Today, successful managers operate a coaching style, continually developing their teams and unleashing their people’s ability and skills.
Staff Performance: 7 More Things The Gurus Get Wrong
December 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
You want to improve staff performance. You read:, you listen: you attend seminars, webinars, even conferences. Take care. Don’t follow everything the gurus tell you. Be particularly careful about these “management truths”.
Please Fire Me
November 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Performance management is seen to be a minefield loaded with trip-wires so to play it safe, managers “put up with” poor staff. The reality is that they want you to fire them, and so does your team
Responsibility or Accountability – Is Your Team Clear?
November 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The differentiation between responsibility and accountability is very apparent when people “drop the ball” or “miss the deadline” on an important project.
How An Outstanding Leader Creates An Outstanding Team
October 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
What makes an outstanding team? That would be an outstanding team leader, that’s why a team leader has to be carefully chosen.
Using the Four Types of Feedback Effectively
October 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
You’ve likely heard when you deliver feedback it should be balanced. When you have heard that, what people typically are suggesting that you should strive to give people a balance of positive and negative feedback.
What Makes a High Performing Team?
September 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Building up a high performing team is often a slow process and many of the influencing factors are outside the control of the team manager.
Geese And Business Are Not That Different
September 21, 2011 By 3 Comments
Great leaders attract people who think like them, are not threatened by other people with great potential, and they model the leadership they desire.
Employee Engagement and Motivation – Two Magic Words That Will Multiply Team Performance
August 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Employee Engagement and Motivation – Two Magic Words That Will Multiply Team Performance By Mark Buchan I was with my mentor today and we were talking about his time in management and he was relaying a story to me that left me stuck for words. In fact the message was so basic that I may [...]
5 Secrets to Getting Great Results From Your Team
July 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This is a great start because, as anyone in business will tell you, you have to love what you are doing to be able to put in the energy and commitment needed to be successful.
