A big part of why I become a trainer is I love to inspire, motivate, and encourage people! Yet as you know, if you have ever had to manage or coach people, sometimes, we need to give feedback and possibly even manage a behavior.

Observing someone’s behavior, coaching them and giving feedback can feel rough, tough or scary (it certainly doesn’t need to be). And contrary to common mythology, giving “constructive criticism” is not constructive. It rarely motivates change, especially long-term change. What motivates people is specific behavioral feedback, and yes, they are craving specific feedback that educates them on how their behaviors effect other people.

Your success as a leader, teacher, manager, team member, coach, etcetera will ultimately be about what you do and how you inspire, motivate, and encourage people. So the question becomes how to do it successfully each and every time?

Michael Grinder’s Group Wizardry June 22-25, 2009

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It’s called, The Art of Safety. Don’t be misled by the title though. In this book, Gary has seamlessly blended advanced communication concepts into the world of corporate leadership, personnel management and his passion for occupational safety—a treasure trove of practical tools for every business leader.

This is not another text covering the “what’s” – the nuts and bolts of safety. This is about how you handle yourself when interacting with others — how you communicate leadership and personal effectiveness.

Yes, it’s true, Gary’s background is in optimal safety performance for major corporations, but in this book Gary has combined his advanced training he has received from me in Group Dynamics and Non-verbal Communication along with his serious background in language patterns and NLP to produce a book that will become a communication resource for anyone that works with people.
I just got done reading it and I told him I’d do him a favor and help spread the word. Why? Well, because his first book is filled with  tons of immediately useful information. The Art of Safety book blends many communication techniques together, yet it also covers the serious component all communication success stories have… that many books don’t necessarily talk about – MINDSET!

Mindset is the difference between just learning and implementing. Any of you that have heard me for very long now, know that I say every chance I get, in trainings, my books and here on our website that at Michael Grinder and Associates we are all about IMPLEMENTATION!

      Here’s a link to grab it — www.artofsafety.net

By the way, this is not an affiliate promotion (not that there’s anything wrong with those). I just want you to know I don’t make a penny off of letting you know about this book. I truly believe it benefits you to own it, read it, and practice it.

And I’m not alone in knowing this book is immediately useful.

“I had an opportunity to read this book and found it immediately helpful. I was able to utilize the concepts to help me understand and resolve an issue in our workplace totally unrelated to a safety issue. Although aimed at safety the material, concepts and exercises are universal in nature and transferable to a wide variety of operational and organizational initiatives. It may be the Safety component that initially attracts you to this book, but you will find yourself employing these concepts in a variety of work and life situations.”
—Robert Gordon, Director of Court Operations, Ministry of the Attorney

“Would that I had Gary’s book years ago. Many health and safety meetings I attended over the years would have been shorter, more effective, and, in fact, enjoyable. This guidebook could have spared me many hours of frustration.”
—William Baarschers, Ph.D., Lakehead University

There really is no book out there quite like it. Let me know your thoughts when you sink your teeth into it—at my blog – www.michaelgrinder.com/blog  Add your comments about Gary’s new book below.

A 52 year old sales director was sent to "get coaching" for his failure to interact efficiently with his line manager.  He was having meetings with the CEO and other members of the Project Board, however his inputs and interactions at that level had not been well received.  What to do… read the entire article

Further information on overcoming resistance can be found in Michael’s books Charisma: The Art of Relationships and his latest book The Elusive Obvious

Hope you enjoy it and find it useful. The quiz can be found at www.michaelgrinder.com/leadership-style-quiz/

Michael Grinder

Article from Rapport Magazine, http://www.anlp.org

…I saw Michael Grinder in action at last year’s NLP Conference where
he gave the Keynote speech on the first night. Appropriately for a
night when the rain was torrential, his subject was ‘Cats and Dogs’. In
a packed, and slightly steamy, hall in Regent’s College he demonstrated
his own ability to work with groups. He had us first engaged and then
involved. We’ll return to the Cats and Dogs theme presently, but first I
want to give some background on the man himself…

…I wondered if being John Grinder’s brother had been an issue as he
developed his career. Did people have expectations of how he would be?
“I suppose there is a certain notoriety to it but I’ve never experienced
prejudice or skewed expectations. I’m able to be myself as well as 
John’s brother.” … read the entire article

These screensavers are meant as a companion and reference for Charisma—The Art of Relationships, Second Edition, 2006 book and training.

Most of us have a lifestyle where finding time for professional growth is difficult. The screensavers are designed to remind us of concepts when our computer is at rest. The Charisma book page reference is listed to encourage us to further extend our learning. Some of the screensavers are taken from quotes that appeared in the margin of an earlier book version. They have been retained because of their value and are coded with “MQ.”

Due to the size of the files, we have chosen to break packages into groupings by chapter. It is recommended that the user rotate the screensaver every two to three weeks to a new chapter to gain the maximum benefit. The screensavers have been tested to work with the systems offered below but no warranty is made that they will work on everyone’s system.

How to Install MGA Screensavers Instructions
Need help with installing the MGA screen savers on your system? This will guide you step by step.
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Introduction	Windows PC (3.4 MB)
Chapter 1 – part 1	Windows PC (5.4 MB)
Chapter 1 – part 2	Windows PC (4.4 MB)
Chapter 2	Windows PC (5.3 MB)
Chapter 3	Windows PC (3.2 MB)
Chapter 4 – part 1	Windows PC (5.7 MB)
Chapter 4 – part 2	Windows PC (6.3 MB)
Chapter 4 – part 3	Windows PC (5.5 MB)
Parting Pets	Windows PC (3.1 MB)

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