You’ve heard the phrase ‘steeped in culture’? Maybe that resonates with a concept of an intellectual approach to life for you, the arts, literature and performance. But we are all steeped in our own culture. The culture of our peers, our workmates, our family. That culture directs your attention, develops your interests or censors them. What do you think of this story? What has their culture blinded them to?
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Dull, menial jobs? NO! Just dull, menial managers!
How many times have you heard that you can’t expect people doing dull, menial jobs to be engaged in their work? I suppose it’s just as well that there are people stupid enough, that we don’t care about, to do them? Total twaddle. The people that say this have no idea what they are talking about, and I find it insulting! Enjoy the video!
Continue readingThe Benefits of Employee Engagement
I’m sure you have an opinion on the benefit of employee engagement. Do you believe a 10% uplift in performance is possible? Or 20% or 30%? Or perhaps you think employee engagement is just a PR exercise of no commercial value? Watch the video and open your opinions to change.
Continue readingStrategic Thinking and Decision Making
What do I mean by Strategic Thinking and Decision Making? There are some great examples of Strategic Thinking in the management books. There may be some great stories in your organisation too. Decision Making is the poor relation of the duo, but without good Decision Making the best strategy will run aground. Do you have a strategy? Do you practice critical thinking in your decisions?
Continue readingThe Employee Experience
What do I mean by Employee Experience? Why is it important? Did you know that half your new recruits start looking for their next job within a month of starting with you? Their experience of working for you is critical, as is their induction process. How do you get it right? Enjoy the video.
Continue readingHow to improve Employee Engagement
You can’t have missed the chatter about employee engagement. It has become THE thing to have in the last decade, so you might be wondering what are the drivers of employee engagement? My interest in this started in 1978, when we called it espirit de corps, involvement and stickability. In that time I have done a lot of research, both academic and in the real world with the people I managed. I learnt a lot of things that should work, but don’t and some things that work that are counter-intuitive. The only thing more complicated than a human being is more than one human being! People believe that employee engagement makes a 10% difference at best. That’s because they have had poor advice. Employee engagement, done properly, will double your performance, double your profit. Enjoy the video and please share it!
Continue readingHow to motivate a Team
So there you are, newly promoted to Team Leader. You probably got the job because you were the best at doing the team member’s work. Hopefully you received some training on how to lead a team? If you didn’t then please watch the video You will need to understand how money motivates (and doesn’t) and that your team’s motivation is now down to you to create. We have all seen Team Leaders who have skipped the training and believe their job is to continue to be the best, fastest most productive team member. They are often heard to say that the rest of the team is a hindrance not a help! We have all met them. Understanding how to motivate a Team is good for the health and prosperity of the team leader, the team and the employer. Let’s get started.
Continue readingCommunication skills in the workplace
Have you thought you need to improve your communication skills? Do you sometimes see examples that you haven’t achieved effective communication? Do you want to be an effective communicator but can’t see yourself as the inspiring public speaker who can raise a crowd to its feet? Then the video has some good news for you! Enjoy, please share and leave me some comment.
Continue readingHigh Performance Teams
Are you responsible for Team performance? Do you think about how to create high Team motivation? You know you are measured by how well your Team performs. You want to be better! Enjoy the video
Continue readingManaging people at work – the divine spark
How do you manage people? If you haven’t done it, you won’t know how difficult it can be. Sometimes, because it is difficult, managers hide behind their authority. Have you worked for someone like that? Unfortunately, far too few managers get proper training in how to manage people. Enjoy the video
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