Save the date for our virtual Ultimate Success Celebration For Directors and Owners! Saturday, January 21st, 9-11 AM CST. Participate from the comfort of your home. All you need is a telephone.
Why can't my staff work out their conflicts directly? How do you get adults to deal directly with each other when there is an issue to discuss? Have you ever wondered the same thing? To best answer this question it's crucial to understand why adults don't deal with each other directly when issues come up. One reason is because they worry way too much about what others will think of them. It's a huge base line fear that's projected outward in a lack of self-confidence. In other words, team members lack confidence and are overly concerned about hurting another's feelings or looking foolish if they have to confront someone directly. . . . keep reading
Need an emotional release? Watch this 6 minute video to discover how you can get an emotional release when you need one. var playerhost = (("https:" == document.location.pr . . . keep reading
Staff Meetings That Sizzle (TM) Part 1 Would you like to bring a new energy into your staff meetings? Watch this 7 minute video and discover how to get your staff meetings on the right track. You'll discover the first step in Julie's 6 step ACTION system for facilitating staff meetings that sizzle! . . . keep reading
Hire Right in Your Early Care/Education Program: Video I've heard it said more often than not that a leader hired a fantastic person and then they changed. A week or a month down the road -- now, for some reason, your fantastic new employee is causing you problems and you're left asking yourself: "What could I have done to have seen this coming?? . . . keep reading
FREE Goodies for Early Care/Education Would you like to win a FREE Pizza Party for your staff? Or how about a FREE spa day for you? We just kicked off a referral program (with the help of our members) and have some fantastic goodies we're giving away. . . . keep reading
Julie Testimonial Here's a recent testimonial from a Director's Retreat Julie facilitated: iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yEVrTBVtZ-A?rel=0" fram . . . keep reading
Child Care Directors and Owners Engage Their Staff in Setting a Theme for the Year As you progress into this New Year, think about a theme word that will fill your heart and help you personally and professionally feel motivated and inspired. As a child care leader, the more fulfilled you are, the more fulfilled your staff will be. There's a natural yet dynamic energy that's transferred from you to your staff when you are motivated. This energy gives you a greater ability to manage, motivate and retain great staff. . . . keep reading
Team Building Tuesday Refining Communication and Team Building Skills On this site you'll find dozens of team building activities that you can incorporate into your staff meetings. Members can come back ever . . . keep reading
Julie's Newsletter: Motivate Teachers Here's a 4-page newsletter filled with tips, strategies and ideas to help you motivate your staff. This is a monthly publication that you can share with others in the early care and education industry who would like to know how to Motivate Teachers! . . . keep reading
Join Us For Our 3-Day Motivate Teachers Retreat in Beautiful Lake Geneva, WI this October! How would you like to receive a step-by-step plan of action to help you manage, motivate and retain great staff? Would you like to discover what exactly is keeping your team stuck and what you can start doing right away to make your task of motivating your staff a joyous journey? Child care directors, you're invited to join us for a live event and gain an experience that just might possibly change your life. . . . keep reading
An Interview With Julie Bartkus About Julie Bartkus Julie Bartkus is an internationally known speaker and coach who is dedicated to helping leaders create the positive and productive workplaces that they desire and deserve. Sh . . . keep reading
Save the date for our virtual Ultimate Success Celebration For Directors and Owners! Saturday, January 21st, 9-11 AM CST. Participate from the comfort of your home. All you need is a telephone.
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