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You Have To Manage Yourself Before You Manage Anyone Else
I was running a client workshop a while back. It was a workshop that was part of a bigger project. The client organisation had gone through a difficult period. Morale had not unexpectedly taken a dip. Difficult decisions had to be made that impacted on the group that I was working with. In reality this is nothing […]
Continue readingWhat I Learned From My First Boss About Managing
My career in accounting started off in 1980. I was straight out of school and in my first job. Like everyone else I had no idea about being in the workplace. I was lucky enough to have a great boss called Bill who I learned so much from and whose wisdom and advice is just […]
Continue readingHow To Succeed As A New Manager
For accountants and professional people generally there is a pretty traditional career path. You perform well as a practitioner, you get identified as an up and coming talent and before you know it you are a manager. So far so good you might think. The thing is many people, especially accountants and professionals struggle when […]
Continue readingThe 5 Golden Rules of Managing
Good managers and good management make a huge contribution to achieving success within an organisation or function. At the same time a lot research identifies that the quality of management is highly variable. So what are the 5 golden rules of managing? Rule 1: Make It A Priority You probably got promoted […]
Continue readingHow To Achieve Better Results As A Leader and Manager
Leading and managing is tough. From the outside looking in it can look really easy and as most will tell you there is a big difference between perceptions, theory and practice. As you kick off a new year year there are going to be things you want to keep doing and things you perhaps want […]
Continue readingWhy Managers Struggle To Manage
If someone is promoted into a management role you would assume it happened because they were seen as good at it or showed the potential to be good at it. Yet in truth people often find themselves in management roles because: It is the only option for progressing and getting more money They had a […]
Continue readingVideo Blog: What Makes Managers Effective
In this short video I share some thoughts on 5 things that are essential to being an effective manager. As always I would love you to add your thoughts on ideas on some of the key contributors to being an effective manager. Duncan Brodie helps professionals in organisations to become highly effective managers. He invites […]
Continue readingWhy Managers Struggle To Be Successful
If you are like most of us, you feel great when you step into a management role. You are full of hope and enthusiasm and feel that you are going to be really successful. A few months later, you are finding it a real struggle. Why is this and what can you do about it?
Continue readingWhat Good Managers Do
What would you add to this list of attributes of a good manager?
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