I truly believe that to have an opinion worthy of consideration by others one must first have some experience of the topic in hand, whether that’s first hand or indirectly through someone who does. I try to steer away from topics that I have no knowledge of and this was the rationale behind my enrollment […]
I started this blog in February 2020 after losing my job with a major industrial manufacturer the previous month. On my final visit to the manufacturing sites (my farewell tour, if you like), one of my colleagues suggested that my management and leadership style was so different to the other senior managers/Execs in the organisation […]
Introduction This topic might be considered a sub-topic of various headings contained within the management toolbox. It touches on Leadership, as without this ability one can’t be a leader, it certainly falls into the category of Communication, yet it also requires Emotional Fortitude and an ability to Execute timely and effectively. Acquiring (or mastering) the […]
Is Delegation the most overlooked skill in the management “Toolbox”? The often quoted maxim of, “if you want it done properly, do it yourself” would seem to suggest so. Yet that statement does nothing more than identify the incompetent manager, one who has missed the point, entirely, of delegation. Delegation, and performing it well, acts […]
Introduction To use a metaphor: building a house with weak foundations is inadvisable. It might allow the first floor to be built but never more and, over time, there is a good chance that that house will subside and sink, or collapse in on itself. The same is with teams. Short term, first level, gains […]
Introduction As I reflect on the latest series of “team” posts and how my methodology has developed over time, it struck me that the phases might appear to happen sequentially, but that isn’t the case. They are written that way to demonstrate to the reader the different skills required to achieve each stage, yet they […]
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