“Agile is chaos. It sounds chaotic to have people being able to make their own decisions around how they work.” These were the words from an audience member during a business talk I did about agile recently. For this manager the freedom many teams crave (and often need for success) was just too much. It … Read moreAgile is chaos. For some.
Annual performance reviews can hide weak management. The annual performance review, as conducted by many companies – just once a year, tends to offer little in the way of performance improvements. They cost a fair old wedge of money to conduct too but more importantly, they can hide weak management.
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Are your managers preventing change?
Many companies are trying to release agility and create a more streamlined approach to delivering customer value.
When you become a manager in a team that is making waves, managing differently or trying to improve the business, you’ll need to spend a significant part of your time reminding people why you’re doing what you’re doing.
“Listening is the greatest compliment”
Bob Proctor, Wealth Coach
Read moreListening is the greatest compliment – Active Listening for Managers
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don’t know.
W. H. Auden, Poet
Since when does absence of evidence equate to evidence of absence?Prince Ea
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Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.
Steve Jobs, Entrepreneur and Business Owner
