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
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Oct
23
Twenty Habits to Cultivate to be an Effective Leader Manager
A few thought starters to help us function more effectively as leaders and mangers: HABIT 1: Delegate don’t abdicate… when giving tasks to ‘subordinate’ staff, we need to maintain responsibility for the result (the thing many of us want the least), whilst giving away our authority (the thing many of us want the most). In… Continue reading »
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