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How to select your boss PDF Print E-mail

A three pronged strategy for your most important decision!

Jane had been out of the country for over a year and returned home to start a new job as a physiotherapist in a family run business. She was excited about the new role as the husband and wife team who ran the practice had been asking her for some time to join them as a full time employee.

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Is there a better way to give bad news? PDF Print E-mail

A six step process.

I well remember the first time I was "corrected" by a manager. I was a young bank clerk and had received a transaction that was incorrect, from a much more senior person (a manager) in another branch of the bank. I sent the transaction back with a note asking for it to be corrected. Next thing I hear was my own manager shouting at me from his office.

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Managers – Do you have to run a motivational training session or workshop? PDF Print E-mail

10 steps to take to ensure your training session is a success!

So, you’re a manager. So, you know you have to run a training session or a team meeting for your team (for the first time) that needs to be motivational and you’re not a professional trainer. So what! With a good plan and a well structured session, training can be enjoyable and most of all rewarding for both you and your team. Here’s how …

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Management Meetings - Why are they such a waste of time? PDF Print E-mail

How to follow the 80/20 rule and five steps to success!

How often have you sat in a meeting thinking “This is such a waste of time. I have so many others things to do. I wish I could be somewhere else” Sound familiar? I’m sure we all have had these thoughts at one time or another and maybe for some of us, it has been very recent!

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How to select a consultant - the three imperatives PDF Print E-mail

What are the three targets that one must hit to successfully select a consultant?

As a manager many years ago when faced with my first challenge of selecting an external consultant, I found myself all at sea. Fortunately for me, I intuitively hit two of the three selection targets.

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