Management and Leadership
Executive Summary – How To Write One
When writing an executive summary (sometimes called a management summary) and the most common use of this is in a proposal – most people rely on common sense or intuition to “summarize” the proposal or report. Common sense is helpful however there is a science to writing an effective executive summary. You will know more about [...]
Do You Have Executive Balance?
It started with grey cells and IQ , then there was talk about EQ – the measure of emotional intelligence. Emotional balance does play a key role it seems in building relationships, managing conflict situations and maintaining composure in stressful situations. But is this enough and is it the whole story? Is there another way [...]
Personal and Organizational Development – Some Maps for the Trip
by Douglas O’Loughlin – International Consultant on OD and Leadership Development Introduction Most organisations and leaders are now facing higher levels of complexity, change, diversity, and uncertainty than ever before. In these times, how can we help develop organisations and leaders so that they are less likely to get “in over their heads”, as [...]
Using A Boomerang In Your Next Presentation!
By Asad Zaidi Remember the last time the guy from the web development company came to do a presentation for you and showed you all those wonderful slides about: -Company profile -Products and services -Pricing packages -Reference customers -After-sales support and you had to suffer through his impassioned presentation wondering how many more Powerpoint slides [...]
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Conflict Management
At the broadest level, we define our identity by two things: -Who we are – our personality, our beliefs, values etc. -What we do – our actions, behavior, etc. We want others to accept us the way we are and to accept the way we do things. When either of these expectations is challenged, there [...]
Motivation – The Good, the Bad and the Confused
Why do we need to understand motivation? The fundamental reason is that it is the only way to create spontaneous and unexpected improvement in performance. Of course, performance can be improved through re-structuring of processes, by training and coaching staff better and any number of other good things in organizations that create incremental, linear improvement. [...]
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 [...]
