These are taken from one of the videos in my Understanding Practical Leadership course, which can be found in (and bought from) two places: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/leadership-practical-skills/20-motivational-essentials?u=2125562 https://www.udemy.com/course/practical-leadership/ 1 – Give everybody ownership of something…and everything should be owned by somebody 2 – Involve people as much as you can I your decisions 3 – Give everybody […]
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 […]
Are your people happy? Seven things to ask yourself:
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 with all the urgent tasks and hassle of life. So I think it’s a really good idea to sit down once a month and think about […]
When does coaching work?
I have found there to be five outcomes from coaching – and only number 5 is successful. Might be worth thinking about this before even starting….! 1 – They actually are fine. Maybe their boss has sent them for some reason, or they worry about themselves, but there’s little or nothing to work on. 2 […]
The J of Judgment
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 any dog trainer and they’ll tell you that it’s all about reward. If your dog doesn’t come back when you call her, and then when she […]
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