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| Are you controlling the recession, or is it controlling you? |
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| When the going gets tough, we can either say “Well, that’s life, I can’t do much about it”. Or, we can say “Things are tough, but I can win through”. It all depends on how we view the world. Studies have shown that we are either positive or negative based on what’s known as our “locus of control”. Locus of control [read more] |
| Are you dead on the job? |
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| There’s a story doing the rounds at the moment about the worker who was dead at his desk for five days before anyone discovered him. The story goes …”Bosses of a publishing firm are trying to work out why no one noticed that one of their employees had been sitting dead at his desk for five days before anyone asked [read more] |
| Are you a Leader or Manager |
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| Almost 100 years ago, Mary Parker Follett described a manager as “One who gets things done through people”. This description is still used by management educators and scholars today. However, this could be enhanced to read:“One who gets the things the organisation requires the manager to get done, through the people who report to that manager” These additions are suggested [read more] |
| Building Relationships – How to increase your power and influence |
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| When I first started consulting, one of my business partners said to me “Bob, you know so many people in the industry and you are known to so many people, your people resources are so valuable to our business.” I hadn’t thought of it that way before. I’d merely been interested in making as many contacts as I possibly could [read more] |
| An Open Letter To Young Managers |
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| Dear (please put your name here .......................), If you are a young manager, perhaps recently graduated, then there's a good chance you are intelligent, confident and ambitious - keen to make your mark in the world. Chances are also high that you have high expectations of both the job and the organization, and that you are quite independent. Additionally, if you [read more] |
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| Are you controlling the recession, or is it controlling you? Bob Selden |
| Are you dead on the job? Bob Selden |
| Are you a Leader or Manager Bob Selden |
| Building Relationships – How to increase your power and influence Bob Selden |
| An Open Letter To Young Managers Bob Selden |
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