Yes - if you are a project manager you really need leadership skills! Today’s project managers must have leadership skills in order to effectively perform their roles in the organization and stand out from the crowd. Something must make you distinct from the others - especially if you are currently job searching or worried about [...]
Making the transition from peer to manager can be challenging. Change of status and responsibility when you transition into a leadership role can affect both personal and work relationships. I first encountered this type of challenge and opportunity as a young army officer. One day I was playing golf with my buddy, and the next [...]
Accurate record keeping is a fundamental necessity for many companies. Sensitive documents and records need to be handled carefully and only by those who have rightful access, or maybe it’s the sheer volumes of records your business has which need to be well organised and stored correctly.
With the wave of media announcements reporting sensitive document [...]
In the field of management development, one thing that that comes up from time to time is when a manager gets frustrated with themselves and are finding it a challenge to make the progress that they want to.
The workload of just the simple day job can be tough enough, without even contemplating new ways of [...]
I was cleaning the house when I found my kid’s old Gameboy Advance; it was lying on the floor. I fiddled with it and played Jurassic Park Builder. Unlike the other action-packed Jurassic Park games, you don’t have to fight dinosaurs in this one. All you have to do is manage a dinosaur theme park. [...]
This is a final in a series of five articles that discuss the key elements that are necessary to make a Gainsharing a success. The article series is based on the collective experience of over 32 separate Gainsharing facilities as described in article one. The focus of article five is on Gainsharing over the long [...]
For the fourth article in the series entitled “The Wheel of Management” I have picked discipline as the subject. Many managers will be surprised that I have elevated what most see as a simple HR function to a major management discipline, but I see the imposition of a well structured disciplinary process as being an [...]
These days, large organisations are using of different information systems, and software to increase their efficiency. If a company runs a number of projects at a time, and requires input from a number of individuals, or teams for a multi level development plan, then often the management of the project within given time and resources [...]
The workplace is a big place. There is lots to do in any workplace and managers, however good they are, simply cannot do it all themselves.
Managers are called just that, because their role is to manage their team members to deliver results that are above and beyond any individual contribution could. Becoming a manager is [...]
There are eight components of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) that can all be supported by the methods and tools of Six Sigma Training. This article will cover the first few elements, and the rest of the elements will be discussed in three more parts. ERM is the basis used to manage risk throughout an organization, [...]
business company cost course customer day development employee everyone example fact information job level lot Management manager money number online order organization part performance person place point problem process product project quality role service someone something staff Success team time today training value way work
