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0 Flexing how you Delegate

With many people are still working from home, how best to delegate to remote colleagues is a topical issue.

How to Delegate – Flexing your Style

Effective #delegation means flexing your style to the level of skill and motivation of the person to whom you are delegating.
The “Skill – Will” matrix helps you judge which style would be most effective, depending on how committed (will) and how capable (skill) they are.

Delegation – Empower and Support

Most people are motivated when they feel they have some autonomy over what they do and how they do it, so delegate to maximise their sense of empowerment. It’s also important to provide support

Support and Challenge in the Virtual World

Are you getting the right amount of support and challenge at work? How are you feeling? Bored? Stressed? Cosy? or Energised?

Trust

With many people still working from home, managers are having to work out how best to delegate in the virtual world – and how to trust that the work will be done.

0 Trust and Leaders

There’s a definite lack of trust at the moment – in our institutions, in politicians, and sometimes between leaders and their teams at work. Trust arises from shared experience and our judgements of each other’s behaviour. About trust: We trust people whom we regard as reliable and predictable – people who do what they […]

0 Keeping new year’s resolutions – Don’t pick a fight with yourself!

Most of us have tried and failed to keep New Year’s resolutions. As a Coach, I often work with clients on setting goals for change and finding the motivation to reach them. So here are some tips drawn from my experience of what works for my coaching clients.

0 Four Steps to Manage your Mood in Meetings

Ever sat in a meeting and felt frustrated, bored or irritable? Wouldn’t it be better if instead you felt relaxed, curious and energised? You can’t control what others say and do in meetings, but you can control your own responses, affect how you feel and influence other people.

0 In Pursuit of Performance

Reading about Geraint Thomas’s victory in the Tour de France reminded me of the 4 Ps of excellence: passion, perseverance, practice and positive conditions. It also reminded me that what makes a high performing team is….

0 More Meeting Madness

This article in the CIPD’s People Management magazine has some useful tips for effective meeting behaviour, including the advice to have a clear plan of what you hope to achieve in a meeting. I once worked in an organisation where, every time there was a problem, they would call a meeting….

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