Founder of Proteus International, Inc., and author of the landmark book Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers, Erica Andersen describes how managers can build and keep an all star staff that epitomizes the company mission and how to develop the skills to implement it.
Erika Andersen is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.
The show airs live on Tuesday, August 19, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Founder of Proteus International, Inc., and author of the landmark book Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers, Erica Andersen describes how managers can build and keep an all star staff. You will learn:
* How to interview and select the best employees for your company
* How to coach and develop employees to their full career potential
* How to develop leaders to build the organization for the future
* How to terminate employees the right way for them and the company
Since 1980 Erika Andersen (photo left) has become known for promoting learning and change in ways uniquely tailored to her clients' challenges, goals, and culture. She focuses on thoroughly understanding each organization and on collaborating with her clients in ways that are engaging, direct, and "learner-friendly."
Erika uses metaphor and models to help people learn about themselves and their organizations, and then to decide how to move toward the future they envision. While she encourages clients to think deeply and to examine their assumptions and patterns of behavior, she also offers practical methods and skills for individuals, teams, and companies to achieve their hoped-for-future.
Much of Erika's recent work has focused on organizational visioning and development, executive coaching, and collaborative change and learning. In these capacities she has served as consultant and advisor to the CEOs and top executives of a number of corporations, including MTV Networks, Hewitt Associates, Turner Broadcasting, MillerCoors Brewing, NBC Universal, Union Square Hospitality Group, CBS, Madison Square Garden,and Comcast Corporation.
Her books and learning guides have been translated into Spanish, Turkish, German, French, Russian and Chinese, and she has been frequently quoted in national media, including Glamour, Fortune, The New York Times, Forbes Online and radio. She is the author of Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers (Portfolio, December 2006) and Being Strategic: Crafting the Hoped-for Future (St. Martin's Press, May 2009).
My book review of Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers by Erika Andersen.
Listen live on Tuesday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.
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Let's talk with Founder of Proteus International, Inc., and author of the landmark book Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers, Erica Andersen as she describes how managers can build and keep an all star staff that epitomizes the company mission and how to develop the skills to implement it on Blog Business Success Radio.
