Martini
Networking in
Pembroke Pines
April 15 (Thu)
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: Cafe Iguana, 8358 Pines Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33204
How Much: $10 per person in advance (RSVP online), $15 at the door
For More Info or RSVP: Email MartiniPembrokePines@gmail.com
For Sponsorship Info: Call 954-274-6007 or 754-234-1018
Fast
Networker SPEED NETWORKING in Palm Beach
May 6 (Thu)
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Speed Networking for business professionals - Bring 30+ business cards!
1st
drink free and light finger food served.
All participants are GUARANTEED to meet at least 15 new contacts at this
event!
When: May 6 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: Mambo Italiano, 308 Clematis Street,
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
How Much: $10 per person in advance (RSVP online), $15 at the door
Registration Begins at 5:30 pm
Event Starts 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Happy Hour Open Networking 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
RSVP Online at: http://www.FastNetworker.com
Seminars, Workshops, & Other Events
Women Helping Women Mastermind Transform Your Inner Self Luncheon
With Bert Oliva
Apr 14 (Wed)
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bert will guide you to reach within to uncover your strengths for achieving
the life you desire and most of all deserve. He will give you tools to
assess yourself and come away transformed!
When: Apr 14, 2010 at 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Signature Grand in Davie,
How Much: $25 includes lunch and program
Presented By: Women Helping Women Mastermind
For More Info & To RSVP: Call 954-309-0992 or RSVP online at www.TransformYourLifeSeries.com
FREE
Seminar How to Turn an Idea Into a Business in 1 Day
Apr 14 (Wed)
6:00 pm - 7:55 pm
Learn the "secret" tools and strategies to take your ideas for new
products, services or businesses and quickly and inexpensively launch, test
and market them in under 24 hours.
When: Apr 14, 2010 at 6:00 pm - 7:55 pm (More dates available online)
Where: Hyatt Place Plantation (RSVP for address and
directions)
How Much: Free, includes free snacks, refreshments & handouts
Presented By: Startup Business Boot Camp
For More Info & To RSVP: Call 954-741-4111 or RSVP online
at www.StartupBusinessBootCamp.com/freeseminar
Client Manifestation / Law of Attraction Half-Day Workshop + Panel of Speakers
Apr
17 (Sat)
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
A Must Attend event for •Attorneys and Accountants in solo practices
*Coaches *Consultants *Realtors *Mortgage Brokers *Insurance Brokers *Independent
Sales People (Network Marketing Professionals) *Speakers *Personal Trainers
or anyone that wants to attract ideal customers and increase revenue!
When: Apr 17, 2010 at 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Marriott Residence Inn At Aventura Mall, 19900 W Country
Club Dr,
Aventura, FL 33180
How Much: $19.00 Total for a group of 2-4 People ($4.75
each if you have 4 total people including you).
$37 if it's only you (that's right, $19 total for 2 or more but $37 if only
you, so bring some people with you!).
Register Online At: http://bit.ly/clientmanifestation
Topics for this event:
· Capitalize on Low Cost or No Cost Marketing
· Attract money $$$ using Social Media
· Improve and increase your online visibility using social media
· Save time by networking effectively
· How to manifest and keep better paying clients
To Register Call 305-349-3843 or visit: http://bit.ly/clientmanifestation
3
Speaker "Lunch, Learn & Leverage" Workshop
(includes lunch)
Apr
20 (Tue) 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Speaker 1, Nancy Matthews from Women's
Prosperity Network (WPN):
"From Contact to Cash - The Follow
Up & Follow
Through Funnel"
- What to do with all those business cards!
- Building relationships with faithful follow up.
- Under promise and over deliver to amaze and delight your customers.
- Following through to provide solutions to your customers.
Speaker 2 from the South Florida Business Journal: "Tools & Resources
to Achieve Your Sales Goals"
- How to recognize sales leads within news stories and features.
- Special actions you can take to warm up cold leads.
- How each section of the paper can help you grow your business.
- How to use this information to support your networking efforts.
Speaker 3 from Startup Business Boot Camp: "How
to Find New Revenue Streams for Your Business"
- How to Identify actual demand for new revenue streams (services,
products, etc) in REAL TIME.
- See the actual steps to take ideas for new revenue to actually
going "live" with them in hours - not days, weeks
or months.
- How to set up semi-passive income producing websites that cost
you nothing (with no hosting fees).
When: Apr 20 at 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Where: Bonefish Grill, 21065 Powerline Road, Boca Raton, (South
of Glades Road)
How Much: $25, includes 3 Speaker Workshop, Lunch & Handouts
Presented By: Women's Prosperity Network
For More Info & To RSVP: Call (954) 727-9700 or
RSVP online at: www.WomensProsperityNetwork.com/sfbjevent.html
Expos & Trade
Shows
South
Florida / Broward Chambers:
18+ Seminars & Business-To-Business Trade Show
April
13 (Tue) 3:00 pm-8:00 pm
SPECIAL Expo Bonus SPEAKER PROGRAM - Many NEW Speakers and 18+ Informative
Seminars! Over
80 Consecutive Sold-Out Trade Shows, Over 15,375 Exhibitors, Over 304,000 Attendees,
Millions of Dollars in Transacted Business, Partnerships, Alliances, Contracts,
New Customers, New Relationships, and More.
The Expo is running concurrent with Martini Networking's Legal & Medical
Networking event at the Embassy Suites Restaurant/Bar area running from 5:30
pm - 8:00 pm. RSVP for the Legal & Medical Networking for $10 and
receive Admission to South Florida Chamber Expo & Seminars for FREE!
Where: Embassy Suites in BOCA - 661 NW 53rd St, Boca Raton FL, 33487
Cost: $10 at Door OR CLICK
HERE for FREE ADMISSION with Advance RSVP
Presented By: South Florida / Broward County Chamber of Commerce
For More Info & Table Specials: Call (954) 274-6007 or (754) 234-1018
Expo Seminar Schedule - 3:00 pm to 8:30 pm - TWO Tracks to Choose From!
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Check-in
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm (Palm Theater): Take the Stress
Out! The Fastest & Easist Technique to Reduce Stress in Your Business & Personal
Life
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm (St Croix): Alternative Financing Options for Small
Businesses in Today's Economy by Palm Beach Small Business Development Center
(SBDC)
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm (Palm Theater): Keys to Successful Networking in
this Economy
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm (St Croix): SBA Programs & Services presented
by the Small Business Administration
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm (Palm Theater): Financial Solutions for Business Owners
4:30
pm - 5:00 pm (St Croix): Top 10 mistakes Businesses Make When Taking Credit
Cards + 12 Requirements to be "PCI Compliant"
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm (Palm Theater): Simple Ways to Maintain Your Health,
Work & Life Balance
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm (St Croix): "Mindstorming, Networking & Referral
Session" for Women from the Chamber's NEW Women's Division (5-6pm)
5:30
pm - 6:00 pm (Palm Theater): How to Increase Your Staff’s Productivity and
Get 40 Hours of Work for 40 Hours of Pay
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm (St Croix): continued..."Mindstorming, Networking & Referral
Session" for Women from the Chamber's NEW Women's Division (5-6pm)
6:00
pm - 6:30 pm (Palm Theater): How to Win US Federal Government Contracts for
Your Small Business
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm (St Croix): Globalization: The Future
of Business (and how you can cash in)
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm (Palm Theater): How
to Turn Ideas Into Businesses in 1 Day
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm (St Croix): 7 Benefits
of Creating a Corporate Wellness Program for Your Business
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
(Palm Theater): Getting Started with Online Marketing and Social Media for
Business
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm (St Croix): Healthy Life = Healthy Business. Tips
on Business & Health Success from a Doctor in Business. PLUS Live Q & A
with a Board Certified Doctor. $2,000 in Raffles.
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Palm Theater): Law of Attraction Marketing & Client
Manifestation Tactics
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm (St Croix): Running a Service Business
in This Economy presented by the Palm Beach SBDC
8:00 pm - 8:30 pm (Palm Theater): "Game Theory" & Entrepreneurship
Attend one, some or all seminars at no charge (save $10) when you RSVP online
at: http://southfloridachamber.eventbrite.com
Articles of Interest
Are
You Delegating For Success?
By: Yvonne Bleakley
Have you ever noticed that great leaders are also excellent delegators?
Delegation saves time, develops and motivates people, and makes an organization
more productive. Therefore, it is fair to say that this is one of the most
critical skills for any leader or manager to acquire. For this reason, I
encourage every leader to become a master delegator.
On the surface this seems like an easy task. Give your work to someone else;
sounds nice, doesn't it? So why are so many leaders so reluctant to delegate?
And when they do, why do so many leaders delegate so poorly?
The problem is that many leaders have acquired the skill of delegation through
on-the-job learning. There is no course in school and only minimal reference
to delegation in textbooks at school. Delegation is not easy and is a process
that has a sequence of steps. Like any process, if you miss a step, it does
not work properly.
There are Seven Steps in the Delegation Process:
- Defining What to Delegate - There are really three reasons
to delegate work: to better control our use of time, to build our people,
or to motivate our people. So the first question you will need to answer
is: why are you delegating? When looking through these three lenses, we
usually find a reason to assign most of the work on our desks to others.
The higher you are in the organization, the more your role should be growing
and developing the organization and less "doing." Delegation
is the primary tool!
- Selecting the Individual or Team
Too often leaders go to the same people
over and over again. They get too comfortable with specific individuals
or teams. This is usually a mistake as it de-motivates other team members
in the organization and may even compromise the performance of your best
team members. Your team usually depends on support from the rest of the
organization to get things done. If you are not using other members, this
may prevent the organization from coming together to its fullest potential.
While I think we should always give our most important projects to our
best players, we need to involve and delegate to the entire team at some
point. With each person, consider why you are delegating (motivation, growth,
or time management) a task, and match the appropriate tasks to that person's
capabilities.
- Assess Appropriate Level of Delegation
Typically,
leaders delegate using the same style for every person on their team and
this is a mistake. The level of delegation should be adjusted based on
the task and the person being delegated to. Delegation is not just telling
people what to do and expecting them to do it. There are many different
degrees of supervision and involvement required of the person who is delegating
the task. The more experienced and reliable the other person is, the more
freedom you can give. The more critical the task, the more cautious you
need to be about extending a lot of freedom, especially if the company's
financial future or reputation is on the line.
- Communicate Tasks In Specific Terms
This is where
most delegation fails. Many leaders and managers do not do a good job of
expressing what they want. People are not mind-readers. Many hours have
been wasted doing re-work because leaders failed to explain what they wanted
up front. If you want something done a specific way, tell them. If you
are not clear about what you want, take the time to brainstorm with your
colleague before they start working. Ask for feedback to ensure that your
instructions have been understood.
- State Measurable Results
Explain how a task fits
into the overall organizational picture, describe the measurable results
you are looking for, and let them know how you will rate their performance.
- Agree
on Deadlines
The
deadline is the most under appreciated part of delegation. Too many leaders
give people tasks without asking what else they have on their "to
do" list. This is a motivation killer. Not only is it
disrespectful to the recipient, it is disrespectful to anyone who is depending
on the person you just delegated to. Most people are trained to never say "no." They
have been wired to say "yes," even when they know they already
have too much on their plate. Often, the delegator already knows this,
but chooses to take the position of "not my problem," which
in the long run destroys trust and respect for the delegator and decreases
employee morale, organizational productivity, and profitability. When you
delegate a task, you must sit with the person you are delegating to and
make sure that realistic deadlines are being created. It is your job as
the delegator to help your people be successful and not set them up for
failure. If you are delegating to someone who has a history of over-committing,
it is important to help reconcile commitments to make sure that the most
important things get done first.
- Follow-up and Feedback
It
is essential that you have a feedback system in place so that you know
that things are on track. Provide support should they need help in getting
the task accomplished. It is essential to let the person know how they
are doing and whether they did a good job. In the end, as the leader, you
should take the blame for failure and pass on the credit for success.
Delegation is one of the most important tasks as a leader. When done correctly,
it develops your succession, increases your personal productivity, and
motivates your people. Many leaders develop excuses not to delegate that
include: they can do things faster themselves; they like doing things themselves;
their people are not ready. These excuses and others all have short-term
benefits but long-term adverse consequences. However, the investment in
delegation is usually worth the positive long-term benefits.
Actions
- Start keeping a time log. Record everything you are doing every 15 minutes.
Be completely honest with yourself. You will be surprised at how much time
you are spending doing simple tasks.
At the end of each day look down your log and make a note of all the tasks
that you could have got someone else to do.
- If they are regular tasks,
create a system or instruction sheet. This allows you to delegate the same
task to different people at different times without too much effort. You
may have to put in a little effort with this at first but it will save
you heaps of time in the long run and means that you always have a contingency
if your regular assistant is unable to complete the task, or indeed, leaves
the company. D
- Delegate!
Yvonne Bleakley is the manager's mentor and creator of The Silent Motivator
System, the proven step-by-step program to maximize staff and gain true
respect and commitment.
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