I have recently been engaged in building and promoting a website for a local Rotary Club. To raise funds for the club it was decided to “monetize” the site by offering advertising space to local businesses in the area. The club is located in a small to medium country town with most businesses reportedly “doing… Continue reading »
Apr
13
Delegation: 20 Rules, a Quick Checklist
Delegation Rule 1 Only do it if you want to develop your staff not to just dump work. Delegation Rule 2 Trust them first, train & test for competence before you delegate, Delegation Rule 3 Clearly define the tasks that must be done and limits of authority attached. Delegation Rule 4 Explain what’s in it… Continue reading »
Nov
04
Questions Managers Must Ask WHY BUSINESSES FAIL – 3
Poor sales performance is a major contributor to the demise of many. Obvious on the surface however, what’s the problem? Changes in the market place, technological advances, disruption of key relationships, over dependence on one customer or key product and poor sales planning are all major contributors to failure. Two critical planning issues are, quantity… Continue reading »
Aug
20
Management Success and the Value of Failure
I still remember making a mistake as a young supervisor that cost the company I worked for $3,500.00. Of course my immediate thoughts were that I would at best be chastised and at worst be sacked. My punishment was a little loss of face as what I had done became a training bulletin to discourage… Continue reading »
May
21
ANTS CAN TEACH US A LOT ABOUT LEADING & MANAGING Part One
Who cares what ants do… I’m busy with crocodiles… (‘When you’re up to your backside in crocodiles its hard to focus on the fact that your original mission was to drain the swamp’) So what can we learn from ants? Ants have been around for about 100 million years and in their terms we are… 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 »
Jan
10
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP part ONE: WHY EMBRACE “TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP”
To better understand why transformational leadership is a concept we should consider, a look at more traditional approaches is at first appropriate. Autocratic, army or public service style ‘instructional’ leadership encompasses hierarchies and the top-down use of power. This type of leader is supposed to know the best way to administer the business, conveys instructions… Continue reading »
Nov
25
Career Advice from Buffet and Gates
This CNBC video of a town hall meeting at Columbia University with Bill Gates and Warren Buffet is a valuable resource for all of us and particularly those looking for some sound career and business advice. Some of the assets we need as individuals seeking success: Gates: ‘continuing to learn from those that live the… 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 »
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