Google's 8 Point Plan to be a Better Manager In a previous article we listed a summary of Google's 8 points to be a more effective manager - here is some more detail.Eight good behaviours of effective managers (in priority order for Google)Be a good coach◦Provide specific constructive feedback, balancing the negative and the positive. ◦Have regular one-on-ones, presenting solutions to problems tailored to your employees' specific strengths.•Empower your team and don't … [Read more...] about Google’s 8 Point plan to be a better manager
Sample template for Training Needs Analysis – Management & Leadership
Identifying Management & Leadership Needs The sixth in our series of sample templates of Training Needs Analysis templates - this one for looking at management and leadership skills.TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT - For Management And Leadership IntroductionAn organization is basically constructed for a purpose. Business is (usually) to make profit; education is to touch the heart and teach the minds of its students, health care is to take care of the wellness of its patients, etc. These … [Read more...] about Sample template for Training Needs Analysis – Management & Leadership
Team Leader Mentoring (Management Mentoring)
Using Mentoring to Effectively Develop Team Leaders Team leader and middle management mentoring is rapidly becoming the “must have” in replacing conventional and costly internal training programmes.With the changing economic climate presenting new challenges every day, many middle managers lack the skills and experience to make informed decisions. Worse – much of the management development over the past 10 years has focused on systems and growth, not survival and sustainability, certainly … [Read more...] about Team Leader Mentoring (Management Mentoring)
Transactional Analysis (TA) – is it relevant in todays world?
Is Transactional Analysis (TA) relevant today?In the first of a multi part series written by RapidBI team associate Vince Whittle, we look at Transactional Analysis and its application in management and people development. Introduction to TA Many people have heard of Transactional Analysis (TA) and it was popular a number of years ago in management development programmes but how relevant is a psychoanalytic tool developed in the ‘50s to today’s managers and consultants in industry and … [Read more...] about Transactional Analysis (TA) – is it relevant in todays world?
Force Field Analysis
The Force Field analysis is a graphical tool for supporting decision making. It can be used equally by individuals or teams.Kurt Lewin in 1943 developed the concept based in the physical sciences. He originally proposed it as a tool to understand problem based situations in social science and to effect planned change.He described a problem situation as one where the difference between the way things are and the way they are desired to be. The principle of force field analysis is that in … [Read more...] about Force Field Analysis
Innovation – Individual or team effort – “Collective Leadership”
Today I read an interesting blog article on Innovation which starts with:"To generate creative business ideas, breakthrough innovators must be fiercely tested and wisely deployed (…) Truly innovative people are rare. Perhaps, 5% or 10% of the high potential managers within a company at any given time have the skills and attributes to become innovators.”Read Jeffrey Cohn, Jon Katzenbach, and Gus Vlack’s paper, “Finding and Grooming Breakthrough Innovators,” on HBR." The author … [Read more...] about Innovation – Individual or team effort – “Collective Leadership”
Executive Innovation the key to success
Is Executive Innovation the key to success?The world economy is changing… are we reacting fast enough? For many executives innovation is just not happening fast enough according to recent articles and research from Boston Consulting Group’s annual study on innovation. Many organisations know that first in order to survive and then to grow they need to innovate. In recent years the focus of innovation has been on creativity and the innovative process, but the lack of results show that this … [Read more...] about Executive Innovation the key to success
Not What Why
When situations are difficult it is easy to remain task focused (what), but does this help us maintain a future resistant approach?Schein in “Organizational Culture and Leadership” says “what happens in organizations is fairly easy to observe, but in the effort to understand why such things happen, culture as a concept comes into its own”If leadership is the key to the future success of our organisation then culture is the lock. In a world where we are very short term-ist (just look … [Read more...] about Not What Why
Free discussion group for those involved in training
One of the best kept secrets in the training world is the daily digest from Training Journal.Known as the TJ Daily Digest (once the UKHRD started by Fenman)this daily round-up of questions and answers of all things training is free again sign up here to receive it http://www.trainingjournal.com/Great for in-house training specialists to seek the opinion of like-minded colleagues, and for freelance trainers to 'show they can' - but beware this is not an advertising medium - so great for … [Read more...] about Free discussion group for those involved in training
Google’s Project Oxygen – 8 point plan to help managers improve
A practical plan to help mangers be better Google have grown, so has their need to manage. This giga company has the time and resource like no other, and it is use some of that resource to invest not only in technology but inwards. As a part of that investment, the HR team embarken on some research using Google's renound data analysis skills. Project Oxygen (so called as they see people as the life blood of the organisation) was designed to measure the impact of good managers and help the … [Read more...] about Google’s Project Oxygen – 8 point plan to help managers improve
Action Learning for Leadership Development
Action Learning for Leadership Development Introduction When devising any leadership programme, it is important to ensure that as participants students are not only ‘taught’ or trained, but that they have the opportunity to put learning into action. Experience has shown us that unless we practice new skills and ideas soon after a programme we tend to forget the lessons learnt. In practice many of us tend to short circuit this cycle and often ship the reviewing phase as it is often difficult … [Read more...] about Action Learning for Leadership Development
Change Management Approach and Models
Introduction to Change, change management and change models Change Management approaches and models are an everyday factor in business. For any Organizational Development (OD) intervention to be effective, change needs to be lead or at the very least managed.Many organizations focus on the project management aspects of change. While this is an important factor – it is not the critical factor. People are the critical factor. Having said that, it is about balancing the development or … [Read more...] about Change Management Approach and Models
Management development short course programme
Management Development Short Course Programme Effective management development can improve the effectiveness of an organisation as well as improve individual confidence.These programmes can be delivered in a manner appropriate for senior managers, middle managers, or those with limited managerial experience. (The key for success is not to mix the capabilities (of participants on a single programme.)Call us to talk through your particular needs. Currently these course are only available … [Read more...] about Management development short course programme
