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Pocket Coach is always on. Take me with you and Use My Tactics and Tips, 24-7.  Portable podcasts and take along support tools, articles, and special events are just a few items peppered throughout the year to keep you at your best.

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Executive Verbal Advantages Coaching Tools

 Whether you are speaking at the podium at the next annual meeting or pitching an idea for budget share, work choice and how you negotiate with language affects the results.

Work with me to discover your Influence Quotient.

   
Social MarketingIt is more about how sociable you are than what accounts you have!
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Business Literacy™ identifies the topics below as contemporary business challenges.

  • Determine if your business has learning disabilities!
  • Select these topics or one of your own issues that needs resolution.
  • They are available as break-out sessions, keynotes and facilitated executive briefings.
  • When you address these high concepts, you will be happily surprised to see other issues minimized or disappear.

 

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Thriving in the Midst of Change  
Be the smartest person you know when it comes to dealing with change! While others get stressed, you'll discover prosperity and peace.
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Make a bold impact on your sphere of influence
Be the type of leader others want to follow and enjoy greater respect while minimizing conflict.
PLUS, watch your career soar as you experience improved relationships, increased productivity and decreased anxiety!

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"Secrets from An Entrepreneur's Notebook"

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Please register here for your no-fee samplers:  You will receive call-in information then.

International participants welcome. Please share with your spheres of influence.

2012 Schedule—UpEnded Marketing™: The Upside Down Market Prism        

Session 1—Marketing Mania

Session 2—Branding Is A Memory Anchor

Session 3—How Faulty Marketing Works Against You

Session 4—Want To Be An Eponym? Follow me . . .

Session 5—There is no recession—Just Changes

Session 6—Take AIM™: America Is Morphing

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Companies turn to this revealing mechanism to evaluate executive behavior and leadership quotients.

EQ-i® Emotional Quotient Inventory

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The Bar-On EQ-i® instrument is the most accurate predictor

of personal and professional attainment of one’s potential.

     
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Unravel the Mystery Surrounding Job Creation

Choose our "Casting Call" Method to simplify the process of recruiting, hiring, training and to develop a high performance team.

Tips:What tasks and roles can be delegated?

What are you worth an hour. Calculate even if you are not an hourly employee. Consider how much it costs to replace you if you are out on leave as a starting point.

Make a practice to delegate tasks less than your pay grade.

Many companies do not have hiring policies related to their vision. This is the first obstacle to overcome. Human Resource Departments can be traffic cops for compliance and legal issues.

Plugging people into slots is the least effective way to expand production.

 

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QuickStudy™ Shortcuts to Business Knowledge & Speaking Topics                    How To Use

“There is no debate—The business with the shortest learning curve LEADS!

Within 60 minutes you can step up to tackle organizational perspectives, marketing, personal branding,

strategies to address insecurities, sharpen presentation skills, coaching others, self-coaching and hiring

practices to create fulfillment and pleasure in your work and career.

Recently promoted or jockeying for position,QuickStudy™ knowledge will assist and support you to find confidence

and tactics to get noticed in this crowded and noisy work field.

These are skill sets you won't receive in formal education because they are fact-based from

experience, not theory. They are proven within the context of both small and large businesses.

Plus, the Business Influences! newsletter and blog supports each learning center.

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Quick Study™ materials are available as tele-seminars, keynotes, downloads,

on-site sessions retreats, sales/marketing meetings, and webinars.

They can be tailored to directly fold into your company culture and support your objectives.

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Quick Study Syllabus                   Start your resource library today with these Knowledge Nuggets™:

Multi-Generational Marketing
(The first most requested topic) Multi-generational marketing is driving sales. See how it impacts your business—branding, resources and the bottom line!
How to Build a Golden Work Ethic within Your Organization

“There is no debate—The business with the shortest learning curve LEADS!

We can agree that the #1 workforce challenge is attraction and retention of skilled and prepared personnel. If employees don't like what you're offering, how are they talking to your customers and prospects? Why would customers be bothered with your offerings?” Michelle Cubas

Social Marketing
Leverage your personal and professional credibility to achieve free publicity and public awareness.
Team Building "How Do I Get People To Do What I Ask Them To Do?"

Is your company dynamic fostering groups of teams? How do you measure performance and what behaviors do you rewards? Use a team matrix to achieve results and set high objectives.

Conquer Procrastination—NOW! Three easy steps.
This fear-based behavior wreaks havoc in most businesses and creates unnecessary waste and expenses. Avoid the stress and achieve more in this easy format.
"Marketing On the Inside" Is Designed For Participants In Corporations Or Agencies

Discover what business you are really in. Our quick-study methods position you within the context of your existing company.

Expand your influence through Self-Referral approaches to get the job done—easily.

Multi-Dimensional Leadership Model
Advance your company with values and organizational fitness. Organic organizations flourish even in difficult times because of their core strength.
Multi-Dimensional Leadership Advanced Executive Tutoring Process
12 consecutive weeks (1 Hour Each) or 6 Weeks intensive 2-hour sessions by appointment.
Value Leadership

Learn to conduct the art of business and build a loyal following with values.

Leadership Comfort Zone
Create your own zone.

It's lonely at the top. Often leaders are skeptical about sharing their "inner core" with colleagues for fear of appearing weak or indecisive.

You must influence many constituencies. Use coaching as an advisory board.

Communication Styles
Learn how your communication style affects how you are perceived by others!
Emotional Intelligence—An Innovative Energy in the Workplace
Who is really on your management team? What is the underlying "agenda" that may undermine results? Learn to use Emotional Intelligence as innovative energy in the workplace. You can delegate more effectively and maximize your influence. Measure it with the EQ-i®.
Marketing: Dancing with Technology to Build Your Business
Is your head spinning yet? So many media outlets, social networks, blogs, landing pages—you name it. Is technology an 800 lb. gorilla for your small business? Define a simple, encompassing plan just for these aspects of your business.

We can help you define and manage your operations to use technology that makes budget and user-friendly sense for you.

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Build a Better Marketing Plan Series

Using The Business Journal (BJ)Phoenix

Learn how to use the Business Journal and other local resources as a marketing plan advantage and career booster.

I chose The Business Journal because it has more than 40 outlets nationwide. Thanks, Business Journal.

Casting CallThe Novel Intelligent Way to Hire Self-Reliant Quality People

Organizational review and individual reports are available.

Ever wish you could project how people will act in a new job role? Casting Call provides your "script" for just that.

Learn how to audition and produce your next Star in your business!

Our custom hiring strategy produces Day-One Productivity results!

Casting Call Highlights:

Learn about the five-step interview process. Candidates' skills are apparent when they open their mouths.

Craft how to place Casting Call outreach. Receive a sample ad.

See the dramatic difference when you hire for values and behaviors.

Employ the Social Interview to determine the artful language of small talk.
How To Work Effectively in A Multi-Generational Workspace Each generation brings a context of life to its worldview. With no less than four generations working together, it is imperative to understand these contexts and adjust your business framework accordingly. From language to absenteeism, each business is affected by whom it hires. Know who represents you to your customers! It may be different than your perspective.
Project Management for the Unorganized Person—Ouch! Finally experience the ultimate business balancing act and how marketing really works to obtain and retain your sanity, new customers, personnel and networking image. Learn this within a short window of time. Use case studies, interactive marketing campaigns and organic operational design to contribute to your success. Apply project management skills and begin your marketing plan with a power core.
 
 

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Business Literacyidentifies the topics below as contemporary business challenges.

Determine if your business has learning disabilities!

Select these topics or one of your own issues that needs resolution.

They are available as break-out sessions, keynotes and facilitated executive briefings.

When you address these high concepts, you will be happily surprised to see other issues minimized or disappear.

Custom Marketing Services

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Market Plan Review

Have us review and feedback on how your marketing plan meets reality. This process is an easy first step to opening channels and projecting useful tactics that will keep your outreach lean and on point. It opens the opportunities present today.

Futurize Your Business™/Use our Close-The-Gap™ Analysis to find the disconnects between budget, productivity and results.

Collateral Review

Often a neglected marketing element, collateral quickly goes stale.

How about those sell sheets?

What do your distributors have in their showrooms

WTF Strategy (Thanks, Corey, for the acronym)

Everyone's in the know about Web, Twitter and Facebook (or they'd like you think so!) Yet, the mystery remains how to use rather than impose a reactive process in place.

We will provide tips and creative ideas of how to make the most of your existing plan including networking connections and social marketing techniques.

Points to consider:

  • How are you reaching your primary, secondary and tertiary audiences?
  • When was the last target survey?
  • What do people need to know about your company in order to do business with you?
  • What new technology will serve you?
  • What is your challenge meeting multi-cultural and multi-generational markets?

This review connects the dots with an expert objective eye. With your targets and ROI in mind, we can apply Malcolm Baldrige Quality Principles to your  business process and deliver a scorecard and projection report on next steps. Call or email for details.

 

This is an objective cycling service that reviews all your marketing elements from ads to directory listings to be sure your marketing messages are on point and intentional.

We're an essential off-site service to free up your limited associates for a nominal investment with reliable ROI.

Pre-design focus on marketing messages and audience evaluation.

We put the "social" back into networking to raise your reputation as authentic and service friendly. Whether you are a financial analyst, bio-engineering group or reading specialist, you must interact and engage with people.

Next time on social networks, notice how many participants are selling things rather than providing ideas and services. Our contrarian methods send us the other way.

A $2,500 Value

Positive Potentials' Profit Assurance Policy

Have your marketing plan reviewed for $895.

I've included a 40-minute coaching session for you, too.

Let's talk in a private meeting, toll-free, 877-547-3713.

 

 

 
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Secrets Series: (CDs Are Available)
1. Secrets From The Entrepreneurial Notebook—Proven Strategies and Tactics
Learn optimum: organization Scheduling and project management.

2. Secrets of How To Speak the Language of Success - What you say and how you say it can make or break your career.

3. Secrets of How To Use Emotional Intelligence as a Management Tool
You always knew you were SMART, now find out why! Measure your potential with the

Bar-On EQ-i® instrument. Stumble no more on how to pick the high-flyers for your team.

4. Secrets of Multi-Tasking
Ever confuse activity and productivity?

Learn focus techniques and tips.

5. Secrets of Productivity
How to conquer procrastination and

self-defeating habits.

6. Secrets For Personal Significance: LifeSkills™
Private coaching is available to accompany the text. LifeSkills = Quality of Life.

7. Futurize Your Business NOW!
Insulate and build expansion into your business "design".

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Entrepreneurial Development


When do you have time to learn all you need to know to run your business? Balance the visionary, mechanic and managerial talents required to be an effective entrepreneur. Private coaching available to fit your budget. Call to schedule your personal sessions.

Catalysts for Change & Transitional Management
Our coaching approach guides you through the labyrinth of constant change. We can help you orchestrate how to move from a static, rigid organization to a fluid, organic business model. Call to learn more.

Executive Verbal Advantages
Coaching Tools


Positive Potentials introduces Executive Verbal Advantages.

How often can you make a noticeable change in just 30 minutes!

These proven methods elevate your confidence and enhance how others perceive you after the first session.

Whether you’re a rising star or attaining more visibility within your company, the media or your community, you need to sharpen your platform skills NOW!

Just holding power doesn't make one a leader. This power misconception is a major stumbling block for many people in power positions. They don't get "it."

Instead of relying on titles, power symbols and fear, real leaders know and understand the power of interpersonal connections. Real leaders' people will "walk through fire" or tear down barriers at their own inconvenience or peril before they would disappoint their leader. Why? Unlike the fear-based model, followers believe that aligning with this leader will produce a positive outcome, results, clarity and security.

So, where are the problems?

Are you and others in your company by the Skill Gap Rat.

The current skill gap is a weekly topic in the business world. The government, employers, employees, unemployed people are looking for someone to blame.

All these conditions “spell” low esteem and reduce credibility:

  • Subject-verb agreement
  • Spelling errors
  • Shallow vocabulary
  • Tongue-tied
  • Reaching for words
  • Shy conversations
  • Embarrassing verbal habits like "Um", "Ah", "You know," or non-verbal cues.

How often can you make a noticeable change in just 30 minutes?
Michelle Cubas works with you privately via telephone on your schedule.
Short, 30-minutes a week are all it takes.
Do it while cycling, working out, walking, and people will notice the change!Summit of Influence
Join the leadership circle today with these tools.

People follow leaders they trust, leaders they believe will advance them, and leaders who can communicate why they are leaders!

Call today and accelerate your language into power mode!