"Your company has a critical morale problem. My advice is to go from desk to desk licking people's faces." … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #146
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #145
"When you say 'ethical' do you mean marginally ethical, semi-ethical, or appearing to be ethical?" … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #145
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #144
"It doesn't look like an ordinary case of backstabbing. It must have come from someone in upper management." … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #144
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #143
"I'm inviting you to my seminar on Improving Your Communication Skills. If you'd like to attend, grunt one for yes or twice for no." … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #143
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #142
"Are you mirroring me to help you establish instant rapport?""Are you mirroring me to help you establish instant rapport?" … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #142
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #141
"You show great leadership potential. Whenever a fire truck drives by, the whole office starts howling." … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #141
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #140
"Leadership experience? I have 13 people following me on Twitter!" … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #140
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #139
"If I walk past your desk without stopping to criticize your work, that counts as a compliment." … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #139
The best training should always be led by your manager
Being a manager is a journey, from our first days as team leader or supervisor through middle and senior roles to director level. The more senior we become, the more of our time should be spend on developing our people. It is easy when we get promoted to keep doing the things we used to do, but as we can see from the graphic below, we should be spending time on our people not just “doing things”. As a team leader we start to take on people development activities, and as we progress, we do less … [Read more...] about The best training should always be led by your manager
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #138
"I would like you to be more self-reliant, show more initiative, and take greater personal responsibility -but check with me first!" … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #138
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #137
"Great leaders are not born, they are made. Which explains why so many have a screw loose." … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #137
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #136
"It has come to my attention that the building is on fire. Let's bring in a consultant next week and see what sort of action he recommends." … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #136
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #135
"I only hire incompetent idiots. I like being the smartest guy around here." … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #135
Spiritual Intelligence in Leadership By Sarah Alexander – Book Review
Spiritual Intelligence in Leadership - From Manager to Leader in your own life By Sarah Alexander Leadership is such a large and extensively written about topic, so where would a new approach start?Alexander structures the book by looking at leadership and the act of leadership through the journey from manager to leader: “Knowing our true value and worth” Knowing our security is within us” “The power of intuited wisdom” “The value of deep faith” “Right Intention…right action” “Letting … [Read more...] about Spiritual Intelligence in Leadership By Sarah Alexander – Book Review
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #134
"We've found a role in the company for your special talent. We're promoting you to C.E.O...Chief Excuses Officer." … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #134
Business Instant Message tools – increased or decreased productivity?
Many of us remember when Microsoft introduced MSN Messenger, I certainly remember some 12 years ago catching my daughter using it with school colleagues at the age of 11 swapping homework tips!Of course since it was first introduced in 1999 it changed several times, adding functionality on a regular basis, and along the way changing its name through “windows Live” until its integration with what is now known as Skype.It was the success of this simple instant messaging tools, that spurned … [Read more...] about Business Instant Message tools – increased or decreased productivity?
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #133
"Of course I will stand behind you. I can't kick your butt if I'm standing in front of you." … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #133
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #132
"I'm cutting back your hours from 80 a week to 40. You get every other minute off." … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #132
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #131
"I knew it was time to simplify our organization when we started creating acronyms for our acronyms." … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #131
RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #130
"If we learn from our mistakes, shouldn't I try to make as many mistakes as possible?" … [Read more...] about RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #130




















