There's a piece of management theory that goes back some decades now that is ascribed to someone by the name of McGregor. You may have heard of it, but it...
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Office Politics
How many times have you heard someone say "I don’t do politics", meaning they are averse to any kind of manoeuvring or manipulation in pursuit of success at work. I’ve...
[Video] How to remember names
Remembering names is one of those things that people often say: "Oh I wish I could be better at that". It's embarrassing when you meet somebody for a second or...
5 things you should never say to your CIO
These are some things you might feel tempted to say, some you might even on occasion have actually said, but trust me, these are things you should never say to...
[Video] Managing a virtual team
So many people these days talk about being part of a virtual team, and I think one of the most difficult things to do is to be the manager of...
Capability or Credibility?
I’ve been working in Management and Executive Development for over 20 years now and I’ve never been more convinced of the importance to businesses of having capable leaders. In challenging...
How To Push Water Uphill
“It’s like pushing water uphill.” How many times have you heard yourself or one of your colleagues say that? Usually it refers to the introduction of a new process or...
[Video] Working from home
Do you ever get the chance to work from home? If you do, then you might be interested to know that some people work really well from home and for...
Could do better
What are your development goals for this year? Assuming that you have some development goals, I’d like to ask you another question: How did you decide on those goals? Hands...
Staying motivated
Set some goals recently? Started a new project? Maybe you are now some months into the project and are at the stage of reviewing your progress towards your goal. I hope you...
Hope is not a strategy
How many times have you heard someone begin a sentence with, “Hopefully…”? If it’s a simple case of, “Hopefully it won’t rain on our garden party” that’s one thing. When...
Performance Ratings – and why they hamper performance
Many years ago when I earned one of my professional qualifications I completed a project on performance appraisal systems. At that time, in the organisation I served performance appraisal had...
