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The Better Manager: Unstoppable Leadership
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Thursday, 7 June 2012. I recently had a Twitter conversation that started like this:. What does being UNSTOPPABLE mean to you what does it allow you to do? Being unstoppable would allow me to do anything - is that a good thing? Definitely better than being unstartable though. Being a persistent man, James went on to ask ‘what makes you unstoppable? 8217; and this sent my thoughts off into realms way beyond the possibilities of the odd tweet. This kind of unstoppability in a leader often encourages people...
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The Better Manager: October 2011
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Wednesday, 26 October 2011. Why making it easier for companies to sack under-performing staff may be counterproductive. Following the government’s recent reduction in the qualifying period for employee protection against unfair dismissal from two years to one, a leaked Downing Street report has recommended abolishing the right to claim unfair dismissal altogether. The report, commissioned by the Prime Minister and written by. Venture capitalist Adrian Beecroft,. This suggests there might be a flaw in the...
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The Better Manager: November 2011
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Wednesday, 30 November 2011. Management clichés: ‘I’m not here to be liked! Being a manager involves making tough decisions, especially when the economic climate is as gloomy as it is at the moment. Many of these decisions will be unpopular – nobody likes to hear about job cuts, pay freezes or pet projects being put on hold. Although it’s difficult to do what’s best for the organisation and remain everyone’s friend, being universally hated is not good. But what’s the alternative? The problem arises when ...
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The Better Manager: No-one could ever call me perfect
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Monday, 9 July 2012. No-one could ever call me perfect. It’s Monday morning and I’ve started the week as I mean to go on – being human! I sent out a routine email asking people coming to a meeting later this week to confirm their attendance. Only after I had sent it did I realise that I had accidentally inserted one person’s name into the subject bar. This gave the impression that they were for some reason being singled out. This got me thinking about how the need to be perfect can be very disabling.
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The Better Manager: August 2012
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Friday, 31 August 2012. The latest MBA: Management By App. One of things I’ve discovered since I started blogging and tweeting is how much I enjoy reading what other people have to say for themselves. One of the sites I regularly visit is. It’s guaranteed to provide something of interest and I frequently tweet links to their articles. And that’s exactly what happened when I read. 5 Brilliant People Management Tools. But then what happened? Now, I’m as much of a sucker for an elegant bit of software...
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The Better Manager: Half-baked managers fail to pass on their skills
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Monday, 14 May 2012. Half-baked managers fail to pass on their skills. Let me start by confessing how much I enjoy food. I enjoy watching programmes about it, reading about it, anticipating it, cooking it and yes, I love eating it. So, it was inevitable that sooner or later food would somehow creep into my writing about management. Two food-related things happened recently that got me thinking about why managers don’t pass their skills on to their staff. The first was reading the article. As for the fath...
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The Better Manager: September 2012
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Sunday, 30 September 2012. Should managers worry what others think of them? I’ve a confession to make. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been obsessing about how I come across to other people. At times it’s felt like a return to adolescence, when I worried endlessly about whether I’d been noticed by those I most wanted to impress, or if in fact they were sniggering behind my back at my clumsy efforts to fit in. Am I having yet another mid-life crisis? Am I undergoing therapy? For many people, part of the tra...
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The Better Manager: Not Just a Bunch of Wallflowers
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Tuesday, 19 June 2012. Not Just a Bunch of Wallflowers. Suddenly it seems almost fashionable to be an introvert. Books, articles and lectures are popping up all over the place about the strengths they bring to organisations, and advice on how introverts can manage their careers seems to be becoming more sophisticated than the “pretend to be an extravert” message I’ve heard all my life. I’m not sure however just how far the traditional stereotypes have been broken down yet. If we take the critical managem...
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The Better Manager: February 2012
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Friday, 24 February 2012. Five Great Management and Leadership Blogs. Over the last week, I have read many great blogs on leadership and management. Here is a selection of ones that particularly caught my eye. Conquering a Leadership Paradox. When someone is promoted to a management position, it is likely this isn’t as a full-time manager/leader, regardless of what the job description says. The Top 10 Reasons Lying Will Corrode Your Self-Esteem. How do you spot a counterfeit leader? Former CEO and presid...
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The Better Manager: May 2012
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Monday, 14 May 2012. Half-baked managers fail to pass on their skills. Let me start by confessing how much I enjoy food. I enjoy watching programmes about it, reading about it, anticipating it, cooking it and yes, I love eating it. So, it was inevitable that sooner or later food would somehow creep into my writing about management. Two food-related things happened recently that got me thinking about why managers don’t pass their skills on to their staff. The first was reading the article. As for the fath...
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