Managing IT people is easy, right? If only! Although IT has now been with us for many years, we still have a number of misconceptions about how to manage it effectively. You may THINK you understand what IT people need, but you probably don’t understand as well as you could. How many of these Myths…
Having started out my career as first a building site engineer, then a software programmer, all I really wanted was to become a manager. Managers have status. Managers get big pay packages with company cars. I took some time off, and enrolled onto an MBA. The MBA was intellectually stimulating and full of fascinating case…
When planning any important activities, projects or the future of our organisations, the historic approach has always been to set long term goals. We determine where we want to be in say, 3 or 5 years’ time, and set our plans accordingly. The problem with this approach is that the pace of change is increasing,…
Which is most important for YOU will depend on your business, your team members and what you want them to do. For example, if your team members already know each other but haven’t worked together as team before and you need them to work together on something crucial to the overall success of the business…
Poor managers mean spiralling costs, lousy performance and miserable people. Here are some examples to watch out for (and what to do about them!) Do you have any of these? The Blood SuckerThese Managers aren’t very self-aware. They wait to be told what to do and how to do it. And, then when this doesn’t…
What is new management? One of the problems with our current approach to management is that we treat team members as objects or just ‘resources’ that assigned to roles. We do this regardless of their individual competencies, personal preference or level of commitment. The traditional approach Many managers attend traditional management training, or have learned from…
Even if you have had management training, you may struggle to get the very best from your team, especially if they are highly technical or senior professionals. Are you interested in challenging and helping someone to reach further? Are you willing to share your personal knowledge and experiences? Can you keep matters confidential? Are you…
Management 2020 training is an eight to ten week in-house programme of workshops delivered by an experienced trainer and workshop facilitator with real life experience of managing people both internally and externally (outsourced). Our training is high quality and designed to inspire participants to retain and use more of the knowledge shared. Training to help you run your…
A leadership and management mentor will build your skills ‘live’ after a training course, fill in specific knowledge gaps in a practical way and build your confidence in your skills to grow your business.This is not consultancy, which is where we come in and do a specific task for you. Rather, it is way of…