Monday, April 27, 2009
Leadership and change
The RapidBi blog has created a list of Nine Ways Leaders transform organisations .... Worth a look. Does "remove obstacles" really apply?
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Hiring for Executive Intelligence
Hiring managers have all but ignored standard IQ, but they remain the best predictor of managerial success. Here is how to design an interview that uncovers executive intelligence. A Harvard Business Review excerpt. >>>
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
How to be a masterful manager
Is managing people a real headache for you? Do you wish they would use their initiative and just get the work done? Are you finding that ‘people problems’ are consuming your time?
Well it may not be their fault. It could well be that you need to learn how to be a masterful manager!
According to a recent survey by SEEK, the online job search company, 60% of employees said ‘the quality of management’ was what they hated most about their jobs.
Being a successful manager requires many skills. It is not enough to be good at what you do.
If you also happen to be the owner of the business, you’ll soon discover how important it is to ‘get it right’, otherwise you will lose a lot of time and money ensuring your employees are happy and productive.
Happy people are likely to be much more productive and profitable for your business, so it’s critical you get your act together.
As a manager, your key role is to manage people. This is a skill that needs to be learned and continually developed…and if you are prepared to invest time and money into being an effective manager you will enjoy the benefits of your efforts.
You’ll be happier, confident and in control. You’ll earn the respect of your people. They will also be happier and more effective due to your leadership abilities. Good leaders will be able to maintain a high performing team... and a great leader will attract great people.
“How to Be a Masterful Manager “ has heaps of practical, easy-to-implement ideas to accelerate your leadership abilities and to help you be the best manager you can be.
In this powerful e-book you will discover:
How To Organise Yourself So You Have Time To Do Your Own Work As Well As Effectively Manage Your Team
Why The Way You Dress Impacts On Your Success As A Leader And How You Can Dress For Success.
The Benefits Of Having A Personal Assistant And How To Work Effectively Together
How To Look After Your People So They Look After Your Business
How To Have Productive Meetings And Achieve Results
How To Save Time, Money And Your Sanity By Learning To Communicate With The Opposite Sex
How To Avoid Procrastination And Just Get On With It
Your No. 1 Asset Is You And By Continuing To Develop Yourself, Your Results in Both Your Business And Work Life Will Go Through The Roof Invest now!
Well it may not be their fault. It could well be that you need to learn how to be a masterful manager!
According to a recent survey by SEEK, the online job search company, 60% of employees said ‘the quality of management’ was what they hated most about their jobs.
Being a successful manager requires many skills. It is not enough to be good at what you do.
If you also happen to be the owner of the business, you’ll soon discover how important it is to ‘get it right’, otherwise you will lose a lot of time and money ensuring your employees are happy and productive.
Happy people are likely to be much more productive and profitable for your business, so it’s critical you get your act together.
As a manager, your key role is to manage people. This is a skill that needs to be learned and continually developed…and if you are prepared to invest time and money into being an effective manager you will enjoy the benefits of your efforts.
You’ll be happier, confident and in control. You’ll earn the respect of your people. They will also be happier and more effective due to your leadership abilities. Good leaders will be able to maintain a high performing team... and a great leader will attract great people.
“How to Be a Masterful Manager “ has heaps of practical, easy-to-implement ideas to accelerate your leadership abilities and to help you be the best manager you can be.
In this powerful e-book you will discover:
How To Organise Yourself So You Have Time To Do Your Own Work As Well As Effectively Manage Your Team
Why The Way You Dress Impacts On Your Success As A Leader And How You Can Dress For Success.
The Benefits Of Having A Personal Assistant And How To Work Effectively Together
How To Look After Your People So They Look After Your Business
How To Have Productive Meetings And Achieve Results
How To Save Time, Money And Your Sanity By Learning To Communicate With The Opposite Sex
How To Avoid Procrastination And Just Get On With It
Your No. 1 Asset Is You And By Continuing To Develop Yourself, Your Results in Both Your Business And Work Life Will Go Through The Roof Invest now!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
A Top Executive Job Never Comes with a Roadmap
Most people are promoted to positions of leadership based on their accomplishments as an individual contributor. As they continue to move up the ranks through the years that follow, absent any significant focus on developing themselves as leaders, their outmoded tactics and strategies for “leading” become liabilities—or at least fail to act as the assets they could be—and their performance is less than stellar. Call it the law of self-inflicted diminishing returns.
http://leadershipunleashed.typepad.com/leadership/2009/02/a-top-executive-job-never-comes-with-a-roadmap.html
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
The Six C's of leadership
Unsurprisingly, the need for leadership today is more important than ever before. Rafael Pastor, the ex-President of USA Networks and current CEO of Vistage International, and Barry Sternlicht, the ex-CEO of Starwood Hotels and current head of Starwood Capital Group, both had some astute comments on the subject. Coincidentally, and surprisingly, both of them summarized their perspectives with concepts beginning with a “C”, so it’s really easy to combine their viewpoints and come up with a "C" list of leadership attributes necessary for success in the 21st century. I wish I had enough poetry to come up with this list, but at least I can use my own words in describing the six elements:
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Saturday, April 04, 2009
Video - Managing organisation change
Michael delivers a 3-step method for managing organizational change that he has used effectively in organizations to lead change and build strong teams.
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