Flexing how you Delegate
With many people are still working from home, how best to delegate to remote colleagues is a topical issue.
Continue readingWith many people are still working from home, how best to delegate to remote colleagues is a topical issue.
Continue readingEffective #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.
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
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Continue readingWith 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.
Continue readingThere’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 […]
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Continue readingReading 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….
Continue readingThis 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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