Dr. Ryan Meers

About me

I have a passion for education and especially for ensuring that all of us continue to apply what we have learned. I am excited about the opportunity that the Lounge provides for all of us to discuss how we are applying what we have learned & to share those great ideas.

I have had a varied background from secondary education to corporate training & now working in the career college sector. But while I have moved in different circles it has always been surrounding my passion of education. I look forward to our conversations.

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The Savvy Negotiator

Nelson, I think you make a great point about the need to separate personal issues. This can be a significant issue if you allow those personal feelings (of any kind) to interfere in the negotiation phase. Ryan

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The Leader as a Coach

Mary, I appreciate your desire to help people. I think you will find the more that you practice effective coaching, the more you will develop others as coaches & often they are ready & able to return that help to you. Coaching really can be a great give-give type of situation where everyone benefits. Ryan

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The Most Important Supervisory Skills

I love all of the areas you identified, especially your point about the "vivid plan." It is so crucial to have a plan to continue to develop these traits in yourself & others, not just rest on laurels. Great. Ryan

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The Savvy Negotiator

Darryl, Absolutely right. Once agreement is had that there is a problem or area of concern, not the effective manager relies on those strong negotiating skills to come to develop a good action plan in partnership with the employee. Ryan

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The Effective Presenter

Yes & I would add to know why you are speaking & make sure your audience knows why you are presenting to them. This is not always made known. Ryan

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Which Goal-Setting Process Would You Use?

Theresa, Great use of top-down, especially given that your collections person is new to her role & pursuing those delinquent payments can be somewhat sticky. As she develops more skill & time in the role, most likely you will be able to slowly move to a bottom-up approach. Ryan

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The Savvy Negotiator

Absolutely & by listening actively & hearing what most concerns them, we can demonstrate how what we are offering helps meet those needs. Or work to find an even better solution. Great points. Ryan

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The Savvy Negotiator

David, Great points. I have found it useful in these situations to be sure I stick with objective facts in describing what is going on. It's not that I am uncaring (I completely agree with you on listening, questioning, engaging) but I have found this helpful when talking about behaviors. Too often when I describe behaviors I am project my interepretation onto it, rather than saying here is what's happening, let's discuss why & how to resolve. Ryan

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The Effective Presenter

Great Ashley & very important. Always determine the goal ahead of time, not in the midst of developing the presentation.

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Which Goal-Setting Process Would You Use?

Agreed. I prefer the bottom up over all, but sometimes it is just a must for the manager to utilize top down.

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