Manager’s Toolbox

Here we look at the detail of giving feedback effectively.

Nine suggestions for dealing with people who get all “horns and rattles” on you.

Alternative actions to the top five mistakes leaders made during difficult times.

Are you having a hard time dealing with your co-workers? In this article Diane Berenbaum shares some practical tips on how we can make our workplace a little more harmonious.

Are you tough enough to show your team that you care?

You can improve your time management skills by doing nothing. Sounds impossible? Okay you’re right; you have to do something but not very much.

Forget conventional mirroring techniques. Tessa Stowe proposes an alternative to mirroring that is more authentic and effective. There are a number of courses available that teach you how to mirror body language in others and how to understand and mirror people’s styles. They suggest that if the person you’re talking with crosses their arms, you … Read more

I recently reviewed my strategy for my business, and naturally reviewed my performance measures as well. Here is what I learnt.

Here are some ideas you can use to make decision-making more agile and effective.

Running around in circles? Discover a way to stop the craziness! Mary, an executive manager in a large corporation, reflects on her work experience after leaving a high-level job: “I can hardly believe how caught up I got in the craziness. I worked 70- to 85-hours a week. Now when I look back at the … Read more

Do you have problems working with your Managers? Help is at hand. The challenge of managing difficult managers can be rather daunting, especially when you inherit them! If they are your own born and bred, then hopefully they would have evolved into great managers! Experience shows that difficult managers are difficult because they are angry … Read more

Alternative action to the top five mistakes leaders made during difficult times. Mistake #1: Become reactive and reactionary. There is truth in the old saying “Respond in haste. Regret in sorrow.” This is also known as the “ready, fire, aim” approach of leadership. When leaders fail to gather the information and critically assess the long-term … Read more

Building relationships in the workplace is not always easy. Here are five tips to help you get started.

Team work is essential to any company who wants to succeed. Learn more in this article. Teamwork is the sum of all the parts that creates an atmosphere of trust, respect, and a willingness to go the extra mile. It’s therefore important  to hire people who are of the same mindset, worth ethic, and who can … Read more

The one thing that distinguishes great leaders from also-rans is the power, depth, and breadth of their vision. Vision is a strange concept.

Learn how to guide your team to achieve outstanding results.

For any organization to succeed it must have good employees to power it, but employees can’t do it all by themselves, they need help.