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To drastically reduce performance issues, ductivity and unleash potential. Then, the local charity. And 20 years on, they may

managers must both clearly deine and recognize them appropriately when they become the 35 year olds who are the most
articulate expectations. Yet, few do.
do go that extra mile.
collaborative in the workplace.

Your employees need to know what Strength identiication also requires a
they must do to be successful in their jobs CONVERSATION 5:
very minor time commitment. As little as

and how that success will be measured. STRENGTHS
two hours per week can make a world of
And you need to have a clearly deined According to the Gallup Organization, diference.

yardstick by which to objectively measure teams whose members play to their If you can help your staf determine
performance. Aligning their expectations strengths most of the time are:
behaviors that come naturally to them, you

with yours will result in less frustration 50 percent more likely to have low em- will ind that their stress is decreased and
and anxiety—on both your parts.
ployee turnover
they become more engaged and, of course,

38 percent more likely to be highly more productive.
CONVERSATION 3:
productive
There’s no reason to spend mass

CAREER DEVELOPMENT
44 percent more likely to earn high amounts of time and money on “engage-
Many studies list career development customer satisfaction scores. ment” programs when all it takes is

within the top three factors that employ- Strengths can be deined as the innate
tapping into the minds of your personnel.
ees gauge to determine whether to stay abilities or behavioral patterns neurologi- Communicate with your staf frequently,

with their current employer or look for cally hardwired into our brains between the efectively, and about the things that really

another job. Yet, many managers avoid ages of 3 and 15. The context of the behavior matter to them.
this topic like the plague for one of three will change over time, but the patterns re-

reasons:
main the same. So those children who share Kim Seeling Smith is author of Mind Reading for Managers: 5 FOCUSed
They don’t understand how to manage their toys in the sandbox at age 5 may very Conversations for Greater Employee Engagement and Productivity. For

their own careers.
well become 15 year olds who volunteer at
more information, visit igniteglobal.com.
They’re afraid that if they help their

staf manage their career better they will
surpass them on the corporate ladder.
The Lewis School of Princeton
They’re afraid to talk about career devel-
opment because they don’t feel they can
Since 1973
meet the employee’s expectations. This
is especially true in smaller companies
A Renowned School
or niche functions where there’s not a lot
of vertical career opportunity available.
Unrivaled Multisensory Education
Helping staf manage their careers
A Proven Model for Success
makes good business sense. Ensuring
they understand what opportunities exist
A GREAT SUMMER EXPERIENCE
within your company (something they
may not recognize without your help) will

inhibit them looking outside of it.
Find out what your employees’ priorities Morning Academic Sessions offer the Lewisleadswith
Speech-Language Therapy Sessions offer
advantages of exceptional multisensory Exceptional Afternoon Experiences Designed to direct multisensory instruction to build
are and have open, honest conversations instruction to improve each student’s Actualize Creative and Scholastic Potential. strong functional communication in diverse
around how your company can help them education and opportunity for success.
Discover and Develop more in your child.
social settings and contexts.
Develop:
achieve them—even with any constraints Develop:
Reading Fluency
Experience:
 Interpersonal Communication
you may have.
  Phonemic Awareness
 SAT P.R.E.P. - Preparing to Realize Exceptional Potential®  Receptive and Expressive Language
 Comprehension and Written Language
 College Bound Coursework
 Auditory and Visual Processing
 Graphomotor Skills, Handwriting Fluency
 Athletics
 Recall and Word Retrieval
CONVERSATION 4:
 Decoding and Encoding Ability
 Performing and Visual Arts
 Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
 Vocabulary for Contextual Meaning
 Science and Mathematics
 Sustained and Selective Attention
UNDERLYING MOTIVATORS
 Grammar and English Composition
 Language and Literature
 Task Attention and Tolerance Skills
Vocabulary Development
This conversation helps to uncover the  Visual Targeting and Tracking
Organizational and Study Skills
 Speech and Language Courses
 Sequencing and Organization
  Note-Taking Strategies
 Individual/Small Group Tutorials
  Interactive Social Skills, Social Intelligence
Underlying Motivators conversation
helps to uncover those intrinsic factors—

currencies of choice—that science has Pre-K through Post-Graduate Levels ● June 22 — July 17, 2015

shown to be much more highly motivat-
ing than extrinsic ones, such as pay and
53 Bayard Lane Princeton, NJ 609-924-8120 www.lewisschool.org
benefits. Identify the drivers of each
individual staff member to unlock pro-

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