In many organisations you can find people who are scared. Scared of being outdone, or perhaps even scared of being irrelevant. The truth is that there is always somebody better than you, whatever it is that you do. What’s key for managers to understand is that they need to find those people. While it might be […]
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Formal Authority versus Authentic Leadership.
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Authority is an interesting thing. Many people assume that in order to have authority within an organisation, you must have some kind of superior position. That assumption isn’t always correct. Some time ago, I read the book “The Leader Who Had No Title”. The fact that it’s an interesting book aside, the title alone got […]
Read More Business, Management, PeopleWhat is Synthetic Empowerment?
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Before you shake your head at the thought of nonsensical sound of those two words, hear me out. The other day, I was with a group working on a mission statement when I jokingly threw the term out to the group. Somebody at a table beside me turned and looked disgusted, thinking it sounded a […]
Read More Employee engagement, Management, PeopleEquity Compensation and Motivation
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One thing which organisations often ask for help with is compensation as a motivational tool. Often they seek to use equity to motivate staff. This really is a flawed way to operate, and a great way to dilute shareholder value. Employees who are also owners are more committed and motivated, or so the story goes. […]
Read More Business, Management, Motivation, People, ProductivityCulture Change and the Bad Egg
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Change is everywhere. It happens in our workplaces, our personal lives and in society in general. The one thing that is constant might just be that change is constant. Perhaps people need to spend less time worrying, and understand that change happens. It’s never that simple, though. People are naturally resistant to change. and in […]
Read More Change management, Culture, Management, PeopleThe Importance of Interpersonal Skills
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One thing that constantly surprises me is the inability of people to deal with other people. Sometimes they are deliberately rude, sometimes they don’t understand how to interact, and sometimes they just aren’t paying attention. Whatever the case may be, if you don’t develop your interpersonal skills carefully, you’re doing yourself a huge injustice. You […]
Read More Communication, Management, People, ProductivityManaging Social Networking
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The other day the Sydney Morning Herald ran an article on monitoring employee use of social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter. I’ve written about this before, but it deserves a revisit. In my opinion, any expenditure on monitoring or limiting access to social networking is misplaced. You see, it’s all a matter of […]
Read More Management, People, PerformanceWhen Scope Creep is a Good Thing
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Conventional wisdom tells us that scope creep is a bad thing. New project managers are always told to “lock down the scope”. But perhaps that’s not the best thing to do if you’re after a truly superb outcome. I’m not saying you should allow unlimited scope creep, but there should definitely be some flexibility. Very […]
Read More Management, Motivation, People, Project management“The Job Lifecycle” Explained">“The Job Lifecycle” Explained
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To begin, I consider that any job within an organisation consists of a cycle. By job I don’t mean a position, but a set of work tasks. For example, Mick works at Acme, Inc. making widgets. While the company could conceivably last forever, Mick and the widgets are finite. Both the employees and the work […]
“The Job Lifecycle” Explained" class="tb-button tb-button-small default read-more" target="_self">Read More Job analysis, Job design, Job evaluation, PeopleGenerational Management is a Bad Idea
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The generation gap is a topic that seems to be continually bounced around. Whether you’re talking about “Baby Boomers”, “Generation Y”, or even the latest “iGen”, we’ve heard it all before. We all know that “Generation Y” are the trophy generation, right? They expect the world and move on if they don’t get it. Nothing […]
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