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I have written a few postings on resilience and building resilience as i see it as a key characteristic to successful middle managers.
The ability to cope with stress in your life as a middle manager is essential. This stress can come from those who work for you, work with you and for whom you work, plus stress from outside the organisation.… Read more
The post on holidays received the most comment yet, thanks! And as today’s a holiday why not keep the theme going.
It seems to me that holidays are something of interest, so in anticipation of your next holiday here are the things I do to plan ahead.
Your holiday should be a relaxing reprieve from your probably chaotic work life. And if you don’t prepare for the holiday, your chaotic career will overtake you and when your return you’ll feel even more stressed than you did when you left and vow never to take a break again.… Read more
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
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
I often hear new managers give their team members the advice that they should act “more professionally”. I am always curious what they specifically mean by this.
I have done it myself and been guilty of un-actionable feedback.
Here’s my take on what acting professionally means to me.
1. Pay attention to the cultural norms in your organisation, and follow them.… Read more