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Tag Archives: management
How can you lead when you’re not a leader?
Some of my coaching clients find themselves in a role where they consider themselves to be managing rather than leading. Others don’t currently manage people but hope to do so and want to show that they are ready for leadership. … Continue reading
Seven essential ingredients of a successful collaboration
Ray Kroc, the man who purchased a hamburger restaurant from the McDonald brothers in 1961 and turned it into a global fast food chain, once said: ‘None of us is as good as all of us‘. There’s another saying of … Continue reading
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Five key points to help you move from friend to manager
Picture this. You have been working in your current team for a couple of years and you work with some great people, a couple of whom are your close friends. Recently, your manager announced that she had a new job … Continue reading
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What is psychological safety and why does it matter?
Following my post about our willingness to say ‘I don’t know’, one of my clients – let’s call him Marcus – asked me what I knew about the concept of ‘psychological safety’. First coined in the Sixties, the term ‘psychological … Continue reading
What does burn out mean and what can we do about it? (part two)
(You can find part one here) Burn out can manifest itself in any combination of the following: Physical and/or mental exhaustion Cynicism, negative attitude Ineffectiveness and lack of accomplishment Obviously, this is something we want to avoid. In my last … Continue reading
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What does burn out mean and what can we do about it?
In 2019, the World Health Organization classified burn out as an occupational phenomenon, defining it as follows: Burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterized by three dimensions: … Continue reading
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The value of disagreement
Maybe that heading makes you feel uncomfortable. Perhaps you prefer consensus. If your team disagrees with you, does that feel like they are undermining your authority? Alfred Sloan was the CEO of General Motors Corporation in the mid-twentieth century and … Continue reading
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Tagged behaviour, creative abrasion, decisions, disagreement, leadership, management, role model, values
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What boundaries do you need to establish?
Type the word ‘boundaries’ into your favourite search engine and see how many results you get. I just did exactly that: around 408 million results. Not until I got to the third page of results did I find an entry … Continue reading
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Four things you need to know when you’re stepping up to lead
During my time as a coach, one topic which comes up time and time again is how to manage the transition from a current role to a more senior role. The step may be from team member to team manager; … Continue reading
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Turning over pebbles 