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  • MASTERING THE DARK ARTS OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

    MASTERING THE DARK ARTS OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

    How does your organisation manage performance?  “…there is no evidence anywhere in the world, in any institution of management science, that existing employee evaluation and rating processes are effective.” (Clifton & Harter, 2019) If your organisation is like most then there is a good chance that you have a system of annual or bi-annual reviews.  There… Read more

  • 5 TIPS FOR NEW MANAGERS

    5 TIPS FOR NEW MANAGERS

    Congratulations !!  You’ve just won the job and now you have your own team to manage.  Its exciting isn’t it?  You get to set the direction and make the decisions now, and it is what you have been working towards for a while.  You have finally got your own office and your name on the… Read more

  • IT’S OKAY TO BE THE BOSS… BUT BE HUMAN FIRST

    IT’S OKAY TO BE THE BOSS… BUT BE HUMAN FIRST

    Michael is relatively new to your team.  He has come highly recommended, he did exceptionally well throughout the recruitment process, and in his first month has delivered some excellent work.  If his work to date is any indication, he is going to be a bit of a superstar. You do have a couple of concerns… Read more

  • HOW WILL OUR KIDS SURVIVE THE WORKPLACE?

    HOW WILL OUR KIDS SURVIVE THE WORKPLACE?

    If you are a parent then you know what I’m talking about.  You have dedicated yourself to protecting your offspring, providing everything they need and want (far more than you ever had growing up), keeping them safe from harm, from cyber bullying, from people being mean to them or saying hurtful things. Our kids have… Read more

  • INVESTING IN YOUR PEOPLE

    INVESTING IN YOUR PEOPLE

    There is an old joke about the dangers of investing time, money and effort into your people… CFO says: “What happens if we invest in developing our people and they leave?” CEO says: “What happens if we don’t, and they stay?” I’m not sure why people think this is a joke because the reality of… Read more

  • WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A ‘HOT COALS’ LEADER?

    WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A ‘HOT COALS’ LEADER?

    Many years ago… more than I really care to think about, I had a manager who was what I would term a hot coals leader. The term ‘hot coals’ leader is someone that you would walk across hot coals for, even though they would never ask you to do that. Those familiar with Tony Robbins… Read more