Most of us have experienced working with a difficult manager and it truly can seem impossible to find a positive in such adverse circumstances. But rest assured there are effective and worthwhile ways to deal with having a difficult boss. While the following advice won’t solve all of your problems or change your manager, let’s […]
Meetings, meetings, meetings …….can we do better?
Steve Tobak is a management consultant who estimates he averaged 4 meetings per day throughout his 30 year career – some 30,000 meetings! Obviously he’s seen the good, bad and the ugly of meetings and advances the formula of ‘no leader + no documentation + no followup = complete waste of time’. Click this link […]
How to help your team start a project with a shared project outcome
Whether you’re leading a team of two or two thousand people, any initiative, project, or organisational change usually includes the need to, upfront, get your team on board with the shared goal, vision or project outcome. The usual advice is to consult with your team and constituent groups at the outset, listen to them, then […]
Fast track your career by eliminating your silos.
Whether you manage a small team or a cast of thousands, organisational silos are a fact of life. You’re probably leading a team that colleagues see as a silo and you’re likely to be a part of a wider team that is viewed likewise. It seems that people are forever speaking about eliminating silos but […]
Insights to Managing Gen Y
Some people wonder what all the fuss is about when discussions start on the workplace difficulties of managing Gen Y team members. Yet some baby boomer leaders speak as if they had aliens in their team, so little do they understand about what makes our 20’s and early 30 year olds ‘tick’. While there are […]
