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When people say to me that they are stressed out at work or overloaded, the first thing I ask is how do they know whether they have had a good day. This usually stumps people. One even said, "I'm still...
View Article10 Things You Should Stop Doing If You Want To Be Happier At Work
So many people hate their jobs and spend their Sunday evenings dreading going back to work on Monday morning. Why is this? While they may be in the wrong job or need to change employers, sometimes it...
View ArticleHow To Survive A Bad Boss
We have all had them: the boss that just doesn't like you, finds fault with everything you do and seems determined to push you out. Having a bad boss can be a miserable experience and often results in...
View ArticleBeing Brilliant Is Not Enough To Get Promoted
Let's start with a simple truth: if being brilliant was enough to get promoted then everyone more senior than you would be brilliant. Take a look around. It just simply isn't the case. Sure, there are...
View ArticleHow To Say No To Your Manager
This is I think one of the hardest things to do and yet not being able to say no to your manager can result in job-loading and unnecessary stress, not to mention failure to deliver. The most common...
View ArticleHow To Give A Performance Review That Actually Improves Performance
For many organizations this time of year is when managers have to complete the performance reviews of their teams. Unfortunately, so many of these performance reviews can become unintentionally...
View ArticleThe Only Staff Metrics That Count
Many organizations run staff surveys to understand how much engagement their staff have. They measure all manner of things from job satisfaction to attitudes to pay to confidence in leadership to their...
View ArticleHow Procrastinating Can Help Reduce Stress
Normally, procrastinating is a bad idea. Things generally aren't easier to do tomorrow and you certainly won't have more time. In most cases, the standard advice is true: don't put things off, do...
View ArticleHow To Cope With Information Overload
When I started work there was no internet. I had four lever-arch files which I put the infrequently produced documents into. There were three television channels and at the local library we were...
View Article15 Steps To Improve Your Intercultural Competence
If you work internationally, disputes happen and conflicts arise which you can struggle to understand. You did nothing wrong but how come there is all this conflict? It is worth stepping back when...
View ArticleChange Is Not A Dirty Word!
So many of the books on change focus on managing change or leading it. But for most people change in their organization is something that happens to them. This post is about how you can become a change...
View ArticleHow To Be A Nicer Person (And Therefore A Better Boss)
When I am grouchy and bad tempered, I explain it by explaining my situation: I've got a headache, I'm tired, I'm worried about this or that. What other people see is my behaviour - the cross words, the...
View ArticleWhose Decision Is It Really?
One of the first things managers of multi-national teams experience is different approaches to decision-making. You're the boss, right? So you take the decision? Well, maybe not. You need to understand...
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Being the boss does not mean the same in every country
Attitudes to hierarchy can greatly affect the success of your leadership when leading internationally. While in some cultures there is an expectation that those in charge will have a degree of special...
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Whose decision is it really?
One of the first things managers of multi-national teams experience is different approaches to decision-making. You're the boss, right? So you take the decision? Well, maybe not. You need to understand...
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15 steps to improving your cross-cultural competence
If you work internationally, disputes happen and conflicts arise which you can struggle to understand. You did nothing wrong but how come there is all this conflict? It is worth stepping back when this...
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