Workdays is approaching its season finale and
complains a bit about House of the Dragon season 2.
About REAL Custom Training
REAL Custom Training is committed to enhancing workplace performance through focused and practical professional development workshops. Our approach is built on the belief that adult-learners need and deserve learning experiences that are Relevant, Engaging, Actionable, and Lasting (REAL).
We offer a range of in-person and live-online workshops in key areas such as Supervisory Skills, Leadership Development, Personal Productivity, Customer Service Public Speaking, and more. Each workshop is designed to equip professionals with the tools and insights needed to thrive in their roles and contribute positively to their teams. With REAL Custom Training, you're investing in practical skills and strategies for real-world effectiveness.
Private group training is available and can be fully customized to align with organizational goals.
Learn More About REAL Custom Training
Read about our workshops:
www.realcustomtraining.com
Contact me to discuss your training and development needs:
Andrew Morrison, MSOM – Owner/Instructional Staff
860.753.3710.
Follow for live event updates and helpful content:
www.facebook.com/REALCustomTraining
www.linkedin.com/company/realcustomtraining
Subscribe here for some great free resources:
www.youtube.com/@REALCustomTraining
21 min - Don’t Be A Vizzini
This episode of Better Workdays is for anyone who’s ever had a bad boss!
Join host Andy Morrison for a look at the lessons we can learn by studying bad bosses. Andy shares advice for applying a growth mindset when you’ve been assigned a less-than-stellar supervisor, followed by a fun look at one of cinema’s greatest bad bosses – Vizzini from the Princess Bride.
About REAL Custom Training
REAL Custom Training is committed to enhancing workplace performance through focused and practical professional development workshops. Our approach is built on the belief that adult-learners need and deserve learning experiences that are Relevant, Engaging, Actionable, and Lasting (REAL).
We offer a range of in-person and live-online workshops in key areas such as Supervisory Skills, Leadership Development, Personal Productivity, Customer Service Public Speaking, and more. Each workshop is designed to equip professionals with the tools and insights needed to thrive in their roles and contribute positively to their teams. With REAL Custom Training, you're investing in practical skills and strategies for real-world effectiveness.
Private group training is available and can be fully customized to align with organizational goals.
Learn More About REAL Custom Training
Read about our workshops:
www.realcustomtraining.com
Contact me to discuss your training and development needs:
Andrew Morrison, MSOM – Owner/Instructional Staff
860.753.3710.
Follow for live event updates and helpful content:
www.facebook.com/REALCustomTraining
www.linkedin.com/company/realcustomtraining
Subscribe here for some great free resources:
www.youtube.com/@REALCustomTraining
19 min - How To Quickly Identify Your Priorities
This episode of Better Workdays is for anyone who could use a proven productivity tool!
Join host Andy Morrison for a look at the Time Management Matrix, a simple and effective tool for quickly identifying the most important items on your To Do list. Borrowing from Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” Andy provides a quick overview of the tool and helps listeners understand how the matrix can be used to determine what tasks are both important and urgent – and therefore priorities!
Action steps include ways to utilize the matrix in the short-term, as well as ways to apply the model for longer-term success.
About REAL Custom Training
REAL Custom Training is committed to enhancing workplace performance through focused and practical professional development workshops. Our approach is built on the belief that adult-learners need and deserve learning experiences that are Relevant, Engaging, Actionable, and Lasting (REAL).
We offer a range of in-person and live-online workshops in key areas such as Supervisory Skills, Leadership Development, Personal Productivity, Customer Service Public Speaking, and more. Each workshop is designed to equip professionals with the tools and insights needed to thrive in their roles and contribute positively to their teams. With REAL Custom Training, you're investing in practical skills and strategies for real-world effectiveness.
Private group training is available and can be fully customized to align with organizational goals.
Learn More About REAL Custom Training
Read about our workshops:
www.realcustomtraining.com
Contact me to discuss your training and development needs:
Andrew Morrison, MSOM – Owner/Instructional Staff
860.753.3710.
Follow for live event updates and helpful content:
www.facebook.com/REALCustomTraining
www.linkedin.com/company/realcustomtraining
Subscribe here for some great free resources:
www.youtube.com/@REALCustomTraining
Produced By:
https://piccolopodcasts.com.au/
16 min - 4 Steps to Kick Start Your Leadership Mindset
Welcome back to Better Workdays! After a relaxing summer vacation, Andy Morrison needs help recalibrating his leadership mindset – and he’s got tips in case you need to do the same!
Join Andy for a look at a powerful framework to kick start your leadership mindset, inspired by Robert E. Quinn's "Moments of Greatness: Entering the Fundamental State of Leadership" from the Harvard Business Review.
We’ll explore four essential questions to help you navigate your leadership journey and ensure you’re leading with impact:
- What result do I want to create?
- Am I following my core values?
- Am I acting in the collective best interest?
- Am I considering feedback?
These questions are designed to make you result-focused, internally directed, other-focused, and externally open. By reflecting on your approach to workplace challenges through these lenses, you can significantly enhance your positive human influence and drive meaningful outcomes.
About REAL Custom Training
REAL Custom Training is committed to enhancing workplace performance through focused and practical professional development workshops. Our approach is built on the belief that adult-learners need and deserve learning experiences that are Relevant, Engaging, Actionable, and Lasting (REAL).
We offer a range of in-person and live-online workshops in key areas such as Supervisory Skills, Leadership Development, Personal Productivity, Customer Service Public Speaking, and more. Each workshop is designed to equip professionals with the tools and insights needed to thrive in their roles and contribute positively to their teams. With REAL Custom Training, you're investing in practical skills and strategies for real-world effectiveness.
Private group training is available and can be fully customized to align with organizational goals.
Learn More About REAL Custom Training
Read about our workshops:
www.realcustomtraining.com
Contact me to discuss your training and development needs:
Andrew Morrison, MSOM – Owner/Instructional Staff
860.753.3710.
Follow for live event updates and helpful content:
www.facebook.com/REALCustomTraining
www.linkedin.com/company/realcustomtraining
Subscribe here for some great free resources:
www.youtube.com/@REALCustomTraining
Produced by:
Piccolo Podcasts
21 min - Assertiveness Skills for Supervisors
Join host Andy Morrison for a look at a crucial tool in your leadership toolbox: assertiveness.
In this episode, Andy explores what it means to be assertive, why it's an important leadership skill, and how you can develop assertiveness to communicate your needs effectively while respecting others.
Andy provides two practical tools you can use to practice assertive communication: the 2-Step Redirect and the Assertiveness Framework. These tools will help you describe poor behavior and offer specific instructions for improvement, ensuring that you can handle challenging situations with confidence and respect.
In this week’s Pop Wisdom segment, Andy shares a classic scene from "The Office" where Michael Scott confronts an insubordinate Stanley. In one of Michael Scott’s moments of managerial excellence, he ends his crucial conversation with Stanley in an assertive manner that sets clear boundaries for their future interactions.
By the end of this episode, you'll have a clear understanding of assertiveness and practical tools to implement in your daily work life. Whether you're a supervisor looking to lead with confidence or an employee aiming to communicate more effectively, this episode is packed with valuable insights.
About REAL Custom Training
REAL Custom Training is committed to enhancing workplace performance through focused and practical professional development workshops. Our approach is built on the belief that adult-learners need and deserve learning experiences that are Relevant, Engaging, Actionable, and Lasting (REAL).
We offer a range of in-person and live-online workshops in key areas such as Supervisory Skills, Leadership Development, Personal Productivity, Customer Service Public Speaking, and more. Each workshop is designed to equip professionals with the tools and insights needed to thrive in their roles and contribute positively to their teams. With REAL Custom Training, you're investing in practical skills and strategies for real-world effectiveness.
Private group training is available and can be fully customized to align with organizational goals.
Learn More About REAL Custom Training
Read about our workshops:
www.realcustomtraining.com
Contact me to discuss your training and development needs:
Andrew Morrison, MSOM – Owner/Instructional Staff
860.753.3710.
Follow for live event updates and helpful content:
www.facebook.com/REALCustomTraining
www.linkedin.com/company/realcustomtraining
Subscribe here for some great free resources:
www.youtube.com/@REALCustomTraining
24 min - Active Listening in Action
Join host Andy Morrison for a look at the skill every leader should pull from their toolbox first – Active Listening.
Active listening is a commitment to using listening as our primary tool for shared understanding. It involves making a conscious decision to listen without interrupting, maintaining eye contact, and focusing on the speaker's words.
Andy will give you some practical steps you can take to enhance your listening skills, like carrying a notebook to capture important discussions and avoiding unnecessary interruptions.
About REAL Custom Training
REAL Custom Training is committed to enhancing workplace
performance through focused and practical professional development workshops.
Our approach is built on the belief that adult-learners need and deserve
learning experiences that are Relevant, Engaging, Actionable, and Lasting
(REAL).
We offer a range of in-person and live-online workshops in
key areas such as Supervisory Skills, Leadership Development, Personal
Productivity, Customer Service Public Speaking, and more. Each workshop is
designed to equip professionals with the tools and insights needed to thrive in
their roles and contribute positively to their teams. With REAL Custom
Training, you're investing in practical skills and strategies for real-world
effectiveness.
Private group training is available and can be fully
customized to align with organizational goals.
Learn More About REAL Custom Training
Read about our workshops:
www.realcustomtraining.com
Contact me to discuss your training and development needs:
Andrew Morrison, MSOM – Owner/Instructional Staff
860.753.3710.
Follow for live event updates and helpful content:
www.facebook.com/REALCustomTraining
www.linkedin.com/company/realcustomtraining
Subscribe here for some great free resources:
www.youtube.com/@REALCustomTraining
22 min - The Pomodoro Technique
This episode is for anyone who wants to try a quick productivity technique!
Join Andy Morrison for a look at the Pomodoro Technique, an easy-to-use tool for time management and focused work. Andy explains the basic concept and sheds some light on how the Pomodoro Technique has helped him get more done while feeling less overwhelmed. He also shares a related productivity tip inspired by The Mask of Zorro and featured in Tamara Murray’s book “Awesome Supervisory Skills.”
And as always, Andy wraps up the episode with some action steps you can take to find out if the Pomodoro Technique can boost your productivity and your positivity at the same time!
About REAL Custom Training
REAL Custom Training is committed to enhancing workplace
performance through focused and practical professional development workshops.
Our approach is built on the belief that adult-learners need and deserve
learning experiences that are Relevant, Engaging, Actionable, and Lasting
(REAL).
We offer a range of in-person and live-online workshops in
key areas such as Supervisory Skills, Leadership Development, Personal
Productivity, Customer Service Public Speaking, and more. Each workshop is
designed to equip professionals with the tools and insights needed to thrive in
their roles and contribute positively to their teams. With REAL Custom
Training, you're investing in practical skills and strategies for real-world
effectiveness.
Private group training is available and can be fully
customized to align with organizational goals.
Learn More About REAL Custom Training
Read about our workshops:
www.realcustomtraining.com
Contact me to discuss your training and development needs:
Andrew Morrison, MSOM – Owner/Instructional Staff
860.753.3710.
Follow for live event updates and helpful content:
www.facebook.com/REALCustomTraining
www.linkedin.com/company/realcustomtraining
Subscribe here for some great free resources:
www.youtube.com/@REALCustomTraining
15 min - Motion vs Action
This episode is for anyone who wants to make progress toward your most important goals!
Join Andy Morrison for a look at the concept of Motion vs Action and how he has been applying the concept in his own efforts to reduce procrastination.
Pulling from James Clear’s great book “Atomic Habits,” Andy breaks down the difference between Motion (planning, strategizing, and learning) and Action (behavior that directly produces an outcome) and examines how these concepts can be applied toward personal and professional development efforts.
At the end of the episode, Andy lays out some tangible Action Steps you can take to make sure you strike the right balance between Motion and Action.
About REAL Custom Training
REAL Custom Training is committed to enhancing workplace performance through focused and practical professional development workshops. Our approach is built on the belief that adult-learners need and deserve learning experiences that are Relevant, Engaging, Actionable, and Lasting (REAL).
We offer a range of in-person and live-online workshops in key areas such as Supervisory Skills, Leadership Development, Personal Productivity, Customer Service Public Speaking, and more. Each workshop is designed to equip professionals with the tools and insights needed to thrive in their roles and contribute positively to their teams. With REAL Custom Training, you're investing in practical skills and strategies for real-world effectiveness.
Private group training is available and can be fully customized to align with organizational goals.
Learn More About REAL Custom Training
Read about our workshops:
www.realcustomtraining.com
Contact me to discuss your training and development needs:
Andrew Morrison, MSOM – Owner/Instructional Staff
860.753.3710.
Follow for live event updates and helpful content:
www.facebook.com/REALCustomTraining
www.linkedin.com/company/realcustomtraining
Subscribe here for some great free resources:
www.youtube.com/@REALCustomTraining
20 min
About Better Workdays
From the publisher's feed
Better Workdays is a podcast dedicated to helping everyday professionals create better days at work. Whether you’re looking to expand your own skills and knowledge or those of your employees, Better Workdays has you covered with easy-to-absorb and easy-to-apply insights!
New episodes every two weeks.
How Can Better Workdays Help You?
For Individual Professionals: Elevate your skills and navigate workplace challenges with confidence. From mastering a growth mindset to effectively handling challenging colleagues, each episode is a stepping stone towards your personal and professional growth.
For Team Leaders and Managers: Gain insights into fostering a thriving team environment. Learn the art of first-time management, effective communication, and creating a productive, positive workplace culture.
Backed by REAL Custom Training: With our foundation in Relevant, Engaging, Actionable, and Lasting learning, "Better Workdays" promises to provide valuable insight that you can apply in the workplace as soon as each episode ends.