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
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 »
Sep
18
People Oriented Management Competencies and Working With Teams
TEAM LEADERSHIP A) Communicates clearly the team goals and systematically monitors standards and controls the progress of the team and individual members. Listens well to the opinions of members. B) Leads by example by adhering to agreed rules, regulations and standards of behaviour in general and particularly those set/agreed by the team. C) Uses sound… Continue reading »





