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Leading Edge – Volume 16 – Introduction to Healthy Workplaces

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Focus on Healthy Workplaces-Introduction

  • Creating and maintaining a healthy workplace requires a holistic and dedicated approach to many facets of the organization.  It is not just a randomly selected set of skills.
  • Strategic work must be done in talent management (hiring, firing and retaining), compensation, safety, social needs, team member self-esteem, team development, ethical congruence, transparency and more.
  • A healthy working environment is the third piece of true success where the other two are skills and heart.  The small intersection of those three areas create unstoppable success for an individual or organization.

One of our commitments to you, our customers and friends, is to continually provide you with useable and easy to access learning content.

To that end, we have just finished adding the following tools to the resource tab of www.discoveraegis.com:
Video Library
Newsletter Archive and Library
Inspiration Library
Article Library
And the best part of all these great follow-up and refresher tools?

They are FREE.  No registration required.  Nothing.  Just use and enjoy.  And new content is being added every week.

Two other quick points of note include an invitation to read Polly Walker’s great piece on optimism and look for three articles from Teresa Lowry in the following weeks.  Upon conclusion of our Healthy Workplace series, Matt Zobrist will take a turn in front of the camera with an awesome series about mentoring.

Thank you for your continued support and have a great week.
Tim Schneider
Aegis Learning

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Leading Edge – Volume 15 – High Performance Teams Conclusion

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Focus on High Performance Teams-High Performance Teams Conclusion

  • Different personality types and styles have an influence on overall team dynamics and performance.
  • First, understanding the different personalities, providing empathy for different approaches and styles and finally, adapting to those differences will create great teamwork.
  • Set expectations for interpersonal interactions no differently than you would for technical performance.  Value communication, interaction and teamwork as much as productivity and quality to avoid difficult team members developing.
  • Continue to reach out and try to connect with “cubicle curmudgeons” and locate that point in which they will engage with the team.  Could be input, social interactions, being valued or a variety of things but keep trying.
  • Yes, my dog is with me during filming.
  • Update on old company. 🙂

On the day after Memorial Day, we are incredibly thankful for all the women and men who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.  It is on their sacrifice that we are able to live in freedom, operate our business and live our lives in peace.  Rest well warriors of a noble calling.

Some of the Aegis Learning team was able to participate in some community service on Friday evening.  This was the first of many monthly “pay backs” we will be doing.  If you are interested in joining us, please drop us a note.

We are also thrilled to welcome Camina Stevenson and Jasneet Kaur to the Aegis Learning team.  Their talents are exceptional and we are very fortunate to have them with us.

Next week, please look for a great article on the power of optimism from Polly Walker and a new video series.

Thank you and have a great rest of this week.

Tim Schneider
Founder and Lead Facilitator
Aegis Learning

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Leading Edge – Volume 14 – Enjoying Each Other

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Focus on High Performance Teams-Enjoying Each Other

  • High performing teams enjoy interacting with each other outside of the context of work and prioritize the time for that.
  • Create regular social events that encourage lighter, non-work related interactions.
  • Get out of the office/working environment and have fun together.  Laugh, tell stories and get to know each other on a more meaningful level.
  • Ritualize these events and make them a regular part of your organization’s culture.
  • Let team members decide on activities, times and dates.

Lots of super cool stuff happening at Aegis Learning.

We should be able to finalize our hiring of a couple of new team members for video production and online learning content in the next couple of weeks.  Very exciting stuff as we continue to grow to meet the needs of our customers.

We are most excited about finalizing a series of open enrollment programs launching in August.  We already have a ton of interest in both of them and we have some great discounts for prior customers and affinity groups.  Please let us know if you would like more information or see the link below.

And finally, staying true to our purpose, we have created a library of over 100 videos ranging from communication skills to difficult team members, from complexity to team member engagement.  And that library is available to you totally FREE.  So if you need a little refresher or want to pick up some great new skills, please check out our video library.

VIDEO LIBRARY DIRECT LINK

Have a great week and thank you for your continued support.

Tim Schneider
Founder and Lead Facilitator
Aegis Learning

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Leading Edge – Volume 13 – Peer Based Feedback

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Focus on High Performance Teams-Peer Based Feedback

  • First, make sure that trust is deeply rooted among team members and communication is rich and constant.  Without those two foundations, peer based feedback will not work.
  • Encourage team members to share positive feedback and appreciation with one another.  Model that behavior frequently as well.
  • Praise, recognize and appreciate when team members provide each other feedback.  Let them know it is a valued behavior.
  • Let the team know your expectations for sharing feedback.  Many team members do not realize they have permission to share praise and correction with other team members.
  • Start with encouragement of positive feedback and then slowly introduce the use of peer based corrective feedback.
  • As a leader, do not be anxious to jump in and mediate or work through little dysfunctions in feedback.  Allow the team to be self-correcting related to how they provide feedback.

Please consider taking a moment and liking and following our social media sites.

We are not an automated feed, we do not sell stuff and we do not recycle the same content over and over again.

What we do is provide a steady stream of current articles related to leadership, customer service and teamwork.  Our people man the helm of our Facebook and Twitter feeds and are always on the lookout for things of interest or value to our customers and friends.  On Fridays, we share a little humor along the way and we are not afraid to let our personalities come through and let you get to know us.

Thank you so much and I hope you have a great week.

Tim Schneider
Founder and Lead Facilitator
Aegis Learning

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Leading Edge – Volume 12 – Forgiveness and Baggage

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Focus on High Performance Teams-Forgiveness and Baggage

  • Forgiveness or the lack of it, impacts communication, workplace tone, conflict and the ability for team members to work effectively together.
  • Forgiveness is the release of all past wrongs, real or perceived but does not eliminate accountability or responsibility.  It is the solemn promise that the offending event will not impact future interactions in an adverse manner.  Forgiveness is burying an event but not forgetting it or the learning that came with it.
  • If we expect or desire forgiveness for our mistakes and failures, we must be willing to grant it freely to others.
  • Failure to grant forgiveness can lead to the creation of cliques among smaller groups of team members.
  • Long-term baggage being drug around can destroy team morale and connectivity.

Let’s get mindful.

If you are experiencing lots of stress, not connecting with others effectively and not achieving the results you desire, Aegis Learning has a program for you.  After a couple of years of research, we are thrilled to offer The Mindful Leader to you in an open enrollment format.  Fully documented with a robust program guide and filled with the six best practices to dramatically improve your mindfulness.  Built for anyone that wants to take a more mindful approach and leaders that want immediately better results from their team.

The Mindful Leader
August 10, 2017
8:30am to 4:30pm Mountain Standard Time
Dixie State University  St. George, UT

August 17, 2017
8:30am to 4:30pm Pacific Standard Time
College of Southern Nevada  Summerlin Campus

Please drop us a note (return email on this is great) if you are interested in receiving more information about this great program.

Have a great week!

Tim Schneider
Founder and Lead Facilitator
Aegis Learning

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Leading Edge – Volume 11 – Role Understanding and Impact

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Focus on High Performance Teams-Role Understanding and Impact

  • Knowing job functions and accountabilities is the starting point in role understanding for high performing teams.  You have to know what you do and what you are responsible for in the team.
  • High performing teams also know what other team members do.  Not to a level of operational expertise but to know the function and how it impacts final product or service delivery.
  • The best teams take time to map and discuss the impact of various team roles on each other and the overall performance of the group.  This process mapping provides empathy, shared accountability and an overall sense of oneness in a bigger purpose.
  • Job shadowing is a great way to help team members understand other roles and have a positive impact on team engagement at the same time.

Mark your calendars!!!

Leadership IMPACT
August 8 and 9, 2017
8:30am to 4:30pm Mountain Standard Time
Dixie State University  St. George, UT

The Mindful Leader
August 10, 2017
8:30am to 4:30pm Mountain Standard Time
Dixie State University  St. George, UT

We are thrilled to be able to bring these exciting programs to southern Utah and that great market.  Packed with useable skills delivered by the most highly qualified facilitators available, these programs are guaranteed to energize your leadership and build a path for success that is unequaled.  Teresa Lowry, Matt Zobrist and Tim Schneider will be your guides to this journey in learning and proven competency building.

The dates and times for the southern Nevada offerings will be announced shortly and registration details will follow afterwards.  We will be offering discounts for early registration, groups and other affinity memberships so be sure to watch for the details.

The Aegis Learning team wishes you an incredible week filled with success, learning and laughter.

Tim Schneider
Founder and Lead Facilitator
Aegis Learning

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Leading Edge – Volume 10 – Accountability

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Focus on High Performance Teams-Accountability

  • High performing teams have a high level of accountability for both group and individual performance and behavior.
  • Rewards of team success are shared.  This includes basic benefits and gains (money) as well as recognition.
  • Individual and team performance are viewed with equal weight.
  • Accountability creates a sustained culture of shared interest in the performance of others, encouragement of team members, sharing of information and peer-based coaching.
  • Team accountability does not exclude individual accountability for actions or lack of actions.

With some more details left to confirm, Aegis Learning will be offering two exciting open enrollment opportunities in August.

Leadership IMPACT is a two day program that will be presented in the Las Vegas area and St. George, UT.  The program will include LeadWell-The Ten Competencies of Outstanding Leadership, The Everything DiSC Management assessment, newly created program guides and our promise of a highly engaging and fun learning environment.  Leadership IMPACT will focus on communication skills, team member engagement, coaching and self-mastery.  These critical competencies will ensure your leadership success for years to come.

We are also thrilled to offer The Mindful Leader in August.  This one day program will help leaders at all levels achieve greater awareness, reduce stress, connect better with others and project more consistently positive leadership competencies.

Our commitment to your success doesn’t end after the two day program either.  After completing Leadership IMPACT, you will receive Leading Edge, have access to the Aegis Learning video library, be able to use the Aegis Reading Room and be given a suite of online programs (coming mid-year) at no cost to you.

Please look for additional details and how to register in the coming weeks and, as always, we appreciate your continued support greatly.

Tim Schneider
Founder and Lead Facilitator
Aegis Learning

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Leading Edge – Volume 9 – Subordinating Self-Interest

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Focus on High Performance Teams-Subordinating Self-Interest

  • Great teams share both a common vision and purpose but also the desire to put personal comfort and needs to the side for the good the team and organization.
  • The core understanding of a great and highly performing team is “its not about you”.
  • Without completely abandoning self-care or becoming a workaholic, team members need to be prepared to give more than asked and trust the organization will take care of them when they contribute.
  • Team members focused only on themselves, their comfort, their personal gain will often be openly isolated from the rest of the team and their interactions.
  • Team member success will be determined based on contribution and not by compensation.

110%

You hear that a lot.  Someone giving 110%.  Overused and grossly overstated when it comes to human potential.

At Aegis Learning, our facilitators give 110.

Not percent but hours.

Before they ever touch  a customer or engage in an organizational project, our skilled and educated facilitators work for 110 hours to learn, develop our unique approach, understand the scientific background of our core principles and are mentored so that you receive the best IMPACT, RESULTS and VALUE for your training and individual development.  No other organization requires this type of formalized learning and growth but we do.  We don’t just put someone on an airplane and hope for the best.  We deliver the highest quality people to match our program quality.

But better than any of that, the Aegis Learning team is steadfast in our commitment to your success.

Have a great week and thank you for your continued support.

Tim Schneider
Founder and Lead Facilitator
Aegis Learning

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Leading Edge – Volume 8 – Mission Focus

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Focus on High Performance Teams-Mission Focus

  • Keeping the team focused on mission, purpose, values and vision are a key drive of maximum performance.
  • Mission focus will also help eliminate the distractions of unnecessary conflict, bureaucracy, and personal agendas.
  • Refer to purpose and mission often.  Keep the team locked into the “why we do what we do”.
  • Lead meetings and individual team member discussions with purpose and mission reminders.
  • Connect core values, mission and purpose to performance management.  Evaluate team member performance based on living purpose and achieving mission.
  • Simplify your mission and purpose to a single “battle cry” line or mantra.

The world at Aegis Learning is exciting, evolving and growing at an unbelievable pace.

We have been able to really commit some significant resources to innovation in both our programs, delivery and really cool resources that will be available soon.  To read more about these, please take a look at our recent blog post that highlights many of these 2017 priorities:

AEGIS LEARNING INNOVATIONS

As we continue to grow and evolve, you have our solemn promise that we will maintain our focus and efforts solely on your success.  Impact, results and value delivered for you.

Have a great week and thank you for your continued support.

Tim Schneider
Founder and Lead Facilitator
Aegis Learning

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Leading Edge – Volume 7 – Committment

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Focus on High Performance Teams-Committment

  • Team and team member commitment are the fuel for high performance.
  • Enhance team member commitment by providing opportunities for input and voice on the key areas of vision, mission, core values and purpose.
  • Obtain buy-in through team member input.
  • Seek input on processes, procedures, policies, hiring decisions and other areas where team commitment is needed.
  • Challenge team performance and individual team members to achieve more through encouragement.

The Aegis Learning team continues to grow with two outstanding additions that we have worked with previously and were thrilled to return with a new organization. Linda Florence and Polly Walker have delivered many quality customer experiences and projects and they are gifted speakers and training providers.

Linda Florence is an outstanding facilitator, leader and education expert. She brings a PhD and 20 years of successful experience to her new role as Chief Learning Officer. Linda will be reviewing our programs, crafting customer solutions and leading facilitator development.

As Chief Innovation Officer, Polly Walker will be guiding Aegis Learning’s cutting edge commitment to service delivery, image and learning products. Polly is a process improvement thought leader, excellent facilitator and has two masters degrees.

In blatant disregard for the Aegis Learning policy prohibiting the hiring of relatives and insiders, Sydney Marie Schneider has been named Director of Security. She has 5 years of progressively loud experience guarding Aegis Learning from the neighbors, FedEx guy and area cats.

Please welcome Linda, Polly and Sydney to the Aegis Learning team.

Tim Schneider
Founder and Lead Facilitator
Aegis Learning

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