Do more with less: How to be a more efficient, productive and successful manager when the economy is not on your side

Wednesday, December 17 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time 3:00 p.m. Eastern; 1:00 p.m. Mountain; Noon Pacific

A 75-minute Webinar hosted by Ragan Management Resources, featuring Michael Angelo Caruso

About the Webinar:

The consequences of a failing economy hit a manager hard. You're strained due to heavier workloads, stressed from constant changing protocol and tasked with motivating a team that is fearful of job loss. Learn how to manage leaner and eliminate some of your stress with Michael Angelo Caruso and Ragan Management Resources!

This Webinar will teach you how to:

• Cure procrastination: Identify why and where you are putting off certain tasks
• Say "no" more often: Don't let co-workers turn you into a doormat—you can only manage so much
• Maximize your productivity: Turn the least valued hour of your day into a power hour of productivity
• Redirect time-wasters: Get them to get to the point quickly and stay on-task
• Save time every day: How to only check your e-mail three times a day to prevent an inbox blackout
• Reduce stress: The number one secret of active stress-reduction

Whether you work in a large or small company, the economy has left us all with:

• Smaller budgets
• Fewer employees
• More stress
• Fewer resources

This situation we find ourselves in will most likely not change any time soon. But the way we perform as a manager can and should. How your team performs is dependent on how you perform—so lead by example and your team will follow!

Learn how to:

• Motivate employees: Two techniques that work every time—and money is not one of them!
• Deal with negativity in the office to prevent unnecessary distractions
• Guarantee feedback from your team so you can improve your leadership skills
• Be more confident when you feel beaten down by your circumstances: If you team does not think you are in charge then they will not listen to you
• Boost employee morale using compliments and constructive criticism—they can't change unless they know what to change
• Be a better role model: 5 ideas that will help improve your employee relations
• Lead effectively: Be less of a boss and more of a coach
• Increase productivity: Use the "Reward/Consequence" proposal to get rid of low performing employees and create a team that is highly productive
• Customize your training: Identify which mode of learning is best for each member of your team
• Stop Procrastination: Identify your single biggest time waster and what to do about it
• Delegate: This will save you time and money

This live Web conference will teach you how to deal with low morale, decreased motivation, and the reality of surviving with fewer employees. Michael Angelo Caruso and Ragan Communications will make you and your staff more productive, engaged and on-task.

These tools will give you the confidence you need to deal with the consequences of a depressed economy.


Online registration:

Space is limited. Register now to reserve your spot!

Online registration for the live Webinar is now closed. To register by phone, please call 312.960.4140 or 800.493.4867.

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$219 NIBM rate: $139

100% Money-Back Guarantee: If you do not feel the Webinar you attended was absolutely beneficial for you and your team, we’ll refund your money in full—no questions asked!

Fees: Payment must be received upon registration (VISA, AMEX, MasterCard, and Discover accepted). Your fee includes access via a toll-free call (one dial-in per site per registration), as well as Web-based handouts and live Q&A. If you are calling from outside North America, you may incur long-distance charges or be subject to additional fees.

If someone from your company wants to dial in from a second location, please submit a separate registration and payment for them.

Instructions and Handouts: View our FAQ for more information on when you will receive your instructions and handouts.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. Central Time on the Friday preceding the event. Registrants who cancel within that time will receive a full refund. Cancellations received after that time will not be refunded.