Of all the management challenges I confronted over the years, this one was one of the most challenging of all. To begin with, what we think we see in others is a perception. Sometimes it is a perception based on… Read More ›
Managing & Leading
BALANCING THE VISIONARY AND THE PRACTICAL
Having a vision for the future of your organization, a big idea, a grand goal! It is hard to argue against the importance of these things when it comes to inspirational management and leadership and to the success and continued relevance… Read More ›
DON’T ASK IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO ACT ON WHAT YOU HEAR
I recently encountered the following story. A supervisor initiated an employee opinion survey designed, among other things, to identify what the staff thought of their performance as a manager. The supervisor promised the responses would be anonymous and had arranged to have another staff… Read More ›
MANAGING FIRST IMPRESSIONS
We are all familiar with the power and durability of first impressions. And nowhere is this more critical for a manager, than those created during their first week or two in a new job. A manager’s new subordinates and colleagues will… Read More ›
EFFECTIVE CORPORATE DECISION MAKING step 6: IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOWUP
INTRODUCTION Managers make countless individual decisions for which they are personally responsible and accountable. However, in most organizations managers collectively are also required to decide and implement decisions that will impact their entire organization simultaneously. It is these latter collective… Read More ›
EFFECTIVE CORPORATE DECISION MAKING step 5: COMMUNICATING DECISIONS
INTRODUCTION Managers make countless individual decisions for which they are personally responsible and accountable. However, in most organizations managers collectively are also required to decide and implement decisions that will impact their entire organization simultaneously. It is these latter collective… Read More ›
EFFECTIVE CORPORATE DECISION MAKING step 4: MEASURING RESULTS
INTRODUCTION Managers make countless individual decisions for which they are personally responsible and accountable. However, in most organizations managers collectively are also required to decide and implement decisions that will impact their entire organization simultaneously. It is these latter collective… Read More ›
EFFECTIVE CORPORATE DECISION MAKING step 3: HOW WE DECIDE AND UNANIMITY OF SUPPORT
INTROIDUCTION Managers make countless individual decisions for which they are personally responsible and accountable. However, in most organizations managers collectively are also required to decide and implement decisions that will impact their entire organization simultaneously. It is these latter collective… Read More ›
EFFECTIVE CORPORATE DECISION MAKING step 2: GROUP MEMBER REQUIREMENTS
INTRODUCTION Managers make countless individual decisions for which they are personally responsible and accountable. However, in most organizations managers collectively are also required to decide and implement decisions that will impact their entire organization simultaneously. It is these latter collective… Read More ›
EFFECTIVE “CORPORATE” DECISION MAKING step 1: THE PURPOSE AND REQUIREMENTS OF MEETINGS
INTRODUCTION Managers make countless individual decisions for which they are personally responsible and accountable. However, in most organizations managers collectively are also required to decide and implement decisions that will impact their entire organization simultaneously. It is these latter collective… Read More ›
What Best Mnagers Know & Do 