Jason Womack

This simple practice will help your teams get more done

Getting Things Done…it can be challenging while working with your team.

Whether you’re a manager, a leader or an individual contributor, you’ve got to be EFFECTIVE and PRODUCTIVE to build a high performing team.

One way to do that:

Learn Emotional Intelligence.

This month (Monday, August 7th and Monday, August 14th), Get Momentum member Stephen Collins (living in Canberra, Australia) is leading 1-hour long Emotional Intelligence Mastermind sessions through an online, global meeting room.

It’s free to register (here) and you can download the reading materials (free) HERE.

Emotional Intelligence is the POWER that helps you be a more effective leader.

When you learn the skills of team building and collaboration, everything is better.

How well do you work together? 

And, what could happen if you deliberately focused on building a higher performing team? Of course, your workplace would be a better place to work; projects would get done faster, and often better. But what about home? Wouldn't it be nice if you were on the same page more often with your spouse...your kinds? And, what about in your community? Are you a volunteer in an organization that could use these skills of Emotional Intelligence.

Are you still wondering if you need to attend this Mastermind session?

Here’s my challenge to you: Open your Momentum Journal, and write a page or two to answer this question:

Would you like to empower others, increase your productivity and trust those you work with do their best every day?

By the way, according to research the benefits of YOU learning Emotional Intelligence include:

• You will communicate better,
• You can reduce anxiety and stress,
• You will know how to defuse conflicts,
• You can improve relationships,
• You’ll have more empathy with others, and
• You can more effectively overcome life's challenges.

If this sounds like something you’d like to participate in, just click below to add the event to your calendar:

August 7th, 4pm PT and August 14th, 4pm PT

Emotional Intelligence- a three part series

Hello from Manhattan Beach!

Update and invite:

Via GetMomemtum, we are coordinating Three sessions to discuss #Emotional #Intelligence (free).

Anyone can register, click here...

If you know one person who might be interested, please share!

Present Like a Pro

Jodi is presenting at a big conference on May 25th. (Register here!) She'll be onstage in front of 800 project managers at the Path To Agility Conference in Ohio, talking about

How to get momentum when you need it most!

If you told her 10 years that she would be on that stage, in front of THAT many people, she would have called you crazy! May’s theme in the GET MOMENTUM Leadership Academy is PRESENT LIKE A PRO.

---> Take the SELF-ASSESSMENT here. <---

Whether you consider yourself "stage ready" (Jodi often jokes that I wake up in the morning looking for a mic!) or you're a reluctant but willing speaker (like she is), PRESENT LIKE A PRO will give you tools you can use immediately.

You're Presenting All The Time

We know you’re presenting all the time. Whether you’re on the main stage, the conference room, the classroom or even on the phone with clients. If you have a big talk coming up or have been contemplating the benefits of taking a more prominent role in communicating with your team or in your community, you’re going to love May's Course Work and Master Class: PRESENT LIKE A PRO. And for people who don’t think of themselves as presenters, consider when you’re talking in a meeting or even around the kitchen table… how CAN you have the greatest possible impact on the people you care most about?

Benefits You'll Experience

As a result of going through PRESENT LIKE A PRO Course Work and Master Class (May 4th), you’re guaranteed to reduce the stress you feel when speaking in front of groups - which is a huge WIN! Other side benefits may include a greater sense of ease and relaxation which show up as increased confidence. And when you’re relaxed and confident, your audience will relax and trust you… So get ready to be even more concise, compelling and confident in May.   No matter what role you have, you’re presenting to your team, your clients, and your family ALL the time. Getting even a little bit more clear, concise and compelling, could make your life (and theirs) better! Take the SELF-ASSESSMENT right here, and find out how ready YOU are for your next presentation. Are you ready? There are TWO ways to improve...in :57 seconds, here you are:

 

You're invited to TODAY'S class

I'm writing today to share news of a fun, FREE, online class to help you get momentum that's happening today. 

At 3:15pm Pacific (6:15pm Eastern), Jodi and I are presenting a live, web training to help you break through the inertia that's keeping you from your dreams. 

Even if you can’t make it LIVE, register…You’ll get the recording!

 

You're motivated to move ahead. 

 

You just need some practical (and powerful) strategies to help you get momentum. That's precisely what we're offering in this training, so you won't want to miss it. 

In this 45-minute session we'll teach you:

• How to find your 'WHY' - the key to BEING motivated (versus 'getting' motivated)

• How to find and engage perfect mentors to move you toward success  

• How to use milestones to keep your big project on track (hint: we teach you how to break it down into manageable, measureable and do-able chunks)

• How to focus on what you've done (not what you have left to do) and use that to monitor and acknowledge progress as you go The best behavior modification tips to keep moving forward 

Sounds great, right? We think so too! 

So go ahead, register for this free training now. 

Let us be the wind at your back to help you move ahead. 

We look forward to "seeing" you on Tuesday! 

Go #getmomentum,

 

 

 

 

PS Of course, you're welcome to share this invitation to today's training with someone who you think could use some momentum in their life.

Here's the link: getmomentum.com/webinar

What you can use technology for?

February 2016, we will lead an online course at Get Momentum titled: Be More Productive With Technology.

Ha! I can almost read your mind...

In fact, if I could see you right now, you might have a smirk on your face.

For many of the people I start working with they think/feel/believe that technology and productivity are - in fact - two words that DO NOT go together. Then, after working together they realize that when approached appropriately and when addressed accurately, perhaps the BEST thing you can do to regain time, stress less, and be a better leader is:

Learn what you can use technology for.

So, this week I published a podcast on JUST that topic.

In less than 30 minutes, I'll give you some things to think about that will absolutely save you time, make you more efficient, and put you in the driver's seat of being much, much more productive using the tools you already have access to. And, of course, members of Get Momentum get SO MUCH MORE as not only do we spend an entire month on this topic, we also have published TWO Bonus Courses, one each on the iPhone/iPad and Productivity as well as tips to use Microsoft® Outlook® better. (To see just 6 of our bonus courses, check the picture below.)

If you listen to podcasts - via Stitcher or via iTunes - just click here.

 

Do you have everything you need to captivate excite and motivate your audience?

You’ve been assigned a new project at work, or perhaps you volunteer for a local not-for-profit organization. Either way, you have some important phone calls to make, or you have a meeting coming up, or - maybe - they’ve asked you to lead a workshop next month. As you sit down to think through the “presentation” you’ll make (on the phone, face to face, or from the stage) you find yourself thinking, “Am I ready for this?"

This month at Get Momentum we’ve published the information and activities you need to be a better, more effective presenter.

Be Seen as a Leader

Do you talk to clients on the phone?

Do you manage meetings with small groups of people?

Do you ever “take the stage” and present in front of large groups?

If you have something to share, and an audience to share it with, you need to improve your presentation skills.

In fact, research from Harvard Business School shows that leaders who develop certain mindset-based techniques as they prepare for discussions, meetings or presentations are more likely to be viewed as having “expertise, competence, and commitment” and “someone others want to follow."

It may be vital to your personal and professional success to be able to present your ideas proactively.

People make snap decisions about your quality based on how confident you present yourself.

I have a short quiz that will help you focus on improving your presentations.

Click here to take the quiz.

Whether you’re talking to a someone important on the phone, leading a team meeting, or standing on stage, getting better will have a big impact on your career…and your life.

Run Through the Base

“Womack,” my baseball coach yelled, “Run through the base every time.” I remember like it was yesterday.
 
Watch a baseball game long enough to see a player hit the ball and run through first base. Then, think about the connection to learning: You’re done after you finish, not as you finish.
 
In the learning world, seeing something “through to the end” is a valuable leadership skill. Two examples of “running through first base” are:
 
1. Researching a quote.
2. Following up after meetings.
 
Does your presentation include a quote by someone famous?
 
Years ago, a seminar participant asked me: “Who was that person you quoted?” My heart sank as I admitted I didn’t know. She shook her head and said, “Why didn’t you spend a little extra time researching it?
 
Now, when I find a new quote to use, I spend a few extra minutes learning something about the person who said it. 
 
Soon after you finish a meeting, two things are about to happen:
1. Everyone forgets the finer details of the discussion; and
2. Everyone prepares for their next meeting.
 
After a meeting, you have a unique opportunity to make a lasting, positive impression. Wait too long, and you miss the opportunity. Follow up in a meaningful way.
 
Build a follow up plan for each meeting or presentation. Schedule time to debrief your notes and reach out. The mark of a leader is the ability to “see something through.”

Practice it as a learning leader and watch how people respond.

Communicating - are you doing it "most" effectively?

During today's "Town Hall" (online class) I will teach you how to communicate more effectively in life/at work. We know that working together more effectively means that things get done more efficiently. And, when THAT happens, you’ll end the day feeling more productive and - perhaps more importantly - you’ll have time and focus at the end of the day for those things that are most important to you.

Register by signing up for your membership at www.TimeToGetMomentum.com

Please Note: Every Town Hall is recorded, so you can watch it later, if you can't make the live presentation. In fact, the moment you register as a Get Momentum member, I’ll lead you through a 62 day Coaching Program via email, letters in the mail and phone calls. This program is designed to BOOST your productivity, leadership skills and workplace performance by 5% to 10%. Imagine having 1-2 EXTRA hours of time every day. 

Ready? Join Get Momentum today.

What's wrong with education?

In the first three minutes of this video, I tell you why I left the public education system...

In the rest of the video, I share ways you can make your best...even better.

The Santa Barbara MIT Enterprise Forum

On February 15th, 2012, I shared the stage with four amazing entrepreneurs and business thought-leaders in Santa Barbara, speaking for the MIT Enterprise Forum. The event was titled, "Effective Startup Management: Featuring Paul Orfalea"

For just over 2 hours, the discussion turned this way and that. The entire event was dedicated to not just the startup founders in the audience - and those who will undoubtedly watch the video recording later on - but also to the concept itself: Entrepreneurship as an economic engine.

The entire evening event was hosted and moderated by Jacques Habra, General Manager at Noospheric, LLC. He asked pointed questions, allowed us to get "off-topic" from time to time, and clearly outlined a pathway toward success that incorporated the experience and viewpoints of all of us on stage.

Sitting as both a participant AND observer, I walked away with a few insights.

 

First: The numbers matter. It was fascinating to me the high, high importance Paul put on "knowing your accounting." His advice was to keep the numbers SO current, that at any time you could write "them on the back of an envelope." When Jacques brought up the statistics on how many business fail in the first 1, 3 and 5 years of business, Paul was quick to point out that there is a lack of financial literacy that he is watching plague startup companies.

Second: The roles of Founder, Owner, Manager and Worker are critical to identify, define and (my viewpoint) redefine. Paul continued to reiterate the significance of understanding the objective importance of clarifying the role and purpose of leading an idea/product/organization. Personally, I left the event with a renewed focus on stepping much more into an "owner's" role of our growing company.

Third: The "great work" doesn't just happen. Paul, Joe, Kathy, Jacques and I all agree: There is a time to focus on one thing, and there is a time to focus on all things; but, while doing one, don't try to do the other. Paul said, and I quote, "I don't believe in an open door policy." What's amazing to me is that in this age of collaboration, interruption-rich work environments and a business culture that accepts (or is it expects?) access to you 24/7, there may just be the OPPOSITE of ADD/ADHD going on… I think there a significant issue we're going to have to solve is the negative effect of THIS disorder: "Distraction Surplus."

If you were going to give some advice to a founder or group of people about to "start up," what would YOU share?