Tips from Successful MANAGERS 

A successful Singapore businessman explained his success.

            “When I set up my business I began servicing small companies. I aimed to give them a high quality, low cost, fast service. As they grew so did my business.”  

A handful of tips from successful business leaders 

* Set yourself specific goals

            What do you hope to achieve?

            Keep focused on your goals and try to keep to the basics.

* Build good relationships and alliances

            You can never have too many friends in business.

            Join appropriate organisations to network and make friends.

            Use all the brains you have and all the brains you can access.

* Speak less and listen more

            Ask the hard questions. Keep them coming and keep them simple, such as “what, why, when, where, how and how much”.

* Give your teams more responsibilities

            If you do this they will relieve you of some of your work pressures and they will grow and develop on the job.

            Don’t take the credit for all the successes. Share credit with colleagues.  

            Recognise achievements and be generous with your praise. “Thank you. You did a good job. Well done!” These few words can mean much to people.

* Commit yourself to a life of on-going personal development

            Make time to keep up with new developments by travelling, studying, reading and researching.

            Take control of your own destiny.

            Face reality as it is today – not as it was in the past.

-Geoffrey Moss (mossassociates.co.nz)

“To catch a fish you must listen to the river. To manage you must listen to your clients, your employees and your people leaders.”

Source:  “Revitalise Your Business. Guidelines for new leader-managers” and “Secrets for New Managers”, first published by Moss Associates Ltd, New Zealand.  “Business Secrets” and “Secrets for New Managers” has been published by Cengage Learning, Asia. Also published by SE-EDUCATION in Thailand, ANE Books in India and by the Singapore Institute of Management.  Available as e-books from Amazon.com and VitalSource Bookshelf.