The Top Ten Secrets Highly Successful People Know That You May Not
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Secret #9 Connect! Relationships are the Key to Taking Individuals and
Organizations Over the Top!

In a world where there is an abundance of products and services, why should someone choose your product or your service over someone else’s? All competencies and quality being equal, clients and customers will choose to purchase the product, use the service, or promote the employee that they feel most genuinely connected to.

Communication is the key to connecting.

Most people know that words, body language, and voice tone are means of communication. Yet what gets communicated through these means is the RESULT of what is occurring inside of you. Are you aware of what your words, body language and voice tone are actually saying? Is the essence of you, from which all else comes, communicating what you want it to about you? In a world where transparency is becoming a way of life, know that you are communicating your integrity, intentions, competency, trustworthiness, energy, authenticity (or lack thereof) to everyone all the time.

As a business, how do the people within your organization represent you as a company? Has the leadership in the organization made learning and development a crucial part of the culture? Many organizations develop the technical skills of their people but forget to develop the most important piece…the personal skills! How do your employees go out and REPRESENT their knowledge or product? How do they express it to your customers? Are they able to connect and communicate with a wide range of people? Have they been taught the value of self awareness; of knowing the importance of being the observer of their own reactions and behaviors?

What is your organization communicating to the community, employees and clients that it serves? Trust me, the message is very clear! Many organizations have conflicting intentions. They want to be seen as caring about their clients and employees needs and yet they work against themselves when they ignore the input of these very same people. This is what happens when organizations focus strictly on profit instead of connection. Profit would be the absolute end result of a connection to both the employee and the customer!

There is an abundance of quality products and competent, knowledgeable people. But what makes someone want to use your product and service over someone else’s? Developing Emotional Intelligence, Listening Skills, the ability to communicate with a wide range of people, and self awareness are the most valuable skills you need in order to be successful as an individual or as an organization. Connection is the key. These are the skills that will take organizations and individuals over the top! Have you made this a priority?

NEWS! Please make note!

Designs To Grow has recently moved. Our new office number, as of Monday, September 25th is 215-493-4004.

In an effort to increase people’s ability to connect, we have made several additions to our current services.

We are now offering the DISC assessment. This tool will help you, your team, and your organization understand its’ unique communication style. It will also create awareness around the styles of others thus helping you to enhance and broaden your own communication skills. Based on the results of this assessment, Designs To Grow can custom develop team meetings that will improve communication skills, boost sales, heighten your team’s productivity and increase social harmony.

We are also offering an Emotional Intelligence assessment. This tool which is taken online, assesses aspects of your Emotional Intelligence. By watching several videos of professional situations and then recording your responses, a report is developed delivering valuable information on this crucial skill.

Remember: All skills being equal, the factor that separates the average employees from the superstars is one’s level of emotional intelligence. As you move up in your career path, technical skills become less important and your ability to connect and effectively communicate become the determining factor in how far you will go.

More to come...

Designs To Grow offers Personal Development Programs that will add value to your self, your team and your organization. For more information, contact Lynn at 215-504-9188 or at lynn@designstogrow.com. For more information on Designs To Grow, go to www.designstogrow.com.

Book of the Month:

Executive EQ: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership and Organizations

There is more to success than IQ. This book tells you how to put EQ into action in business.

***If anyone is interested in a monthly book club using only books for propelling personal growth, please contact me. I'd like to meet once per month during lunch and use a coach approach as we discuss the books. We can meet on a telephone bridge line to make it easy for everyone to attend.

****** I am also available to do team meetings for your group based around a particular book. Using a coach approach, for book discussions, more effectively incorporates the material into the teams learning.