Archive for August, 2010

Most people see their career as important yet many get stuck. So what steps can you take immediately to accelerate your progress?

1. Take some time to self assess what you do well and what needs developing.
2. Get some feedback from others who you have worked with.
3. Make a file of your key career achievements.
4. Draw up a 90 day fast track personal development plan where you do one thing, no matter how small, each day to build your skills, knowledge or competency.
5. Stop making money your motivation for progressing your career. If you deliver, money will follow.
6. Step up and volunteer for special projects.

The truth is doing some simple things can make a huge difference. So when will you get started?

Duncan Brodie of Goals and Achievements helps accountants and health professionals to achieve success, realize their professional potential and maximise their earnings.  If you are ready to climb the career ladder, sign up for his free audio masterclass here

In your role of leader or manager, it is vital that you can put your case forward in a compelling way that gets the result you desire.

So how can you better present your case and get the results you desire?

1. Be clear about the outcome or result that you want.
2. Think about the position of the other party and really understand possible objections.
3. When making your case, try to cover all of the key objections.
4. Develop a learning mindset and build on experiences.

The Bottom Line: No matter what level of leader or manager you are at, the ability to present your case is key.

Duncan Brodie of Goals and Achievements helps accountants and health professionals to achieve success and realize their professional potential through being highly effective leaders and managers. For more information and to sign up for his free audio e-course click here

Even the best leaders and managers encounter setbacks. so how can you bounce back from them. Watch this short video to find out.

Let me ask you a question: What’s your priority as leader?

Interestingly, when I ask clients this question they often struggle to come up with an answer.

Yet, without knowing your priorities, you will:

• Struggle with decisions on how to allocate your time.
• Carry on doing things that you should no longer be doing.
• Waste time and effort.
• Struggle to deliver the results you are expected to deliver.

So if you want to be a more successful leader, make a point of identifying your priorities.

Duncan Brodie of Goals and Achievements helps accountants and health professionals to achieve success and realize their professional potential through being highly effective leaders and managers. For more information and to sign up for his free audio e-course click here

Reality 1:
• You need to give the team a clear outcome.

Reality 2:

• People on teams are more likely to embrace decisions if they are involved.

Reality 3:

• Trust is key to any successful team.

Reality 4:

• The team members need to be aligned behind a common purpose or outcome.

Reality 5:

• You need to know how to get the best from every team member.

What other suggestions would you add to the list of realities?

Duncan Brodie of Goals and Achievements helps accountants and health professionals to achieve success and realize their professional potential through being highly effective leaders and managers. For more information and to sign up for his free audio e-course click here

As a leader, you want to deliver the best results possible. There is nothing wrong with this and, at the same time, it is important to manage expectations.

Set the bar too high and you will set yourself up for failure. Set the bar too low and you will be accused of taking the easy option.

Managing expectations is a tough call to make. It starts with being clear on where you are now. Next comes an honest assessment of where you want to get to and by when. Then there is the inevitable reality check. If this is missing, you run the risk of making promises at, or setting expectations at, a level that is just too high.

The Bottom Line: Successful leadership is as much about setting and managing expectations as it is aiming high. The challenge is to get the balance right.

Duncan Brodie of Goals and Achievements helps accountants and health professionals to achieve success and realize their professional potential through being highly effective leaders and managers. For more information and to sign up for his free audio e-course click here

Employees are continually looking for feedback and managers and leaders often struggle to give good feedback.

What changes can you make?  Watch this short video to find out more.

What are your top tips in giving feedback? Why not leave a comment.

As a new leader you want to deliver great results. However, there are some traps to avoid if you want to deliver as a leader.

Find out what in this short video. As always, if there are traps of your own that you think others should avoid, please leave a comment.

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