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Mar 22, 2012
The biggest thing in the news this week has been “Invisible Children – Kony 2012” a 30 minute video by the Invisible Children organisation aimed at garnering support against African warlords.
Why is this video so “big”?
It’s gone viral.
What's this got to do with management?
As a manager, if you’re looking to foster connections between people, solidarity, empowerment or change, then keep in mind that your message must not only be sound and logical, but must also touch the heartstrings of your people.
Read the full article at http://www.nationallearning.com.au/communication/bobseldenandviralmanagers and see how you can go viral
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Dec 30, 2011
My blog posts have been few and far between this year and I'm not sure that will change in 2012. However, there will be sme exciting things happening at the National Learning Institute in 2012, so I'll keep you posted.
If you'd like to add articles or comments, please email me.
I trust you have a very healthy and prosperous New Year.
Bob Selden
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Jun 16, 2011
My book "What To Do When You Become The Boss" has just been released in China by the Publishing House of the Electronics Industry (PHEI), one of China's most prestigious business book publishers.
I was fortunate enough to attend the launch in Beijing recently. Very exciting.
Speaking at the launch, Yubo Fu, Vice Chief Editor of PHEI said "The book will fill a niche market for Chinese managers. We look forward to strong support for the book in China".
Launching the book in Beijing, Alan Morrell, Senior Australian Trade Commissioner, commented "The audience for a book such as this is growing all the time. In my own experience in China, now going back some 23 years since my first visit, Chinese society and organisations have undergone tremendous change. If anything, this book has become more relevant to the needs of Chinese managers.
You can hear my interview on China Radio International. I was very impressed with the journalist Yunfeng Zheng. He really asked some great questions that got me thinking about the practical issues around leading and managing.
The Chinese version may be purchased online her e and here.
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Feb 25, 2011
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Aug 24, 2010
What's in your knowledge hard drive? On average, it's been estimated that people will work for five different organisations over their working life? With such turnover, how do organisations maintain the critical corporate knowledge needed to remain successful?
In this latest aticle, I've suggested some creative ways that organisations might tackle this challenge.
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Jul 10, 2010
For students of leadership, I've located a good new resource. As they say on their site "LMKnowledge, the intelligent search engine for decision makers. Are you familiar with wasting time searching for relevant business information? LMKnowledge is the new knowledge portal for first-class online resources and global business articles. It provides you with immediate access to the most relevant sources of business information.
With more than 10.000 searchable professional contributions, the Global Research Team is continuosly reviewing new, interesting sources from different business cultures to inspire, animate and confront you with new ideas."
Check it out.
Bob
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Jul 1, 2010
For cycling fans, "le Tour", the biggest annual sporting event, is about to start. And for students of leadership, there's an interesting series of articles in my local paper on the Australians in the tour. Today it was on Michael Rogers and his chances for this year's event.
For leadership watchers, it will be very ineteresting to see how he goes. His cycling abilityt is undoubted. However, it's his leadership that will make or break his chances.
As the article stated: "Rogers is excited. He is hungry to produce his best. He knows he has the attributes to race well - he can time-trial and climb. He also has a steady, calm nature to handle the pressure moments that often break others. But deep down, he knows something is missing.
That something is the respect of his teammates, who will be expected to race flat out to help his chances. Without teammates, no rider wins a tour - let alone ''le Tour''. The 30-year-old from Canberra also knows such unconditional loyalty is not given but earned."
Cycling as a team leader in an event such as this - they compete for 21 days over 3,000 odd kms - is a real test of leadership.
In terms of trust and respect - two essential qualities for leaders - Rogers had this to say, ''It was something I had to earn back,'' Rogers told the Herald. ''When you ask the guys to sacrifice their own performance for the leader, a whole lot of work goes on around that. Like in any relationship, there is a need to be trusted. That is something I've spent a lot of time doing ... getting the respect of the guys so they know that when I am there to show - and I have showed this year that I am serious - that if they stand behind me I can win or perform.''
Watch the Tour and stayed tune for leadership results.
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Jun 30, 2010
My apologies if you have been trying to access the site over the last few weeks, as it was hacked and had to be closed down.
We are now back in business with some new articles to come very shortly.
A new site for entrepreneurs
A new site has started at http://myentredex.com/ - check it out - some good material, blogs etc.
British Institute for Learning and Development
I've just been fortunate enough to be made a Fellow of the British Institute for Learning and Development.
"What To Do When You Become The Boss"
The book is off to a great start as released by Hachette in Australia. I'll be running sessions at the Australian Institute of Management in Sydney and Melbourne to launch this new edition.
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Feb 20, 2010
Feedback ...
Excellent, thought provoking, great for getting the true message of what a person is saying, forces us to listen more, looking forward to using it in my coaching. These were just some of the comments from participants at this week's workshop.
Penny Tompkins and James Lawley, authors of "Metaphors in Mind: Transformation through Symbolic Modelling" facilitaed a great development workshop for 31 participants in Sydney. Looking forward to the next one.
Recently reviewed ...
Surviving and Thriving in the HR World, by Jim Suthers.
The future of Performance Reviews?
See my latest article "What have we learnt about Performance Management?" for a comparison of GM and AIG's latest and fifferent approaches to the subject.
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Feb 14, 2010
If you are interested in influencing others (and who isn't?) then the latest book on change is a "must read".
This is a great book about change. For those who have read many change books, the majority are developed around a model or framework where the emphasis is on changing the other party. Latting and Ramsey start from the precept that any change must first start with oneself and the need to look inwardly to better identify things that may affect one's influence of others.
See my review of "Reframing Change: How to Deal with Workplace Dynamics, Influence Others, and Bring People Together to Initiate Positive Change." Jean Kantambu Latting and V. Jean Ramsey, ABC-CLIO, Snata Barbara 2009.
Will they ever learn?
A.I.G. and General Motors have both just announced cxhanges to their management of people's performance. One appears to be a Performance Measurement System, whilst the other approaches a Performance Management System. See what you think at "Is your performance ranked "A", "B" or "C"?"
Clean Laguage Workshop
I'm looking forward to the Clean Language Workshop to be run in Sydney tomorrow. If you would like a copy of the handouts, please email me.
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