Effective Managers Articles & Reports

Reading around a management topic can help you to form your own view from the many views which may have been put forward.

It’s also very helpful to understand how situations began. When you know their origin, you may also find the solution to a problem.

If you’re looking for more information on a topic then why not check out our pages of articles and reports.

1:1 with People

• Seven Habits & Difficult Conversations. How Stephen Covey’s "Seven Habits.." technique can be applied to tackling difficult conversations and achieving successful outcomes.

Motivation

• Motivation and Stress The relationship between motivation and stress. It’s suggested that, as a starting point, a manager would do well to analyze their own motivation and the sources of stress in their work situation.

• ‘Stick’ Or ‘Carrot’ – Which Is More Powerful? A look at the two broad types of motivation and when to use them.

• Managing Motivation and Avoiding De-motivation Motivation – yours and your team’s needs managing. There are always hurdles along the way which can drain energy or cause distractions which take your eye off the ball.

Performance

• Balanced Quality. The theory of "Balanced Quality" is described in an easy-to-absorb style, including an immediately understandable visual image of the concept.

• How to be SMART! Setting objectives and milestones is of crucial importance for any planning activity – for you and your team – and determines success or failure.

• Firing an employee Do nothing until you really know what you’re doing. HR law and company policies must be followed to the letter.

Recruitment

• Conduct an Interview Many managers discover that interviewing – effective interviewing – is much harder than being interviewed.

Meetings

• Make Meetings More Fun! This article explains why we need to make our meetings more fun and efficient at the same time?

General

• What’s the One Thing All Managers Need and Few Get? Good managers need a wide variety of skills to be successful and they all have one need in common – support with their challenging role. Some skills such as taking notes at meetings are skills you’ll learn easily but what of more difficult situations like recruiting the right employees? What if your own boss is a bully? What if you feel your boss doesn’t like you? These are situations where conflict resolution can get tricky.

• Demographic Generations Summary A quick look at the generations.

• The Demographic Generations Under the Microscope This knowledge helps us to understand the people with whom we work and can improve relationships. Where people started from, influences where they are now.

• What New Managers Should Do First What new mangers should do first is always a concern when they get a management job. If you’ve just landed your dream job, you’ll soon realise that getting the job was relatively easy compared to all the issues which are now on your mind. Some of the things crowding in on you are the expectations of the company, your own boss and your own team. Starting well will set the scene and the tone for this new chapter of your career.