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TO: All Gadsden/Etowah County and Surrounding Area Businesses
In these crazy times, it’s important for Leaders to step up and do everything we can to help small businesses survive.
But the ugly truth is that there’s only so much we can do, and some businesses won’t survive.
Even for businesses that are able to reopen, there will be another ugly truth that most people aren’t thinking about yet, but Leaders have to consider.
And that’s
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What Happens After COVID 19 Has Passed
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Recovery won’t be just about getting customers back.
It will also be about getting employees back to work and up to speed. A lot will be stressed out over their finances, and the mental toll of being cooped up at home under Shelter-In-Place orders for weeks.
The distressing claustrophobic irritability called Cabin Fever is a serious condition that occurs when people are confined to quarters for an extended period. Symptoms include depression, sleeplessness, and developing a distrust of people they’re with, and can lead to paranoia and even suicide.
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"Leaders always have three words on their minds: What Comes Next? " — Glenn Shepard
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Now might seem like an odd time to think about Workforce Development. But if you’re in a Leadership position, this is one of the most important things you should be thinking about.
When your employees come back, it’s going to be like a football team coming back after the off-season. No matter how great they were before, it’s like having all new players. They have to get used to working with each other again and get back in shape.
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The mind is like any other muscle in the body. It gets flabby when it’s not used.
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It takes time to get your brain engaged and back up to speed.
The American Medical Association reported that several weeks of mental training sessions improve the mental capabilities of senior citizens for as long as five years. This is why the Chamber is stepping up to the plate to help with this.
In fact, we’re pulling off a bit of a miracle.
We had wanted to bring nationally renowned Management and Leadership expert Glenn Shepard in from Nashville again for one of his live seminars. But since that’s not possible in the current situation, we’ve come up with something even better.
We’ve made special arrangements to present his wildly popular SHRM accredited webinar “How to Manage Problem Employees and Deal with Difficult People”.
Unlike many webinars which are, quite frankly, not that great, this is different. VERY different.
This is an accredited class that contains very, very high-level Management and Leadership content similar to what’s taught in MBA level classes at top business schools like Harvard.
But this won’t cost you the $146K that Harvard MBA costs. In fact, this won’t cost you a dime.
Tuition to this accredited webinar is $199, and thousands have gladly paid that to attend.
But we’ve arranged for this to be Free for you.
I know that almost sounds too good to be true, but it’s one of the benefits of being a chamber member. These are extraordinary times, so the chamber is going to extraordinary lengths to do everything we can to serve you better than ever.
No one can teach you how to "fix" every deviant personality type you have working for you in just 45 minutes.
But here's what I WILL promise you.
If you'll watch this webinar on your computer (or phone or iPad), you'll learn more about how to get people to do what you want them to do in 45 minutes than most managers learn in a lifetime .
The only catch is that because so many people are working from home right now, we have a hard limit on available lines with GoToWebinar.
So you need to reserve your spot in advance. Click one of the blue buttons below to do that now.
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“How to Manage Problem Employees and Deal with Difficult People”
A SHRM Accredited Webinar with Management and Leadership Expert
Glenn Shepard
April 23, 2020
10:00 - 10:45 Central
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Dear Glenn,
I want to pass along a big thank you for your "How to Manage Problem Employees" webinar. HR Director Laurie Gronlund from the City of Pierre shared this with city department managers and I have to say this is, bar none, the best tool I needed in my toolbox to manage difficult employees. Managing employees started in 1993 for me and I've attended annual training if not multiple times per year since then. Of all the training classes, workshops and studies, this program was certainly the most useful of all.
Mike Isaacs
Airport Manager Pierre Regional Airport
Pierre, SD
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This is truly outstanding. The two most helpful trainings I’ve been to were Dr. Steven Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and Glenn Shepard’s management seminar.
Mel Fields
Developmental Services, Inc
Columbus, IN
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I cannot emphasize enough how important this training is for all that are in management. I’ve trained with Disney, Hilton, and specified training in employee psychology. Glenn taught years’ worth of education in a very short time. Wish I had this available when I entered management.
Kevin Amico
Plaza Resort and Spa
Daytona Beach, FL
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This webinar is excerpted from the Glenn Shepard book " How to Manage Problem Employees: A Step-by-Step Guide for Turning Difficult Employees in to High Performers” . It is designed for front-line managers who directly supervise one or more employees.
It is not normally open to non-managerial staff. But given the current situation, the webinar is now open to anyone who:
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A. Is currently in a Leadership role
B. Thinks they might be in a Leadership role in the future
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I manage a 30-employee plant and have been using Glenn's material for two years now. I'm proud to say the last 2 years have been the best of my career. We actually made it 13 months without terminating or having anyone quit, which is a record.
Randy Jameson
Adorn LLC
Elkhart, IN
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Why You Should Attend if You’re in Any Kind of a Leadership Role
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There are three reasons to attend this class:
1. To increase your Management and Leadership skills
2. To get CPE credit
3. To maintain your own mental acuity during these uncertain times
I can’t emphasize the importance of #3 enough. If you’ve worked your whole life and are used to being busy, the mental toll this forced slow-down will take on you is huge. Everyone needs to do everything they can to stay mentally sharp during these uncertain times.
But this is especially important when you’re in a Leadership role . It’s like when you’re on a plane and the flight attendant tells you to put your oxygen mask on first, and then take care of your kids second.
I’m not suggesting that your employees are children. But just as you’re an authority figure in your kids’ lives as a parent, you’re an authority figure in your employee’s lives as a manager.
Managing people has always been the biggest challenge in business. But when we get back to normal, your job is going to be 10X harder than it was before.
Your employees won’t be at their best, so you'll need to be at yours.
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After attending Glenn's seminar, I’ve been applying the practices and have improved my employee satisfaction scores by 10% and have eliminated a lot of discontent among the whole group.
Kris Iseler
Quest Diagnostics
Saginaw, MI
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This is not an HR seminar. And it’s about A LOT more than managing problem employees.
It’s about helping you understand why people do the things they do, in order to get them to do what you want them to do. To help you achieve that, it includes PhD level principles of behavioral modification.
Other specifics covered include:
► How to manage hypochondriacs
► 5 “Magic Words” that stop people from challenging you
► 7 “Magic Words” that stop sarcastic people from taking cheap shots at you – and their coworkers
► How to eliminate deviant behavior such as disrespect, arguing, insubordination, backtalk and outright defiance
► How to turn around a bad attitude
► How to end gossip
► How to handle passive people who always play the “Victim Card”
► How to handle aggressive people who challenge your authority
► How to handle passive-aggressive people who smile in your face and then stab you in the back
► How to be the Assertive person you need to be when you’re in a leadership role
► Plus more
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I went to this seminar as a last minute add-on. Since that time, I’ve attended a couple of seminars by ‘nationally known providers’ of management training where I was subjected to patronizing catch phrases that left me looking at my watch. Glenn’s seminar is now the gold standard by which we judge all other management training. Nothing else has even come close. It's immediately useful, applicable, important information. And because of it, I now have a true A-team that makes coming to work every day enjoyable again.
Milton L. Campbell
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
Oklahoma City, OK
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Click one of the blue buttons to reserve your spot.
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P.S. Don't miss this rare opportunity to learn first-hand from a management legend. Glenn’s seminars have sold out from New York to L.A. and we expect this webinar to fill up as well. (Even though it's online, we have a limit on lines with GoToWebinar.com.) If you've never read any of his groundbreaking work in the fields of Management and Motivation, see the section below.
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Who Is Glenn Shepard and Why Should You Listen to Him?
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Glenn Shepard is a national celebrity who’s considered a rock star in management.
He has been in management for 32 years, and his seminars are considered to be the gold standard for management training.
He wrote the Rules of Work .
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My "introduction" to Glenn Shepard was at his seminar in Scranton. I found myself in a room with HR people and managers from corporations MUCH larger than mine. There I was thinking, "What is the owner of a farm market doing in this room?" I felt out of place and was sure I "didn't belong". But I found a seat at a table and proceeded to "soak in" all that he had to say. Even someone with my limited background could understand and feel empowered by what you had to say.
I came out feeling like I FINALLY had an idea of how to go about doing some of the things I should have been doing all along. With no business background, I feel as though I have floundered around trying to make a go of a business that started with 1 part-time employee along with my husband and I, and now has grown to include up to 30. I have spent countless hours in conferences, at seminars, reading books, etc., but his seminar was the best business education I have received.
THANK YOU for helping this small-business person gain the confidence needed to make this a viable operation, and for relating to us in the small business world as well as in the corporate world.
Robin Peregrim
Miller's Orchards Farm Market
Clarks Summit, PA
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He’s also the best-selling author of six books, which have been published in seven languages, and 784 published articles on management.
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The impact of this seminar was phenomenal. I used Glenn’s “Five Magic Words” on an employee who refused to retrieve a patient’s belongings from another facility. She was dumbfounded.
Brian McGlone
Florida Hospital East
Orlando, FL
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Before attending this seminar, I was having a lot of difficulty in the office and was pretty much at the end of my rope dealing with office problems on what seemed like a daily basis. After attending, I had a whole new outlook on how I handled office situations. I used two of Glenn’s methods the very next day! Today our office is back on track and my stress level has been greatly reduced.
Julie Watkins
McDaniel Family Eye Care
Shelbyville, IN
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I went to this seminar as a last minute add-on. Since that time, I’ve attended a couple of seminars by ‘nationally known providers’ of management training where I was subjected to patronizing catch phrases that left me looking at my watch. Glenn’s seminar is now the gold standard by which we judge all other management training. Nothing else has even come close. It's immediately useful, applicable, important information. And because of it, I now have a true A-team that makes coming to work every day enjoyable again.
Milton L. Campbell
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
Oklahoma City, OK
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I worked in management for 15 years for McDonald’s, and this was more informative and practical than their training.
Sue McDowell
Bank of the West
Worland, WY
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Glenn has the perfect mix of ethics and leadership. Thanks to him, I enjoy my job again and don't feel defeated and overwhelmed. His Dr. Phil style of management had gotten inside my psyche, and I'm a much more confident – and happier – person now. My only regret is that I didn't find this seminar 5 years ago.
Theresa Hunsicker
Cornerstone Child Development
Bossier City, LA
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I found Glenn at a turning point in my life. I am the General Manager of a Holiday Inn Express (for the past 12 years at the same property) and like all managers, have all the problems that go along with the job. I not only deal with my staff but also have the pleasure of dealing with the public. At one point and time I wondered if this was what I wanted to do with my life. I loved my job, but I was letting my staff walk all over me. There was little respect, and I knew I had done it to myself. Then I found Glenn and have gotten my life back. My staff now has respect for me, and my family is happier because I'm not as stressed as I was. As with any job, you will have your good days as well as the bad. Glenn has helped make my bad days better. I have used what he taught me to deal with various situations with the staff, and have caught myself dealing with problem customers with grace also.
Rhonda Blankenship
Holiday Inn Express
West Plains, MO
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Glenn is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise-stagnant fog of dated ideas and failed buzzwords. I revel in his content, both for fresh ideas and validation of existing practices that have helped me survive 38 years in the automotive parts-manufacturing business. Where so many look for the fast answer, his reliance on sound biblical principles backed by clear logic devoid of "opinion" keeps me coming back for more! I use the ideas and concepts on a daily basis to improve the morale of my teams and promote self-analysis and introspection. Thank you!!!
David K. Smith
Director, Environmental, Quality & Safety Systems
Transform Automotive L.L.C.
Sterling Heights, MI
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