Management Training-All Sheep Dip & BullShit? or Something That Needs An Overhaul? Wow, I have really had my eyes opened about management training recently. There is a saying that a little bit of knowledge in the wrong hands is a dangerous thing, well imagine what happens when you have a lot of it!
Adventures in Management-The New Manager In the last few weeks I have been leading management training. This training has been specifically for people who are either new to management or thinking that they would like to be developed as a manager.
Strategy-Looking for the Light in the Fog. Management words make me laugh out loud, not because they are particularly funny, but because many managers like using them and do not really have a ‘Scooby doo’ what they mean. Just because they are a manager they feel they have to engage in this ‘high register’ line… Read More
Advocacy Part 2-What are your Staff saying about you right now? In my previous blog I rambled on about advocacy from customers and its importance. This stimulated a comment from a reader about internal advocacy from staff.
Advocacy-Back Stabbers or Not So Secret Admirers? Question- What are your customers saying about you right now? How many times have you stopped to think about this? Have you even thought about it? Funny thing is, that most people who run their own businesses, large or small all say that the customer is the most… Read More
Appraisals – Not Just a Tick in a Box The appraisal. A meeting that needs to happen every so often between a manager and an employee with a view to evaluating the performance of the latter against the expectation of the former. These meetings are so important, yet the more people I talk to about… Read More
“Over My Dead Body!” – Adapting to Change Change can be bloody hard, especially when the change is imposed on you. It can seem like you are losing all control over what was once all nicely in place, neat and tidy, all the ducks in a row. The ducks have suddenly all been shot.
The Management Threat – Not the Person, the Process. “Threat. ‘A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger’ –‘ a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury or damage or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done.” Threat is a strong word, and when you… Read More
Handling Promotion – Throwing Glitter into the Sun A strange title for a blog I know, but read on and we will get there. This blog is about promotion, and how, more importantly how to handle a promotion. We read quite a lot on personal development, how to improve, be better; you get my drift,… Read More
Company Induction – So Much More Than a Welcome. Ah yes, the Company Induction. Nothing says welcome to your new job like a smiley face, a coffee and Danish pastries. Settle back, let the information wash over you, along with bad jokes, and meet some new friends along the way.
