It’s all going well , and you’ve started to get comfortable with this management business. Or perhaps it isn’t going well and you are now looking for someone to blame. Stop! Effective Managers take time to review what is going well and what could be improved going forward without assigning blame. They know that assigning [...]
Effective Managers seek to understand the motivation and skills of every individual in their team. They create teams that make the most of these individuals and create an atmosphere of mutual trust and understanding. People work faster and smarter if they feel that they are really part of a team. Although I’ve been a manager [...]
Leaders and good managers are always aware of what’s going on around them. They know what is happening outside of their organisation, within their own business and within their own team. They do this by having effective listening skills. Through good listening skills you acquire information, enabling you to identify and clarify issues, make decisions, [...]
Poor managers mean spiralling costs, lousy performance and miserable people. Here are some of bad habits to watch out for (and what to do about them!) This isn’t you……or is it? Bad Habit #1 – Going through the motions Bad Managers aren’t very self-aware. They wait to be told what to do and how to [...]
As an experienced mentor, I often get asked this question! There is a lot of confusion about coaches, mentors and consultant. This is my take.
Successful innovators know that not all new ideas will work first time, or even at all. They allow for failure and manage ideas in a way that doesn’t have a serious impact on their day-to-day business. I always remember what a director of a very innovative technology company said to me once. ‘If you aren’t [...]
Most small businesses are very good at what they do, but often don’t have all the skills necessary to implement a great idea. Successful innovators don’t let this put them off, and are not afraid to collaborate with other companies that do have those skills. They also know that exchanging ideas with businesses in other [...]
Now you may be thinking ‘hey, innovation is a creative process, surely it should be free and open?’ But ideas need managing, assessing and reducing to the best ideas. Some of them will appear, at first glance, to be completely inappropriate. But without an objective process, you may miss the best . Successful Innovators know [...]
Successful innovators know that great ideas don’t just come from R&D departments, but from people working on the ‘front-line’, customers, suppliers, even competitors. These are the people who are likely to know what the problems really are. They also know that the more ideas there are, the more likely one of them will be great. [...]
It’s amazing how self deluded inventors can be! Which is really sad…
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