Everyone is under so much pressure now that sometimes fundamentals can lapse unnoticed. I am finding that if I ask senior managers to tell me the plain English story about what their organisation is on about, and what it is trying to do now, and into the future, I tend to get either a blank stare, referred to a strategic planning document, a lot of management speak, or a less than well formed story. Read More
Since my return from leave this year, several HR and OD people have reported a need to provide some good foundation training on management again. We used to regularly run front line management training programs – how to delegate; how to provide feedback; how to plan work; how to run meetings; how to clarify roles……but diplomas took over this role, and in many cases is means nothing has been offered in some agencies for some time. I’d hate to think because our team is seen as working largely with senior management, that we wouldn’t help with these learning needs. On the contrary -we LOVE this work. Read More
“What do I have to do to be seen as senior executive material?” This is one of the questions asked most often of me in coaching sessions with those aspiring to executive leadership. Read More
http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html Read More
The ability to manage diverse interests and people, prioritise workloads, think on your feet and motivate others is a must for today’s Personal and Executive Assistants. This program will help you build all of these skills and more to become the PA or EA that every manager wants on their team. Read More