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Act like a Child
Go to any office in America and you will probably hear about the childish behavior of some co-workers. Managers will express frustration that their direct reports are acting like children. The implication is that acting like a child is a problem because a child...
The Challenge of Epictetus’ Epistemology
Trust is key to any organization’s success. We all recognize its importance. We want trust in our workplace: from our co-workers, supervisors, and clients. Most people consider themselves to be great models of trust. The truth, however, is that there is a gap between...
Liberating Structures
Have you ever felt like you work in a parallel universe? Perhaps you walk into the office and immediately feel like you have stepped into a poorly scripted episode of the Twilight Zone, where there seems to be an alternate reality in which passive-aggressiveness...
Upside and Downside of Optimism in Sales
As children, people would tell us we could either view the glass as half-full or half-empty. This point of view would then define how we look at life. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Just think of that half-filled (or half-empty) beverage and you have your answer....
Challenger Selling Revisited
If Peter Drucker is the father of modern business then Dale Carnegie is its savvy uncle. The one who seems to have loads of insight and income, though you’re not exactly sure where either came from. His book “How to Win Friends and Influence People” has taught...
Your Workplace Learner: tabula rasa?
Are your employees tabula rasa? In the 21st century marketplace, innovation and evolution are constant imperatives. The acronym VUCA (Volatile, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) has been coined to describe our current environment. Companies need to establish an...
JMReid Group Develops oneRIVER: Case Study
JMReid Group Develops oneRIVER: Case Study You Should Read This The client selected JMReid Group to re-design their oneRIVER program with the key criteria being driving a culture of accountability, contextual to the firm and highly engaging for participants. oneRIVER...
JMReid Group Creates a Culture to Win: Case Study
JMReid Group Creates a Culture to Win: Case Study You Should Read This JMReid Group designed a Culture to Win program for a chemical company to overcome their fundamental problems experienced by their management teams.
Design High
Stop feeding the lowest common denominator An old adage in the training world is that it is better to have a great facilitator and an average design than a great design and an average facilitator. Training buyers recognize this reality and spend a significant amount...
JMReid Group Creates a Culture to Win: Case Study
JMReid Group designed a Culture to Win program for a chemical company to overcome their fundamental problems experienced by their management teams. Find out more.
Facilitation Must Evolve
Selling has evolved. Training and facilitation is next. The dynamics of a rapidly changing world are disrupting several professions. There is a parallel between the disruption in professional selling and what is currently happening in professional corporate...
Bayer Award
JMReid Group Press Release You Should Read This JMReid Group skill development program leads to Bayer Crop Science SCM Award 2017 Supply Chain Management World Power of the Profession Award winners announced Bayer Crop Science win for Supply Chain Breakthrough of the...