WHO TRUSTS YOU? In the previous blog on TRUST we looked at the cost to business of lack of trust and drilled trust down to a more personal and individual level. In Stephen R Covey’s book, The Speed of Trust he uses a simple model to show the relationship between trust, cost and the speed… Read more
Managing By Walking About
In the last article we saw how communication was vital and core to functioning as a manager/leader; the important of enlisting commitment through keeping yourself and your staff ‘in the picture’. MANAGING BY WALKING ABOUT A part of that process is by managing by walk about. Does this mean you are constantly away from your… Read more
Communication – that’s the name of the Game
To anyone new to a managerial or team leadership position how to deal with and get the best out of people can be seen as daunting. How do I make the transfer from being one of the team on Friday to leading and managing them on the Monday? What do I do? What is really… Read more
Performance Coaching
Performance Coaching Coaching produced a 529% return on investment and significant intangible benefits to the business. Including the financial benefits from employee retention boosted the overall ROI to 788%. This was the result of from a Fortune 500 Company who launched an innovative leadership development effort that was expected to accelerate the development of next… Read more
Who Dares Wins
WHO DARES WINS It’s too easy to get disheartened at the moment, Scurrying around for whatever business we can find. When times are particularly hard we try every business we can, channel, every opportunity that might bring us customers and revenue. We freshen up/revamp our web site, engage in more social media, visit more networking… Read more
How To Stand Up For Yourself And Gain Respect
ASSERTIVENESS TO GET WHAT YOU WANT (Part 2) Everybody needs Respect. It’s easier to do anything with anyone when you are held in respect and so difficult without it. Respect comes from within – no one will respect you if you don’t respect yourself. In Part 1 of this article we looked at the part… Read more
9 Cheap Ways to Motivate & Reward Remote Teams
MOTIVATING AND REWARDING REMOTE TEAMS In continuation from my last post thought I’d talk a little bit about the importance of extending your approach to recognition and reward to include the remote team members. NO NEWS ISN’T GOOD NEWS It’s all too easy to assume that because you haven’t heard anything that everything is OK… Read more
9 ways to manage a difficult boss
9 ways to manage your difficult boss “Life at work is just impossible. My boss is the most difficult manager I’ve ever met! This clown thinks that his only important function is to criticise”. In all likelihood, most of us have had similar thoughts. Some managers do project “compulsive, counter-productive, or just plain odd” behaviours…. Read more
Values to live by
Values to live by… Most companies have explicit and often espoused corporate values, usually containing notions of strong positive cultures. These are often formalized into mission statements, tag lines, and branding and marketing promotions. The problem is that most of so-called corporate values are not values at all. They are little more than a compilation… Read more
Are you a Key Person?
Kxy Pxrson If you are anything like me you find typing a challenge and thank goodness for “spell check”. I never had a type writer with a “stuck” key but my typing often looks like I have more than ONE stuck key!! So for those who like a gentle amusing story and can resonate with… Read more