26 Jun 2020 | Managing Yourself
Though part and parcel of everyday life for students and managers at all levels, few are those undaunted by the prospect of giving presentations. To put paid to the angst, try applying the following tips … The stage ‘be prepared’ is the motto managers borrow for their...
24 Jun 2020 | Managing Yourself
First things first curriculum vitae (CV): from the Latin, meaning ‘how your life has run’ résumé: from French, meaning ‘summary’ The perfect CV: in any language, the one that gets you the interview! Content is key The first step towards a successful CV is...
23 Jun 2020 | Managing Yourself
How to prepare to be interviewed Many people go to interviews – whether for new job, assignment, project or promotion – assuming their personality and enthusiasm will be enough to get what they want. Wrong. There is a need to prepare well beforehand,...
17 Apr 2020 | Leading Teams, Managing Yourself, Operational Essentials
Learning organisations are… organisations where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is set free, and where people are continually...
2 Oct 2019 | Managing Yourself
The words ‘pressure’ and ‘stress’ mean quite different things. Too much pressure on any individual can trigger the onset of stress. To manage stress you need to consider pressure. Pressure Pressure is the sum of all the demands placed on you....
3 Oct 2017 | Leading Teams, Managing Yourself
Today managers are required to spend less time controlling and more time coaxing staff in what they need to do. As empowerment pushes decisions and responsibilities further down the line, the skills required of managers are changing from ‘how to tell and motivate’ to...
