. . .and when you get the choice to sit it out or dance . . . I hope you dance.

Lee Ann Womack

Skill Sharpening Articles In This Issue:

• Why Al Rooker Changed His Life and Lost 100 Pounds
• Nine Things About Compensation People That Drive Me Crazy
• McKinney Living Profile - iLead in Action
• Five Books for the Boss

Why Al Roker Changed His Life And Lost 100 Pounds

Why did this happy, go-lucky weatherman decide that it was time to get super-serious about losing weight? We use the Change Equation to analyze his situation and learn how to trouble shoot other change situations.

Weigh In Here

Nine Things About Compensation People That Drive Me Crazy

As a former compensation analyst, I understand how to put together salary budgets, merit programs and promotional guidelines. But as a group, Comp people drive me more than a little bit crazy.

Here Are Nine Reasons Why

McKinney Living Article - iLead in Action

We were complimented last month by the wonderful article that Cammy Henderson wrote about iLead in McKinney Living magazine.

Find Out More About iLead

Five Books For The Boss

Bosses are always tough to buy for at the holidays, but here are five books that we recommend. They are all easy to read and thought provoking - three of the selections are business books and two are non-fiction.

Boss Books

Looking For an Excellent Networking Group? Consider ExecuNet!

Are you an executive that would benefit from meeting and networking with other execs? If so, please join us on December 12th at the Park City Club from 7:00 to
9:30 am Our numbers have been growing steadily as we continue to provide this practical meeting for networking executives. Cost is $35 in advance and $45 the day of the meeting. To register, call Missie Pearce at 972-979-4363.


If You Would Like More Information About ExecuNet, Click Here

Thoughts From The Top - Responding Quickly With Just the Right Program

Dear Colleagues:

For years we have been talking about the need for speed - the fact that organizations need to be ready to react quickly to changing needs of clients and customers. Over the past month, iLead has had the opportunity to "walk the talk" of organizational speed and responsiveness.

Case One - A high tech group under a new dynamic leader requests a customized "Who Moved My Cheese?" program. Within a week of the initial call, we were on campus delivering the workshop to forty people who laughed, joked and learned about how embracing change could bring them better business results.

Case Two - A law firm called iLead requesting a Sexual Harassment and Diversity Workshop. Within five days of their phone call, we were on-site delivering the training - updating twenty individuals on the finer points of the law.

These are just a couple of the programs that we have ready to go. If you have money left in your training budget that you want to spend this calendar year,
consider the following offerings:

• The Spirit of Service - Customer Service Refresher
• Establishing a Climate of Success - Featuring the FISH video
  
• Working With Emotional Intelligence
• Understanding Self and Others using the DiSC profile
• Leadership Lessons from the World of Sports - Uncovering issues of Violence Anger and Teambuilding with Extreme Personalities
  
• The One Minute Manager - Skills For Praising, Goal Setting And Reprimanding

• Leadership And Self Deception - Proven Ways to Avoid The Trap
• Customer Service Update - Featuring "Give Em the Pickle!"
• Leadership Fundamentals - Featuring the Lance Armstrong video, "Who Says We Can't Do It?"
• Whale Done! - Understanding the Power of Positive Relationships