Stress is a major issue in today’s 24/7 world. Managing it is an imperative for both yourself and those you lead and come in contact with. This selection will allow you to understand people – what makes them “tick” and what causes pressure. Who are you? Do you feel in control? Are you in a new job or looking for your next move? Are you sure you have recruited the right people? All these questions and more are dealt with in these practical tools to help you manage that stress.
This article explores some of the things that cause us to worry about work. It draws attention to a string of probable causes and offers hints on how to be free of work-related anxiety. Admitting that you are worrying is the first positive step. Use this article to explore your own situation and discover how you can help yourself.
It is often said that ‘it is not the person that is difficult, it is the situation’. Whilst situations do have a significant impact, we do have to deal with very difficult people from time to time. This article explores practical skills and practices that help to ensure that all people are working as a team.
This presentation is designed to accompany the ‘Working with difficult people’ title by Janet Hope. The target
audience is supervisors/line managers engaged in developing their team. The presentation can be a stand-alone
item for inclusion in a team meeting or can form part of a team building/away-day event. It is a visual,
interactive format aimed at heightening self-awareness of one’s behavior.
Team members fall into four basic groupings. As a manager of people it is essential that you are aware of both your own characteristics and the characteristics of your immediate team. This is the study of communication, self-awareness and motivation - a real step in the development of team functionality and a manager’s abilities to lead.
This article is about being a leader. It focuses on putting theory into practice. It will help you distinguish between management and leadership, be clear about behaviors that go with leadership and provide food for thought. You will be challenged to think about what makes a good leader and explore what kind of a leader you wish to be.
These coaching session resources are designed to support the title ‘I’m a new leader, what do I do?’ The resources are useful for training personnel or experienced managers whom are responsible for guiding new managers in leadership principles and practice.
Do you wish to explore your personal and corporate values and beliefs? Consider changes in current management practice? Write a vision statement? Explore how to bring your humanity into business? Then this article will assist you in becoming the manager we need for the 21st century; a manager who uses creativity and intuition and who is committed to ethical business practices.
This coaching session will assist your clients explore the world of personal and corporate values and beliefs including writing a vision statement. If they are dissatisfied with current management practice, want to change and bring their humanity into 21st century corporate life, this helps you to coach them towards change.
Are you interested to find out more about who you are? Do you want to feel in control of your life? Do you like the idea of work/life balance but don’t know where to start? This article will assist you in thinking more about the person you are and the person you want to be. Then, as a rounded human being, you can be a more effective manager.
Are you interested to find out more about who you are? Do you want to feel in control of your life? Do you like the idea of work/life balance but don’t know where to start? Then this workbook and its exercises will assist you in thinking more about the person you are and the person you want to be. It will give you a good start in planning the rest of your life!
If you are tired of your current job, yearn for something different or feel you are drifting, then this article will help you to assess your situation. Doing the wrong work or enduring a job is a waste of your talents and potential. This article will help you discover what it is you want from work and what steps you could take to land that dream job.
This one-hour session is designed as a self-coaching tool. It aims to focus your attention on the small yet significant steps you can take towards safeguarding the well being of your career. By considering your position and planning ahead you are more likely to spend the next ten years doing the right type of work. This title uses United Kingdom data but the principles are usable and appropriate in all countries.
This article gives you the essentials for running a project management team. It covers project leadership skills, the stages a team needs to go through to achieve its deliverables and the team roles required. It helps you to think beyond mere project management software to the key issue of dynamic team management and how to get results through others.
This participative training session for use by trainers and project managers gives participants an opportunity to explore the essential aspects of running a project management team. It covers project leadership, team development stages and the team roles required for the successful achievement of the team’s deliverables.
This article gives a comprehensive overview of the selection process. It focuses especially on the importance of the person specification in recruitment, leading to clear job advertisements and logical interviewing questions to ensure you select the ideal person to fill your vacancy.
This participative training session for use by trainers and recruitment managers gives an overview of the recruitment process, shows the importance of the person specification in job selection and how interviewing questions can be planned so that the ideal candidate is found.
Could life really be as simple as following two golden rules! Yes, by discovering the beliefs we hold and the patterns of thought and feelings that result, each of us can discover a life more purposefully focused on creating fun and success.
Why do some people engage in the vision of an enterprise and perform at their best, some do only what is necessary and worst of all why do some actively “disengage” and work against the goals? This article explores the fundamental reasons why people do what they do and then how they can be encouraged toward higher performance.
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