A quote from credit reporting agency, “the reasons businesses fail don’t change much” and ‘we used to ask why the businesses failed, but we discontinued the surveys because the reasons were very stable’. They went on to say, “ninety percent of failures are the result of bad management and the other big reason is failure… Continue reading »
Oct
05
Employee Empowerment Needs an Organizational Culture That Seeks Empowerment
As culture is developed based on traditions, beliefs, rituals, information and language (communication) to develop an organizational culture of empowerment you need to understand how all these factors come about. The primary issues are the development of a shared vision, full understanding by all involved of the mission, setting of clear goals and as I… Continue reading »
Oct
04
Staff Empowerment: What it is, What it isn’t, How it works and Why Empowerment Often Fails
Empowering workers, means truly giving them more authority to make decisions and then act upon them and that’s where many empowerment programs break down. Many (I suggest most) mangers are happy to delegate responsibility however they are reluctant to hand over any real authority. Lack of authority for competent staff can leave them frustrated and… Continue reading »
May
23
DO ANTS KNOW ABOUT LEADING & MANAGING? Part 3 ‘YESSIR’
“Collective intelligence”, how about that as a concept for getting things done… The legendary Army Ants gain their fearful reputation and devastating power because they are driven by an obsessional purpose combined with an extremely high level of determination and use what is known as their collective intelligence. The amazing thing is that this all… Continue reading »
Mar
27
Be the Entrepreneur of Your Own Career
To develop an entrepreneurial spirit in yourself and others you must develop in yourself and encourage in others a desire to seek feedback on performance from external customers. This tends to come hard to those more attuned to seeking acceptance from organization members interested in systems and delivery issues (often, senior management). One way to… Continue reading »
Jan
13
NINE STEPS FOR SETTING UP A LEARNING ORGANIZATION
With the recent economic troubles a learning organization is a must for a successful future. The following nine points are an adapted from an old however very good, must buy book – Mitch McCrimmon’s – ‘Unleash the Entrepreneur Within’ Remembering that the only way to improve is to learn and the only proof of learning… Continue reading »
Dec
01
Leadership: Secrets of Becoming a Great Leader
Leadership is about inspiring others to follow: Old style leadership anagram Despotic Anagram (old thinking) Dictatorial & commanding Evaluates rather than values Suspicious and cynical Power seeking & taking Oppresses differences Total control seeker Intrustive & instructive Cold and calculating Nothing too inspiring about despots! “THE WORLD THAT WE HAVE MADE AS A RESULT OF… Continue reading »
Oct
28
Why WW III is Inevitable for Our Kids and Other Management Issues
In his book The Human Brain That Changes Itself Dr Norman Doidge explains how the human brain is as malleable, not only in infancy as previously understood but well into adulthood and old age. In classical neuroscience, the adult brain was considered an immutable machine, it was all about evolution and genes, what you got… Continue reading »
Oct
26
Who Knows What in Your Organization?
Wall Street Journal October 26 2009 “In-house experts, with their specialized knowledge and skills, could be invaluable to both colleagues and managers. But often workers who could use their help in other departments and locations don’t even know they exist.” Great article talks about assisting staff and mangers to locate the expertise they need within… Continue reading »
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