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Report for Platinum Rule to be condensed

Tony is changing the Platinum Rule online assessment report. Currently, at 41 pages, he feels it’s too long. The intro is 5 pages; the 3 pages on substyles moves it away from the simplicity of the 4-style model; the 10 pages of Part II contains the exact same copy for each of the four styles. The new report  has several changes/advantages – a simple 2-page intro; Part II is only 5 pages with many more bullet points and the bullet points, for the most part, are randomly chosen, so each of...

Special Features – Got a project with more than 25?

In a previous post I mentioned how you can use a special "invitation link" to distribute a large amount of assessments without having to type each and every name and email into the system and then track them all. This is especially useful if you are working with one organziation because you can track the email addresses and see if someone "outside" the organzition has used the link. As well, all assessments used can be charged back to the company. More importantly, it is a great way to avoid y...

Platinum Rule Reminder Cards – Are you interested?

When the training with Platinum Rule is being rolled out within an the organization, you might want to consider offering the PR Reminder Cards as a bonus and build it into your price structure. The regular price is $6 retail but I have in the past got a price from Tony with a minimum order of 100 and I basically offer it out at my cost which $3 each.  I usually order 100 and split it up if necessary between a couple of people. But I do have to use someone in the US for this so I can "eat...

Using Case Studies and Exercises in Training

One of your colleagues just had a very successful half day training and is proposing another for a different group in the organization.  Her question is as follows with my rather lengthy reponse: My raving fan said I might want to be a little more high-level/intellectual for this new group – for example, not do the celebrity exercise (many of the docs do not even watch TV – I don’t either, so I can relate ) and she said probably good to do less role playing (the scripts in your training ...

Fourth Category for Follow-up

While the promotion wasn’t the success that I had hoped, I have now set up the final system to contact past users to see if they would like an extension. In addition, we do have a good number of past users who have subscribed to the 52weekly tips. Here is what will be a part of each email that goes out and what the final contact notice will say. If you have suggestions please let me know. All client invitation letters have been updated to include the following notice: * You will see t...

Teleclasses coming up and recent one

I was not able to record the class. While the idea of using WebEx is great - if I use the Skype system it does use up too much banned width and I started to break up. WebEx does provide a phone number but again this just adds to the cost. I will continue to use Skype for some teleclasses but the good news is that I have found another exciting product for my own "private meeting room". More good news is that has motivated me to have another impromptu session in a couple of weeks. So ...

Follow-up Emails to use with clients

Here is a series of six emails that I use with my coaching clients. You are welcome to use and modify these emails to suit your needs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-Mail One: Sent immediately Dear Member, By now you should have had a chance to read your self-assessment. I would like you to go back and read your self-assessment report again. This time take a pencil and put a check mark beside each comment that really makes sense to you. Also as you go through the report...

Free Article about The Platinum Rule by Dr. Alessandra

The Platinum Rule by Dr. Tony Alessandra, PhD. An indisputable business fact is that people do business with people they like. It makes sense, therefore, to like and be liked by as many people as possible. The ability to create rapport with a large number of people is a fundamental skill in sales, management, personal relationships, and everyday life. We have all heard of the Golden Rule-and many people aspire to live by it. The Golden Rule is not a panacea. Think about it: "Do unto other...

What is an Assessment Centre?

Asking what is an assessment centre is a little like asking what is coaching? We here at Assessments Now are in no way qualified call ourselves an Assessments Centre. Here is the opening of what the HR Guide to the Internet says: An Assessment Center consists of a standardized evaluation of behavior based on multiple evaluations including: job-related simulations, interviews, and/or psychologica...