5 Steps to effectively develop your people!
Those of you who know me know I’m the sad person who takes management and psychology books on holiday! For those of you who are interested to learn how to more effectively inspire and coach your teams , and build a great team spirit, I’d highly recommend “Inspirational Manager” by Judith Leary-Joyce. This great read outlines 5 steps the greatest managers employ to effectively develop (and consequently motivate) their people and achieve outstanding performance. Those steps are:
The 2 last management styles you seriously want to avoid
If you’ve been following this series of 4 blog posts – you’ll know I’ve been sharing the research by Robert Kaplan, who studied the effects of damaging behaviours by managers in senior positions. In an intensive study of 40 senior executives whose drive to excel was actually damaging their performance and prospects, Robert Kaplan identified 8 behaviour styles which were threatening to derail their teams. Read more
When the need for power or recognition can cause problems for a manager
In this the third of my series of 4 blogs about the dangers of “blind spots” in managers, we look at two further potentially problematic styles of management: managers who are power hungry, or whose need for recognition is insatiable.
In an intensive study of 40 senior executives whose drive to excel was actually damaging their performance and prospects, Robert Kaplan identified behaviours which were threatening to derail teams. In his book “Beyond Ambition”, he describes these behaviours, and sets out to show how personality traits can be changed so people can achieve more effective performance as leaders. Read more
2 more management styles you want to discourage in your business or organisation
Ever heard of “blind spots” in human beings? Ever wondered why some individuals who have previously been incredibly successful performers, shown infallible performance and been real “go-getters”, get promoted and then increasingly “derail”, flounder and fail to live up to their potential?
The phrase “blind spot” is used to describe a situation where an individual behaves in a certain way, but is unaware of the impact of that behaviour on others. Read more
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