Is this you? Here are just some of the vegetables / fruits that you NEED to know about! Buy the book on kindle Buy the book on paper Get Chris […]
Management Vegetables – book on kindle, or paper – or a conference talk! Read More »
Here’s a promise you could make to your team, a commitment to be the best boss you can be. Do you have the guts to print it out and put
Dear Chris, Many years ago I attended one of your training workshops at Portsmouth City Council … and following on from that training – which was truly inspiring by the way –
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
The Windows Story – this will mess with your head! Read More »
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
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,
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
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
These are the ingredients of good planning: Time – critical path, contingency, crashing if required Objective and priorities, how will success be measured? Resources – required vs available. Includes money,
It’s easy to forget to think about whether your people are happy – until suddenly one of them leaves! It’s not that we don’t care, we’re just SO busy dealing
Are your people happy? Seven things to ask yourself: Read More »
I have found there to be five possible outcomes from coaching – and only number 5 is successful. Might be worth thinking about this before even starting….! 1 – They
Not in order of priority. 1 provide a vision of where we are going – for their own part of the organisation at least. 2 think about systems – can
I don’t like delegating – I fear they won’t do it as well as me, or that the explaining and the monitoring will take longer than just doing it. But
If you’ve got a poor performer, what should you do? I’ve often heard things like “Some people only respond to being kicked” or “being nice doesn’t work on everyone”. Ask
I’ve had about ten bosses over the years and I can only think of one good one. Granted, I might be quite hard to manage, but although I’m opinionated and disobedient
I received this today: This is a typical unsolicited message from linked in – nice to receive! And Thanks Victor! My leadership course is available for between ten and twenty
