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 »
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 »
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 »
Sep
01
People Oriented Management and Human Relations Desirable Attributes
COACHING / TEACHING A) Gives positive feedback about other people’s development/performance. Gives instructions, on-the-job demonstrations on how to do task. B) Gives directions with rationale as training tactic. Provides additional tools, information and advice. Asks questions, gives tests etc. to ensure others have understood explanations. C) Gives positive expectations for future development. Reassures others after… Continue reading »
Jun
23
WANT TO BE MORE ENTREPRENEURIAL? YOU MUST PLAN YOUR LEARNING
…and of course you must learn your planning! Entrepreneurs are active continuous learners If we are to capitalise on future business opportunities we need as entrepreneurial leaders to be ‘entrepreneurial learners’!!! The old think, decide, act and asses (or plan, do, assess and adjust) single loop corporate learning cycles advocated in the past are no… Continue reading »
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