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Tag Archives: management
Beginning My MBA Journey (again)
After a four year layoff from study I am going back to school. During those four years I have grown my career, increased my salary, matured a lot (which also means grown old), traveled to China and completed a number … Continue reading
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Tagged journey, life, management, MBA, student, study, university
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Crucial Conversations training
2012 was quite a year. I moved from a good sized role into a role that was literally twice the size. That is twice the volume, twice the revenue and twice the personnel when compared to my old role. And … Continue reading
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My view of management
A couple of months ago I had a conversation with a good friend and the essence of that conversation was that she liked her boss because she never saw him. This is the antithesis of most peoples thinking when it … Continue reading
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The WW1 Workplace – The Trenches
The first world war was one that was fought with very little in the way of warfare technology. There were no fancy tanks, planes or missile guidance systems. Because of this the styles and methods of fighting were slow, laborious … Continue reading
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The Willie Wonka management style
What was Willie Wonka’s role in the chocolate factory? Was he – a micro manager? a performance monitor? a creator? or a strategist? Yes – to all of the above but he was also more than that. He was a magician … Continue reading
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Strategies for dealing with stress
Each of us over time develop strategies for how we deal with different stresses and strains that are going on. Some of those strategies are ones that come with our personality – the way we are wired. Some of those … Continue reading
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Golf anyone?
In the game of golf the best play to make is to hit the ball and land on the fairway. The fairway is a nicely mowed, usually clear of obstacles piece of lush green grass that is often the most … Continue reading
Two Great Articles
It is not very often that I find articles that I care to mention here on the blog. Tonight however I managed to find two. In the same newspaper at the same time. Here they are – China slowdown should … Continue reading
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Tagged article, business, management, news, success
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Managing High Performers
People and workers who are quality will shine through in the midst of the pack. They aren’t always the loudest, the most obvious or the best looking. Quite often quality people are sitting in the office next to you – … Continue reading
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Never say no to the boss
I have a few “rules” that I adhere to or live by in my working life. Some of them are common sense and some are self preservation. There is one rule that I esteem above all others – Never say … Continue reading
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