This is a story I was told by two friends of mine, Andrew and Julian, and if you find it interesting then please do check out their book “Introducing your Invisible Manager” or email me for more information. Is the story true? I believe so, but it really doesn’t matter, because you KNOW that the same […]
What a boss should be doing
A manager or leader should be spending as much time as they can on things that are Important but not Urgent – this is often known as Box 3, also known as quadrant 2, depending on how you draw your diagram of important / urgent. I call it box 3. PIC All other time is just […]
Difficult Boss
Bosses are the most difficult of all difficult people, because they have the power. And I think many bosses haven’t been trained in managing people, they’re just making it up, so they are probably doing it badly. Maybe they don’t know how to delegate properly, or they haven’t realized that thanks and encouragement are […]
Which vegetable is yours?
Use this chart to find the Management Vegetables for the subject you want to learn about: Leadership The Plum of Performance The Coaching Cherries The Carrots of Motivation The Banana of Boredom The Iceberg of Ignorance The Leeks of Leverage Marrow’s Heirarchy of Swedes The Situational Seagull The Freedom Frog The Leadership Tadpole Management The […]
The Freedom Frog
These are the four levels of freedom that you can give a person who works for you: Can you move people up a step? It’s better for them and for you! Can you persuade your boss to let you go up a level for some of the things you do? onwards and absolutely upwards! CC […]
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