I often look at successful tweeter Steve Keating’s words of wisdom and found a whole stream of inspirational tweets at the end of June 2011. I thought a few of his quotes would be a good start for the financial year 2011-12. Here they are: “Excellence is an attitude.” “No title or position in the… Continue reading »
Feb
06
Are You Leading or Just Managing?
Being a leader-manager can be an “iffy” proposition. Four “ifs” to begin with. If you are controlling your work group, rarely leave your department, constantly micro manage all processes to check what the staff are up to, constantly defining what a ‘good’ job looks like, stipulating standards, insisting on a rigorous regime of task methodology… Continue reading »
Oct
11
Why Managers Particularly Young Managers Should Join Rotary
Sometimes doing what you’re told works out well in the long run. I only joined Rotary because the chief executive of our company insisted on it. I still remember the excitement of being appointed to my first branch management position way back in the early ’80′s. One of the things that came as a bit… Continue reading »
May
22
SO WHAT ELSE CAN ANTS TELL US ABOUT LEADING & MANAGING Part 2
Recent economic woes must teach us all that the quality of our management and in many cases the weak and unethical behavior of some of our renowned business leaders means we need to get back to some basic principles. Some basics of business and some more ant antics… OUTPUT QUALITY. Another ant variety, ‘Rattue’, can… Continue reading »
Apr
18
Managers as Leaders: How to Find a Candidate for Promotion
A number or organizations I have consulted/worked for have tended to appoint the most technically competent staff member to the role of manager. If this procedure is followed often the best salesperson (as an example) will become the sales manager. The downside risk of this approach alone is that you can lose your best salesperson… Continue reading »
Apr
07
The 5 Sources of Power and How to Become Powerful part 2
Expert power Expert power is based on the specialized knowledge or skills that an individual has which can be contributed or withheld. Generally, individuals are positive about being lead, or at least influenced, by those whom they regard as ‘an expert’. This form of power is “comparative” and the holder of this type of power… Continue reading »
Apr
07
The 5 Sources of Power and How to Become Powerful
Formal, legitimate, delegated, authority or position power This form of power comes from an individual’s designated role and the role’s relative status within the organization. Commonly this power entails the right to organize people and resources. As this form power is conferred by the organization if the position or role is lost so is the… Continue reading »
Feb
23
WHAT DO MANAGERS DO AND DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE A MANAGER?
Many individuals I train are making the move from technical expertise (engineers) to becoming mangers where their technical powerbase will be less relevant. This involves a large amount of retraining and education and for some it’s a very daunting decision. So what do managers do and what are the pros and cons of taking a… Continue reading »
Jan
27
Survey Finds Strong Leadership Still Lacking in the Workplace
With sound and effective leadership in today’s economic climate more important than ever I am astounded that I still read survey results such as the one below. ‘Jan. 26 2010 PRNewswire/ — According to a recent national survey by Lee Hecht Harrison, the majority of workers in the U.S. find their bosses likeable, but feel… Continue reading »
Jan
10
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP part TWO: A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER’S CHARACTERISTICS
Six central personality characteristics of transformational leaders seem to emerge from the prolific literature on this topic. Creative Hackman and Johnson (1991) state that creativity is “challenging the status quo by seeking out new ideas…” Managers typically concern themselves with status quo maintenance, but leaders move beyond status quo to face and deal with the… Continue reading »
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