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People Development Tools Can Reap Greater Business Success

Discover the essential strategies to achieve successful business growth and personal development as an entrepreneur. Learn how to leverage coaching, vision boards, and SMART goals to propel your business forward.

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People Development Tools Can Reap Greater Business Success

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  1. People Development Tools Can Reap Greater Business Success 2011 AMAC/FAA Airport Business Diversity Conference Embrace the Past, Inspire the Future June 2011

  2. Above & Beyond Consulting, LLC • Founder and President, Tess Snipes • Started business in November 2002, following the effects of 9/11 • Provide tenant representation, proposal development and real estate services for airlines and concessionaires • Provide marketing strategy, public outreach and financial services for airports • Operated off-airport car rental agency • Over 25 years of experience in business and aviation

  3. Entrepreneur’s Perspective • Good grasp of key functions • Business Development • Human Resources • Planning • Marketing • Finance • Production

  4. Leadership Traits of an Effective Entrepreneur • Visionary • Effective communicator • Decision-maker • Action-oriented • Resourceful • Matches customer needs with services • Seeks new opportunities • Motivates staff to succeed • Overcomes fear of failure

  5. People Development – Critical Success Factor • Organizations large and small depend on the success of the individuals that comprise the organization • Entrepreneurs rely on self-development tools, coaching and workshops until the business can support its own formal training and development

  6. Individual Development Tools • Assessment of Strengths and Weaknesses (Strength Finder exercises – Tom Rath) • Set SMART Goals • Specific • Measurable • Attainable • Realistic • Timely • Writing the Vision – Vision Boards • Master Mind Groups • Coaching

  7. Coaching Experience • Guided thought process • Thinking aloud • Objective ear • Encourages action • Tailored to individual goals and situations • Identifies desired outcomes • Overcomes resistance to change • Recommended structure: one-hour sessions, biweekly for six months

  8. Personal Benefits of Coaching • Motivational and encouraging • Approached individual development from a holistic perspective rather than compartmentalizing business and personal issues • New clients and opportunities • Comraderie

  9. Recommended Reading • The Success Principles – Jack Canfield • Release Your Brilliance – Simon T. Bailey • Transform Your Life – Dr. Barbara King • The Dream Giver – Bruce Wilkinson • Creative Visualization – Shakti Gawain

  10. Be Prepared for Change • Business cycles and “The New Normal” necessitate continuous, lifelong development • Change and resiliency are required for these times • You cannot control events or many situations, but you can control your preparation and your response

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