Do you spend a lot of time planning, yet struggle to actually get things done? Here is a little advice that you may find helpful: create separation between your goal planning and the act of doing it. First, think about your end game, such as “I want to …” or “I want to increase the number of sales I make this year… Read more →
The time invested in preparing to get the most out of training will help to increase your learning, and its application and retention so that the initial investment in the learning activity will be paid back time and time again. As important as training is, too often it is treated as a fringe benefit, reward, or social occasion with little… Read more →
We’re living in an age of accelerating disruption, with profound changes brought on by digitization and other societal changes. Companies are responding by rethinking their business models, redesigning their organisations and adopting agile-management practices. With development of your inner agility you’ll have a more comfortable and creative relationship with uncertainty. Building inner agility means learning how to relax at times… Read more →
How many of the following characteristics does your team portray? To achieve higher productivity within your teams, strive to develop the teamwork behaviours characterised here: 1. Clear Purpose The vision, mission, goal, or task of the team has been defined and is now accepted by everyone. There is an action plan. 2. Informality The climate tends to be informal, comfortable,… Read more →
Giving feedback is one of the most important interpersonal skills for any manager. Whenever you give others feedback, keep in mind that you are putting your interpersonal skills to the test. You likely have ongoing interactions with the person you are giving feedback to, so use your feedback to reinforce good relations. Here are recommendations on giving feedback: Be descriptive…. Read more →
Employee training and development initiatives can transform organisations by providing extra skills to your employees to increase efficiency and productivity. Training also leads to higher job satisfaction, which shows up in better corporate performance. Pragmatic training also includes situational training that provides employees with the skill sets that allow them to make timely, knowledgeable decisions that benefit both their customers… Read more →
An effective team: Is informal. The atmosphere in the workplace is informal, comfortable and relaxed. There are no obvious tensions. It is a working atmosphere in which people are involved and interested. Is participative. There is a lot of discussion in which virtually everyone participates with information or ideas pertinent to the task at hand. If discussion goes off-topic, someone… Read more →
What have you done to improve your working habits so that you can be a more effective contributing member of your team and organisation? The following ideas may be of use to you when setting your personal and professional development objectives: Work on correcting my weaknesses more than adoring my strengths. Work on becoming more genuine, so that others aren’t… Read more →
If two otherwise equally qualified individuals compete for the same senior position in an organisation, most of the time the one with better communication skills will get the job. Information and the ability to convey it effectively is power.But it’s not just about speech. Communication takes place in many forms – audio, visual, and physical touch. It consists of talking,… Read more →
Human Resources managers, and most management teams, understand the value of strongly engaged employees. It means more productive, more competitive and more resilient organisations. While its importance is easy to acknowledge, making engagement happen is a more complex challenge. Many organisations have not developed managers that know how to effectively grow and sustain employee engagement. So how do you improve employee engagement and create… Read more →