The Art of Saying ‘No’
In every role in an organization, one of the greatest challenges today is to know how and when to say ‘No’. That may be perhaps, in the past at least, promotions were given to those who could accomplish the most by saying yes to every business opportunity and every request. Busyness – 60, 80, 100 hour weeks, however, are no longer a sign of success. The fact is that you’re effective for much less time than that. Sometimes you focus on the wrong work or the right work at the wrong time. And so the key is to start allocating your time more effectively by prioritizing...
Read MoreSmart Leaders Hire Smarter Employees
One of the challenges that every manager faces is to attract and keep the best talent in the field. Success at this aspect of management is not a matter of luck; instead, there is both an art and a science to recruiting, developing and retaining high-caliber staff. Here’s an overview of the five key components to this essential skill: Attract the best talents The first step to attracting the most talented employees is to see HR’s function as integral with the company’s branding; job candidates with excellent skills are going to be selective, and a progressive company needs to...
Read MoreMaking Remote Teams Productive
Teams are the moving parts of larger organizations. Today, more than three quarters of knowledge workers do their work always or frequently in virtual teams. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING ? Global companies want to bring skills and knowledge from all over the world to bear on a project. They cluster many experts and support staff in “centers of excellence” where they have the support to be most productive. This lets the company tap global expertise to meet any challenge. Workers based in a center of excellence usually participate in several virtual project teams, without travel or...
Read MoreFostering Engagement in Remote Teams
Once upon a time, with exception of salespeople and repair crews, everyone worked in offices with other people from their company. That still true for a lot of people, but today more than three quarters of the companies listed in Fortune Magazine’s “Best Companies to Work For” have people working remotely. That offers all the old challenges along with some new ones. Engagement is an on-going challenge. Despite years of attempting to improve things, most consulting firms who survey engagement say that a maximum of 30% of the workforce is engaged. In their most recent report,...
Read MoreHow To Start Strong And Continue The Momentum
The New Year has lots offer to those who are action-takers, who are ready to leap forward and have a breakthrough year. It’s crucial that you start the New Year with passion and a clean slate. The old year is behind us .You may still bask in the success of last year, and maybe it’s still worth a few kudos. But this won’t last. Having set the bar, you’ll be expected to have a strong kick off to deliver a stunning first quarter. Otherwise, you’ll be climbing uphill all year. Maybe last year wasn’t so hot. Maybe it started out great, lost steam and fizzled at the last hurdle. Or...
Read MoreGreat Expectations: Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail
As the year draws to a close, we invariably begin to reflect on what we did in the past eleven or twelve months. We compare our successes with our shortcomings. We think about things that didn’t turn out quite the way we expected; and we start thinking about how much more dedicated we’ll be next year than we were during this one. On a personal level, diets and fitness regimes are at the top of the agendas of most people. At a corporate level, the ambitions are a bit more serious. Profits are seen to be too small, in most cases, and costs too high. These perceptions set the scene for...
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