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acumen related skill development
As an occasional extrovert, I believed I could present at will- stand up, talk. But when I saw Rob Campbell– Weiden and Kennedy Strategic Planner- present I immediately realized that my comfort with talking could also become a weakness when it came to giving useful presentations.
Equally, some of my colleagues are introverted and so avoid presentations when ever they could and when forced into it would really over prepare in great detail.… Read more
A question from Madeline, who says she’s a fan!
… Read moreI have a subordinate that just avoids wanting to make revisions to our HR presentation, and does it in a passive way leaving it to the last minute and then just passing the buck back to me. I don’t want to threaten to fire her for what could be seen as minor problem, nor do I want to spend my time micromanaging her?
As an employer I used to ‘Google’ applicants for jobs. See what presence they had on the internet.
I was usually disappointed, other than the odd Facebook account (and sometimes I mean ODD), or a banal twitter feed, or the occasional picture somewhere, most applicants left little evidence of their views or thinking.
And whilst we are warned not to indulge in silly pictures or posts in case these come back to haunt us, i would like to turn this around and propose that the internet is a great way to get a profile to boost your changes of that great job you want.… Read more
In my new self directed role, I am happy that I have no team members.
Looking back on my management career, the biggest people mistakes I made weren’t in hiring people too quickly, but in firing too slowly.
Let me be clear, a bosses job isn’t to go around and look for people to fire. But to assess when a person becomes a bad fit with their work, team, and company.… Read more
As a young manager, i was occasionally asked to set up a strategic discussion, or a review of our strategy and really struggled about how to arrange my thoughts and hence the presentation.
I’m an academic by training and would always go back to the books when ever I became stuck. When I trained at INSEAD i was introduced to a useful and simple tool for arranging any strategic discussion,
The Porter’s Five Forces tool is simple but powerful means to understand where power lies in any business situation and hence a great means t arrange your strategic thinking.… Read more