a Write to the Top® workshop
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What outcomes can you expect?
Starting with a review of your organization's leadership competencies, you will determine how effectively you are leading through writing. By applying our proven process you will
- communicate more strategically
- handle sensitive issues appropriately
- empower and motivate your people
- write 30% to 50% faster
- develop your organization
- manage more productively.
Develop and improve your leadership skills
Lead through writing | - Communicate ideas to support company vision and goals
- Lead culture change
- Write personably and nonjudgmentally
- Connect to a culturally diverse audience
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Write for action | - Write messages that drive specific outcomes
- Turn negatives into positives
- Position requests and conclusions strategically
- Get your point across the first time
- Edit documents written for your signature
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Address employee issues effectively | - Deliver sensitive messages with tact
- Minimize conflicts
- Focus on actions, not attitudes
- Show your readers you understand their needs
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Foster employee development | - Use written coaching to develop critical competencies
- Deliver specific feedback that is both corrective and supportive
- Help others achieve their career goals
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Coach others to write effectively |
- Delegate communication assignments efficiently
- Provide clear and constructive feedback
- Model strong communication skills
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Blended learning: books and on-line tools
- Books: Write to the Top: Writing for Corporate Success (Random House) and Instant-Answer Guide to Business Writing (iUniverse) by Deborah Dumaine, Better Communications' founder; Performance Appraisal Phrase Book (Adams Media) by Corey Sandler and Janice Keefe
- Better Communications' workbook, with additional exercises tailored to your needs
- Managers' tips for reinforcing good writing
- Reinforcement by E-mailTM: 24 content-rich reminders e-mailed to your inbox after your workshop