Planning for a Successful Day
Daily success occurs by design. It doesn’t happen accidentally. It’s the result of solid preparation and planning. Isn’t it?
Read moreWhy Performance Appraisals Don’t Work, Part 4
Anyone can construct an appraisal right? After all, we are not doing anything more than evaluating performance that has already occurred. How hard could it be?
Read more87% of Presentations are Dysfunctional

Most presentations that are built around PowerPoint break the golden rules. Presentations that could help you sell yourself and your brand end up wrecking it – Read on to explore alternatives to classic errors.
Read moreWhat’s Most Important: Strategy or Execution?
Can a great Manager really make a bad strategy work?
Read moreWhy Sales Teams Fail, and What to Do about It
50% of sales teams fail to reach their targets. Why? Read a few popular reasons and some controversial ones as well as what you as the Sales Manager, can do about these reasons.
Read moreThe Place, Purpose, and Procedure for Verbal Warnings

All corrective action should be kept as low key as possible for as long as you can so informal verbal warnings aid the performance improvement process?
Read moreThe Fine Art of Delegating
Delegation? That is about finding a dogsbody to take a mountain of work from you, isn’t it?
Read moreThe Apprentice – What is in it for Lord Sugar?
Why is this programme so popular? And why does someone like Lord Sugar stay involved?
Read moreThe 5 Pitfalls of Onboarding, and How to Avoid Them

Onboarding is how you engage with new employees, so they become familiar with your organization, products, services, and customers. Get it right and success may follow, get it wrong and the costs are high
Read moreThe Five Most Important Manager-Staff Conversations You Can Have

What are the key conversations to deliberately have with your direct reports to maximize their engagement levels and productivity?
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