Henry Ford – Whether You Believe You Can – or You Can’t – You Are Right
We spend our lives being who we have become over the years. Far from being the true character that lies beneath each and everyone of us, we are…
Questions. Questions. Questions
Relationship building is the most important activity for all management and supervisory roles. Without having your people with you, in full rapport with you, it is likely to…
10 Steps to Take When You Need Help in Your Business
You start off alone. Be it as a solo business owner or a manager looking after a part of a larger business. It gets busier, you get distracted…
A Complementary Team
We all have weaknesses. Whatever our roles. In management positions, one of the bigger challenges is to recognise our own shortcomings and alter our own behaviours. And sometimes…
Four Questions Managers MUST Ask
Management can be a lonely role. Because of the nature of the job, it is critical to be dissociated from those in your team, yet vital to be…
Accepting Thanks With Good Grace
There is a huge value in accepting help in your business, to build your own capacity as well as growing your team too. And often, when we are…
Delegation – An Inside Job?
As many managers and leaders know, delegation is a critical tool when you want both a team of confident and capable people, as well as the time to…
Listening – The Powerhouse Management Tool
Listening to your people. As in life, many things that work best in business are the simplest things. In this easy to use toolkit, the benefits of listening…
10 Ways Easy for Managers to Empower
There are many, many ways that a manager can empower those in their team. The value comes from enlightened individuals freed up to express themselves through the release…
Getting Your People To Do The Best They Can
Because problems come at us thick and fast when we manage – especially when we are busy – it’s much easier to do something quickly about it. And…