Leadership

Motivating others

By Manskills / July 8, 2016 / Comments Off on Motivating others

Today we review some leadership and motivational theories including Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Adair’s Action Centred Leadership. Motivation is an important part of an executive’s job and understanding what motivates people is the first step. We discussed Team Leadership in previous lessons. This link will take you to a page that considers some leadership…

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Coaching and succession planning

By Manskills / June 29, 2016 / Comments Off on Coaching and succession planning

Coaching and delegation are closely related. They are both used to transfer skills, and assist in the growth and development of the team. We discussed Coaching and succession planning in previous lessons. Succession planning means having a plan to develop the team to replace others who leave the organisation or retire, or who are promoted.…

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Delegation

By Manskills / June 27, 2016 / Comments Off on Delegation

To be an Effective Manager and achieve things through other people, delegation should be used. We discussed Delegation in previous lessons. The definition of Delegation is assigning tasks to other people while still being held accountable for them. The most important thing is to know who to delegate to, what task to give them, and…

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Problem solving skills

By Manskills / June 8, 2016 / Comments Off on Problem solving skills

Effective problem solving is a key leadership skill. Problems can sometimes be seen as opportunities, and should always be seen as a learning experience. Problem solving basically involves similar steps to decision making;- Evaluate the problem or situation, or the potential problem Break it down into key components Collect facts, analyse potential solutions and their…

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Risk management

By Manskills / June 6, 2016 / Comments Off on Risk management

This is the ability to minimise problems and manage them when they arise. We discussed Crisis and risk management business tools in previous lessons. Although the module focused on the risks to companies from external threats such as terrorism, in the wider sense all risks should be considered by managers, including risks from competitors, poor…

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Time Management

By Manskills / May 25, 2016 / Comments Off on Time Management

Many of us have too many calls on our time, and not enough hours in the day. You can improve the situation by managing the time you do have. In summary time management is;- 1. Produce a list of tasks 2. Prioritise the tasks 3. Perform them in order of priority But it is not…

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Organisation Skills

By Manskills / May 23, 2016 / Comments Off on Organisation Skills

For me this is related to time management, which we have already discussed on this site and will summarise shortly. The difference is that in organisational skills, you are one step back in the process, in that you are yet to define what needs to be done. This involves being aware of what is going…

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Open and closed questions

By Manskills / April 30, 2016 / Comments Off on Open and closed questions

Remember to word your questions carefully, selecting open or closed questions as appropriate. Closed questions do not encourage the speaker to elaborate on their viewpoint, merely requiring a yes/no answer “Have you always thought that? “ Open questions seek elaboration “Why do you think that? “ Summarising It is useful to summarise at the end…

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How to improve your emotional intelligence skills

By Manskills / April 27, 2016 / Comments Off on How to improve your emotional intelligence skills

….and so become a better leader. EI can be developed and improved by learning and practising certain skills Empathy is the ability to share another person’s feelings, being able to see things from their viewpoint, being aware of, and sensitive to, and their feelings. It is a difficult skill to master, and requires deliberate effort,…

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What is a leader’s personality?

By Manskills / April 25, 2016 / Comments Off on What is a leader’s personality?

What are the features and attributes we find in leaders? Many of them are extrovert, although we have probably all met the strong silent influencers, who are the exception that proves the rule Leaders are usually “people people “. That is to say, comfortable interacting with others, and they usually seek leadership positions. It is…

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