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The New Manager: Top 3 Challenges

11/11/2012 / / 0 Comments

You have been the company hero, the person everyone comes to when they want to complain about the boss. You listen to their woes, offer advice and  accept their gratitude for the wisdom you have dispensed. Sitting at your desk,  feet stretched up on the desk, you feel expansive. Work is easy. It’s a good life. You think to yourself “These people love me. I guess it’s only natural. I am after all a natural leader. It’s just a question of time before the company is going to give me the unit manager’s job”.

The next day, the CEO calls you over and tells you you have the unit manager’s job…

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Employee Motivation – 3 Common Myths

23/10/2012 / / 2 Comments

The topic of employee motivation is of great significance to managers and supervisors. There are many theories of motivation and any manager wishing to put together a simple practical model of employee motivation has to go through tons of information and misinformation. To complicate matters, there are several myths that confuse in particular new managers or supervisors. This article will help in clearing up some of these myths.

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Cognitive Dissonance Explained

17/09/2012 / / 0 Comments

cognitive dissonanceWhat is cognitive dissonance (something taught in psychology and organizational behavior courses) and why should it matter to you? Well, understanding cognitive dissonance clearly helps to explain quite a number of things about why people behave the way they do. It is also an insight that can help you to persuade those around you more effectively…

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Communication and Leadership

26/06/2012 / / 0 Comments

It was Jack Welch of GE who said that leadership is 80% about people and 20% about other things. I think this is really true. I also believe what is even more true is that 80% of leadership is about effective communication. When someone says “what a great leader..”, more often than not they are really talking about that person’s ability to convey ideas effectively.  Here are 3 ways communication becomes the primary driver of leadership…

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Enhancing Your Influence – 3 Steps

15/03/2012 / / 0 Comments

Much of what we use consciously or sub-consciously to influence or persuade people around us doesn’t actually work. This is because more often than not influencing turns out to be some form of coercion. In some cases, it is winning the argument without winning over the person. Here are 3 things you can do in practical terms to become an effective influencer…

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