Objectives
Performance Management
Difficult People
General Personal Skills
Sales Skills
Brain Improvement
Downloads
Teleseminars
Bargain Packs
Books
CDs, DVDs & Audio
Coaching
HR Services
Workshops
About Us

"Nancy ran a workshop on facilitation skills for us. It definitely hit the mark.

It was one of the rare occasions when people wanted to give feedback and came to let me know about the great results they had seen."

~ Jo-Anne Chidley, People Development Controller
McCurrach UK Limited

The information on this web site was very informative and exactly what I was looking for. I was able to see each days lessons and apply the information to what I needed to learn. Thank you!! It was great! :-)

~ Wendy McMahon
Melco Industries Inc

I just wanted to pass along my praise for your e-documents available for download. The price is fairly reasonable and they are helpful little tip booklets, including the one on performance and PowerPoint best practices, both of which I purchased. People are often busy and need short, easily accessible materials to help them learn and apply information on the job. Americans often call those "job aids."

As well, your performance booklet was "spot on" and alluded to the key factors in individual performance, based on Thomas Gilbert's Behavior Engineering Model and Douglas McGregor's Theory X. I have a Master's in Human Performance Technology from the US, so I applaud you for that. Keep in mind, that there are also organizational or systemic factors at work that can prevent an individual from performing as they need to or want to. Of course, wider organizational issues affecting performance are a lot more difficult and expensive to correct.

Keep up the great document production!

~ Karen Carleton
Learning and Development Coordinator
Advocacy and Community Services
Alberta Motor Association

Just a quick email to say 'thank you' for yesterday's Teleseminar - 13 Ways to Deal with Bullying at Work.

I found it very useful and really enjoyable.

Kind regards

~ Andrew Bailey
GCDA

Hi, I've have just finished reading Nancy's book 'Difficult People Made Easy' which I found fascinating!  I know some of the information from here will help me with a particularly difficult person in my organisation, I am reflecting on our interactions up to this point and revising my approach with some fresh ideas from the book.

A link to your site was sent to me by a colleague in HR and I have found the site and information available amazing, also the service I received when ordering some books - I ordered them mid-afternoon Friday 5th Feb and received them in the post on Saturday morning (6th).

Thank You

~ Julie Batson

Thank you for all the excellent and valuableinformation you have given me.

~ Andrew Smith
Etihad Airways

Thank you so much for such a terrific, engaging and thoroughly enjoyable session. All the feedback has been extremely and exceptionally positive. You were awesome and greatly appreciated by us all.

Your name will be advertised and recommended on all future invitations as a 'CAPD Presenter' and on the forthcoming CAPD web site. We shall certainly recommend you to any interested CAPD members and we wish you every good luck and success for the future. 

Kindest regards

~ Alan Margolis
Founder & Co-Chair of The Corporate Association for Professional Development

I can honestly say that Grapevine is the one newsletter that I always read and frequently refer to. The newsletters are full of common sense, practical advice and interesting anecdotes - a pleasure to read and very easily applied in the workplace.

~ Christine Chalk
Operations Director
Moore Blatch Solicitors

I have really appreciated all of your very useful items over the time I have been a subscriber - always very practical, relevant  issues dealt with with the utmost common sense.

Thank You.

~ Anne Lasckey

Your advice on writing objectives was really useful – I now whiz through a task that I used to agonize hours over!

~ Joanne Conaty
Sr Director, Clinical Strategy & Planning
AstraZeneca

Hi Nancy,
Just wanted to thank you for a very interesting teleseminar.  I’d previously purchased the booklet which I read with interest and subsequently passed to certain members of staff to read.  The teleseminar reinforced the contents very clearly.
 
I strongly believe the key to an effective workforce is objective setting, clear responsibilities and being consistent with all staff – if you have those three elements in place it’s much easier.  We’re a business that’s grown rapidly from two members of staff to seven in five short, or so it seems, years.  Finding clear information on dealing with employees can be a struggle so I’m extremely glad that I came across your website and services.

Keep up the good work!

Kind Regards,

~ Diane Styles
Accounts Manager
www.lightingstyles.co.uk
Lighting Styles Ltd

Thank You Nancy, that was very good. I think I'll sign my team up for your next time management seminar.

Kind regards,

~ Miss Alex Enness
Office Manager
E.ON Ruhrgas UK North Sea Ltd.

Free Stuff

Free Stuff - Email courses and more


Writing Objectives

Sign up for one of my five day email courses on how to write objectives for your team, yourself or, if you are an HR Professional, how to help others to write objectives.

Sign up for a free course on How to Write Objectives

"Dear Nancy,
Your tips on how to write your objectives are very useful. Thank you very much for the free trial this has proved to be invaluable thank you!"
Nicola

 


Doing Appraisals and Performance Reviews

Pick the five day email course that suits you. For HR Professionals get tips on how to help others to do appraisals well and find out why they have the problems they do.

For Managers, find out how to prepare for and carry out appraisals. If it's just your appraisal you need to be prepared for, there's a course specially for you. Pick the course you need.


Dealing With Difficult People

A five day email course on dealing with Bullies and other people who give you a hard time in and outside the work environment. Pick up some simple, easy to apply tips that will transform the way these people respond to you. Understand why they are difficult and what to do about it.

You can can pick the course to suit your needs right here.

 


Free Stuff - Articles on Performance Management

Please enjoy the following articles written by HR expert, Nancy Slessenger


Free Download

Please download this information. It will help you to radically improve the performance in your team.

It's totally free and is just our way of introducing you to our products and services. Just fill out the form and you'll get these three valuable items:

The Five Worst Mistakes in Writing Objectives, The First Five Tips from my tips booklet How to Write Objectives That Work and a subscription to my eZine Grapevine.

"I absolutely love reading all the great info in your emails. Am so happy to be a subscriber. And thanks for offering the 10% discount too. Nancy you're the best!"
Shamim Victoria,
BC, Canada


We will never give your email address to anyone else for any reason.


The GrapeVine eZine

This fortnightly email newsletter has tips that help you to manage more effectively and improve your brain. If you want to unsubscribe that can be done easily.

"Hi Nancy,
I've been receiving your newsletter for about a couple of years (?) now and wanted to say how much I enjoy reading it.

It ticks all my boxes - I.e it's short, pragmatic, has situations/subjects I can relate to and you use your knowledge, experience and stories to discuss a resolution.

I have used the content from some of them on training courses, never forgetting to state the source and encouraging others to join. A big thanks again"

Jackie Victoria,
BC, Canada

"I am not involved in the HR side of our organization but I had to tell you that I find the grapevine well worth a read whenever it rolls in.

Many of the concepts forwarded have been helpful in "getting me moving" within my role and my organization. Thanks and please keep the good advice coming!"


Email *



When you subscribe you'll get my Special Report - for eZine subscribers only. Do you know what's wrong with SMART objecitves? Find out now.

This special report:

  • Defines SMART – what it is and what it REALLY means
  • Goes through each step of SMART, identifying how your objectives can be SMART but still completely wrong
  • Explains what you need to do to get your objectives right
  • Identifies what objectives are really for – you may not know this
  • Shows how it is that all the people in a department can achieve all their objectives but the department still fails
  • Clearly identifies the manager’s responsibilities as far as objectives are concerned

For the last 20 years I've been giving clients practical tools to help them to solve their people problems. If you're really serious about improving your management skills, get your free information now.

Your email privacy:

We will not sell or rent our email list to anyone at anytime for any reason, nor do we send unsolicited email. If you would like your name removed from the list just let us know using the email address at the bottom of the eZine and we'll remove you straight away.

Vinehouse +44 (0)1483 811418 contact by email info@vinehouse.co.uk

Hawthorn Cottage, Guildford Road, Normandy, Surrey, Guildford GU3 2AW

 

The material on this web site is copyright ©2010 by Nancy Slessenger and Vinehouse essential Ltd. All rights reserved. If you would like to copy material from this web site or any of our material to use in printed or electronic documents please ask permission first by email.









Hawthorn Cottage, Guildford Road, Normandy, Surrey, GU3 2AW Telephone: (+44) 01483 811418 Fax: (+44) 0707

How to Write Objectives that Work The Quick Guide to Dealing with Difficult People Attendance Management Tips and Techniques How To Interview Successfully Boost Your Brain in Your Spare Time Praise and the Appraisal How to Motivate Yourself and Others How to Create PowerPoint Presentations that Work
Hawthorn Cottage, Guildford Road, Normandy, Surrey, GU3 2AW Telephone: (+44) 01483 811418 Fax: (+44) 07071 335845
Site Map | About | Terms And Conditions | Privacy Policy | Free Stuff | Grapevine Blog | Copyright © Vinehouse 2010
 
  Powered by ClaimTheWeb Cart - Shopping Cart Software