In our industrialized world, time has become a comodity - we can save it, spend it, measure it, run out of it, waste it and kill it. And when we are kept waiting, we remember that "time is money". As long ago as 320 BC, the Greek philosopher Diogenes said, "Time is the most … [Read more...]
How Great Leaders Manage Employee Expectations
Nowadays, many companies are not just competing against each other on the market but they are also competing for the employees as well. The fact of the matter is that employees are the core of every company that helps drive it forward. What's more, finding the right workers for … [Read more...]
The 3 Types of Courage that Managers Need
An interesting management training technique involves asking people to walk over hot coals. The message of this potentially painful and dangerous "trick" of Hindu holy men is simple: management is really mostly about courage. Courage is not a skill that is learned at business … [Read more...]
Effective Ways to Empower your Employees
How can managers encourage their staff to become more active and more involved in the decisions and actions that affect their jobs? Why is it that employees who seem uninterested, bored or cynical at work show lots of enthusiasm, energy and creativity the moment they go home? In … [Read more...]
Effectively Negotiating with the Touch of Persuasion
In this article, we look at a number of elements of persuasive negotiating, including power, arguments, voice and body language, techniques to overcome resistance, and intercultural aspects of negotiating. The aim of the article is to give you a range of options and techniques to … [Read more...]
Find Out the Best Way to Manage Your Boss
Most managers concentrate on managing the people below them. However, really intelligent managers find it just as important to "manage upwards". Success in managing your own boss depends on understanding the individual. This means considering fundamental questions about his or … [Read more...]