The new GM and his monkeys

When you are promoted to your first General Management position, the first thing that will happen is that people will start to bring you their problems. “Hey Boss, what should I do next?”

While you may think that this is a similar situation to when you first became a manager the GM challenge is different. For a newly appointed General Manager you have a strong temptation to take over.… Read more

3 compelling reasons Managers should Go on Holiday

So i’m just back from three and a half weeks away from Acumen.

It was a great investment of my time. And I thoroughly recommend all managers in the middle going on holiday for an extended period at least once a year.

All to often we are stuck in the “I’m too important to the business to take time off” rut.… Read more