The 3 Big Mistakes in Writing Proposals
This is about some common mistakes that most people make in writing proposals. The 3 typical mistakes highlighted in this article are not just commonplace; they are BIG mistakes and can often result in the proposal being rejected or worse, simply ignored.The good news is that with a bit of re-thinking about what constitutes a good proposal, you can produce proposals that create more positive impact…
You and (not) Your Ego
In our personal lives and at work, many of us feel sometime that we have been our own worst enemies. When this happens, we can be sure that this shadow beside us that makes us do these things we regret later is none other than our own ego. It constantly gets in our way, putting up obstacles, manipulating our emotions. But how do we control it? After all, it resides within us and has been there for a very long time…
5 Big Insights for Personal and Management Change
Here are some insights presented by Dr. Wayne Dyer, a world-famous motivational expert, in his various books and talks. These can help us to change both at the personal level and as managers/professionals working in organizations. Some of of these concepts are known to have been originally articulated in management theory, in philosophy and in psychology…
Better Business Writing - starting next Monday
Powerful and persuasive writing requires multiple inputs: grammar and vocabulary, creativity and clarity, emotion and persuasion, experience and flair. The average executive however is not going to need to churn out creative writing masterpieces or poetic verses to stir the soul. What he/she will need to do most of the time is to write clearly and persuasively. Here are some simple but powerful strategies to improve business writing quickly and painlessly, starting now or next Monday (if you want to take it a bit easy)…
A Conversation on Management in the Public Sector
A web article based on remarks by William A. Eaton
Assistant US Secretary of State for Administration (2001-2005) with some useful ideas about management for everyone particularly public sector and development sector folks
Good morning, everyone. I want to talk to you today about reframing the conversation on management in the State Department. Let me start out with some bad news. And that is, Secretary Powell is going to be leaving us. Maybe not right away, but he’s going to be leaving in 2005, or 2009, or some time. And the question that brings to mind is, how do we sustain the sorts of management improvements that we’ve seen over the last several years once Secretary Powell leaves?…
Six Realities of Change Management
There are lot’s of things to take care of when introducing change in an organization - and there are lot’s of myths and hype as well about what works and what doesn’t. Change management is as complex as human beings are - so there aren’t any easy answers or recipes for success. But here’s a list of 6 key things to keep in mind as you think about creating a toolkit for change in your workplace…
Well-Rounded Teams
This is a brief extract from an article by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie that is adapted from the book “Strengths Based Leadership”
Individuals don’t have to be well-rounded, but teams should be
Gallup research based on study of thousands of executive teams has indicated that while members of a team may have their own unique strengths, the best teams had an overall grouping of certain strengths. In fact, it seems there are 4 principal domains of strength (arising as an aggregate of unique strengths of team members) that seem to exist in successful teams…
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