One thing that many people mention when asked what might be a personal development goal they wish to work on, is better time management. Time management is tricky, we can’t change how many hours there are in the day, so we have to use our skills to work more efficiently and effectively within those constraints.
Let’s [...]

It seems to some that much of management’s time is spent in meetings. Meeting for this and that seems to be a popular management activity. Organisations tend to perceive management meetings as vital for everyone to get together and talk. But how much productivity occurs during and as a result of these meetings? Some regard [...]

Employee motivation is a hot topic on many management training courses today. The skills and attributes that have led individuals to climb up the corporate ladder, are not necessarily the same skills and attributes needed to get the best out of their teams.
Some managers are afraid of actually rewarding their subordinates, rather than just not [...]

We live in an informational and technological age. Teenagers are growing up texting, instant messaging and VOIP chatting with their siblings in the next room. We don’t go to book shops anymore, we shop at Amazon, and even that’s getting old hat. If it’s not blogged or Facebook’ed, nobody knows what’s going on in the [...]

Any successful manager, entrepreneur or business person works hard. Workers in Great Britain put in an average of 1652 hours per year, compared to 1309 hours in The Netherlands, but less than the average of 1777 hours by workers in the United States (Source: OECD).
And it’s no wonder these figures are growing; as the thirst [...]

Working long hours and spending little time outside of the office might be good for the company in the short term, but in the long term can have disastrous effects on stress levels, general health, relationships and ultimately productivity.
That’s why managers and employees alike should consider it an essential part of their personal development to [...]

Let’s look at four sound principles of a healthy organisation, starting with the first:
Effective Planning
In many small and or growing companies, the process of planning falls by the wayside. Too much time is spent dealing with the day to day juggles and challenges, and frankly, fire fighting. There is little congruence, no shared vision, and [...]

In a previous article (see Learning and Consciousness – a quick overview) we explored how the work of cognitive psychologist George Miller has shaped education in highlighting the way that the conscious and unconscious mind affects out ability and effectiveness to learn.
Having even a simple awareness of these processes can greatly improve your personal development [...]

A machine operator gets trained on the equipment and a sales person seeks self improvement from sales training. A manager’s job is less specific, and there are a plethora of subjects available to study on a management training course. One key area in which a manager should consider strengthening their abilities is in recruitment and [...]

When it comes to senior positions, what differentiates a successful manager from an unsuccessful one can be noticed in their ability to carry out effective networking.
With the speed of growth and change within and across organisations increasing, it has never been so important for the modern manager to put their interpersonal skills into play and [...]

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