Simple Secrets a Paralympian Can Teach Managers About Team Management..

I attended a local Chartered Management Institute meeting last night to hear Marc Woods, a  world class paralympian, speak about how, after losing his lower leg to bone cancer at the tender age of seventeen, he then went on to lead the GB swimming relay team through 3 Olympics, achieving a gold medal in Sydney.

I was mightily impressed, and moved by his story; but also couldn’t help but note some of his comments about team work, emotional intelligence and leadership – and the parallels in our work places. Read more

Successful Team Management: Jeff Bezos from Amazon

I’d like to thank Adi Gaskell from the CMI Management blog, for directing me to this great video!

Amazon recently bought shoe retailer Zappos – and this video is Jeff Bezos talking about effective team management therefore creating a motivational workplace and his excitement at working with a company he describes as being exceptionally customer focused and a fantastic culture. Love his distillation of his knowledge into just 4 simple things. Read more