A tailor takes measurements and creates or uses a pattern to guide the cutting of materials that are roughly tacked together before testing the fitting on their client. During the fitting the tailor uses pins and white chalk marker to capture adjustments needed. Later scissors, sewing machine, needles and thread will be used to craft […]
Month: July 2023
Triumph at Delegating for Results
Delegating is a process that starts with asking yourself questions and ends with the results you wanted. Choosing what to delegate As an MM you will always have a long list of things to get done. Many of those things can be done by someone else. And some have to be done by you. Make […]
Delegating – the route to Freeing up time and Developing staff
Managing is a thinking job. You think about what needs to be improved, what staff need to be developed, how to speed up service or how can I ramp up productivity, for example. Thinking takes time. A manager who is busy reacting to an inbox all day will not have time to think, research ideas […]
I know what you want me to do but why do you want it?
It is almost the end of the workday when Maria receives a call from the admin assistant to the head of HR. “ Helen has asked me to ask you to please interview all the Level 2, 3 and 4 leaders to determine their successor plans and to analyze them and provide a report to […]
The almost impossible role of a Middle Manager
A Middle Manager is accountable to their boss for achieving the results agreed, developing their direct reports, growing personally and operating within the values, policies and budget of the company and collaborating across the organization. As a middle manager you are often loaded with multiple requests. requiring change. The day to day issues that […]