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10/11/2024
015. Leading Relationships (morning)
Instructor: Steve McClatchy
Level of Complexity: Foundational
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
If you are in business today, you are in the business of relationships. The skills of communicating effectively, working with diverse multi-generational teams, setting clear expectations, giving feedback, navigating differing opinions, resolving conflict, and holding others accountable can be the most important skills you will ever develop as a leader. In this age of AI threatening the future of work these are skills that AI will never be able to do for you. In this presentation you will learn the keys to success in each of these areas and how to build relationships strong enough to handle the pressures and tensions inherent in building, leading and/or being a part of a dynamic, engaged, fast changing, high-performance, creative, collaborative team. This presentation is guaranteed to change the way you work, interact, solve problems, innovate, manage, and lead your business!
Learning Objectives:
- Use The 5 Levels of Maturity Framework to guide, coach and mentor others to greater levels of performance.
- Resolve conflict when it happens so it doesn’t slow down the pace of business.
- Give feedback more consistently and more effectively to increase engagement.
- Hold others accountable in a way that doesn’t damage trust and builds loyalty.
- Better communicate, collaborate, and set expectations to improve teamwork.
- Manage egos, immaturity, and games between team members.
- Build a culture of high trust and high performance that will retain your top talent.
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The Credit Overlord's Guide to Credit & Collections
Thea Dudley
Being responsible for the credit and collections function in the construction industry is never any little kid's dream. But somebody's got to do it.
In The Credit Overlord's Guide to Credit & Collections, Thea Dudley presents an honest, open, and often hilarious account of her journey through opening contractors with credit lines, collecting, or chasing the payments, managing sales reps, teams and bosses.
Dudley shares her insights into succeeding in keeping your business cash flow moving while still salvaging the customer. She offers practical advice for protecting and collecting your money — written in plain, straightforward language that helps connects the dots. This is a must-read guide for anyone in the construction and building material industry.
