|
Managers must harness power and politics |
 |
 |
 |
Competition for resources - internal and external - means power and politics become even greater issues for managers in today's tough economic times.
Add to that the closer scrutiny of performance, particularly in terms of cost-management, and managers face some real challenges.
Many employees are busy "keeping their heads down" in the hope that they will not be targeted for redundancy. So, although people are still motivated, their motivation seems to come from job security rather than job-fulfillment and satisfaction.
|
|
Read more... [Managers must harness power and politics]
|
|
|
Who’s depositing and who’s withdrawing from the Trust Bank? |
|
|
|
In my current role, I get to talk with managers at all levels across a range of countries including the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Denmark and Switzerland. And there's a strange phenomenon happening at the moment around the globe.
When the financial crisis first took hold, people in firms gathered together and supported one another. It seems that the usual response to an external threat was taking place, "We're being attacked. We're in this together and we can support one another through the difficulty."
|
|
Read more... [Who’s depositing and who’s withdrawing from the Trust Bank?]
|
|
Hardwired Humans and … Appraisals. By Andrew O'Keeffe |
|
|
|
© Hardwired Humans
Most organisations install and persist with conventional performance systems. These same organisations experience frustration that the system doesn't deliver what they would like and are always redesigning their system one more time.
There must be deep-seated reasons as to why the conventional performance system was developed in the first place, and why its design is futile. The reasons go to the core of human nature.
|
|
Read more... [Hardwired Humans and … Appraisals. By Andrew O'Keeffe]
|
|
|
Are you controlling the recession, or is it controlling you? |
|
|
|
When the going gets tough, we can either say "Well, that's life, I can't do much about it". Or, we can say "Things are tough, but I can win through".
It all depends on how we view the world.
|
|
Read more... [Are you controlling the recession, or is it controlling you?]
|
|
Just how important are first impressions? |
|
|
|
Before they stepped into their private jets to fly to Washington and beg for billions from the public purse, perhaps the CEOs of Ford, GM and Chrysler should have realised that first impressions matter.
Stung by the response to the three automotive CEOs flying in and out of Washington in their private jets, the CEOs are making different plans for their visit back to Washington this week.
All three CEOs are driving to Washington in fuel-efficient hybrid cars. All have announced plans to sell their corporate aircraft. And Ford and GM plan to pay their CEO $1 per year if their companies take any government money.
What do you make of this? What's your reaction?
|
|
Read more... [Just how important are first impressions?]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Page 1 of 2 |
