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Management Habit 7 – Review and Learn

by Jacqui Hogan on January 31, 2012 · No Comments

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 [...]

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Management Habit 6 – Nuture your team

by Jacqui Hogan on January 30, 2012 · No Comments

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 [...]

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Management Habit 5 – Listen!

by Jacqui Hogan on January 29, 2012 · No Comments

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, [...]

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Management Habit 4 – Aim for a win-win

by Jacqui Hogan on January 28, 2012 · No Comments

Management can sometimes feel like a  warzone as resentment grows over whether individuals really need a manager. Especially if they are experts or feel THEY should be the manager. To make matters worse, many of us derive our self worth on the basis of what we win. The trouble is that a winner means there [...]

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Successful Innovators Collaborate (Secrets 4)

by Jacqui Hogan on May 31, 2011 · No Comments

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 [...]

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101 ideas to make your business more Innovative

by Jacqui Hogan on April 6, 2011 · 2 Comments

In a very rash moment yesterday, I have decided to post a new idea every working day on twitter until I reach 101.

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Effective Project Managers are Adaptable (Habit 5)

by Jacqui Hogan on February 9, 2011 · 51 Comments

Many projects fail because the Project Manager cannot flex their plans to account for changing business priorities. Effective project managers listen to the business, ask questions to clarify whether the changes are business driven and then agree the impact accordingly. Effective Project Managers spend time walking in the businesses shoes. Some Project Managers believe that [...]

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Effective Project Managers Aim for a win-win (Habit 4)

by Jacqui Hogan on February 3, 2011 · 2 Comments

Thumbs upProjects can often be a warzone as the project manager tries to hold onto the plan at all costs against the enemy project sponsors and scope creeps! Many of us derive our self worth on the basis of what we win. The trouble is that a winner means there is also a loser.

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7 New Years Business Resolutions

by Jacqui Hogan on January 31, 2011 · 1 Comment

New year’s resolutions can be a bit of a cliche, but this is actually not a bad time of year to take a step back and think about what you want to do next year to make your business more successful. Here are my suggestions:.

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3 Tips for Terrific Teams

by Jacqui Hogan on January 21, 2011 · No Comments

Several people looking happy

Which is most important for YOU will depend on your business, your team members and what you want them to do. For example

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