PEOPLE SAVVY

There are lots of smart people out there, and people who are experts in their field are a dime a dozen. The people though who stand out and excel, the ones we call the natural leaders, have something else. They are people savvy. They are able to inspire others, to get them to buy into their ideas. They build relationships and keep them alive over the years, building a rich network of friends and colleagues they can turn to. They know how to discuss difficult issues without alienating others or compromising their point of view. They know how to walk into a room and command it.

Turner McNabb Consulting provides individual coaching and workshops to help you and your team become people savvy. This is especially helpful for professionals who are technical specialists and are in positions where they need to be able to lead teams effectively, manage large clients, and communicate clearly and influence others who may not share their expertise. Often these individuals are not as effective as they could be because they are not able to get others to understand their ideas or point of view.

How do you know if you or your team needs to become more people savvy?

• Your clients keep refusing to work with some of your technical staff, or even worse, decide not to renew the contract with your firm.
• You have a brilliant solution for a challenge your client is facing, but cannot get any support for implementing your idea.
• You have a project manager who cannot keep his talented staff – they keep moving to competitive shops, sometimes taking business with them.
• Your client is unhappy with you, and you don’t understand why.
• You are an effective project manager, but can’t seem to make the jump up the ladder to the executive level.

Through People Savvy Coaching you will learn how to:

• Communicate complex technical information to non-specialists in an effective way (that is, in a way that does not confuse, intimidate or bore others!)
• Improve your ability to influence others and sell your ideas
• Manage difficult clients (internal or external) with ease
• Motivate your team and gain their commitment
• Communicate with authority and confidence to people at all levels
• Improve your political savvy & networking
  

To learn more about becoming People-Savvy: 703-405-3692. Or click here to contact us via email.