Instructions should be clear, concise, and complete Instructions can be in the form of commands, demands, requests, or suggestions.          These days orders are normally given by team leaders by requesting and suggesting the action and the results desired. A Handful of Tips on the best ways to instruct       * Be clear          Instructions…

Improve Your Questioning Skills Without the right question, you will never get the right answer.          Often it is not about what you ask, but how you ask a question.          All good leaders need to master the skill of asking questions.  It is essential to gain new information.          It is surprising what a…

Sharing Experiences            There are many types of workshops but my favorite is a planning workshop where a group of people are brought together to share their experiences with a trained facilitator.              Very often workshops are held to plan strategies or to help solve work-related problems by sharing experiences, knowledge, and ideas. They…

Back up your events         Not only should you back up your computer files but all good professionals,  and organisations, should plan to back up their events.         What happens if your guest speaker doesn’t show? Perhaps they have gone down with Covid or flu, unexpected disease, or been in an accident.         What happens…

Get More Done         There will always be much to do, but by whittling away, the tasks will become few.          Aim to work smarter – not harder.          Smart work is the yeast that raises the dough.          To be more efficient you will need to exercise a great deal of self-discipline, get more…

A Good Coach is a Good Teacher         Good coaching helps develop a person’s potential, be it in sports or at work.  Staff selection only identifies possible potential.          On-the-job training and sound coaching are the best ways to develop people for your teams. A Handful of Tips to help improve your coaching * At…

Most people save for a purpose. It could be to buy a property, a car, a business, or usually it is for a secure retirement – at the time when you cannot work.          With increased life expectancy your retirement could cover a third of your lifetime. When your outgoing exceeds your income your upkeep…

Build a Creative Business                Innovation flourishes in organisations where it is encouraged appreciated and rewarded – it’s the fuel of corporate survival.          It dies in organisations that are bureaucratic, officious, and smothered with rules.          It takes courage to modernize,  to originate and it invites controversy.          Innovation is progress in the face…

Motivate Your Team          The most important act in motivation is individual recognition. Recognition of good work pays dividends.          To motivate people you need to spend time with them.  Good leaders ask questions and listen hard to members of their team.          People are motivated if they feel they are wanted, are contributing, and…

Tips for Leaders          The art of leadership consists in getting people to do what you want to be done because they want to do it.          The key to leadership is to accept responsibility.          Good leaders can be recognized because their people give superior performances. A Handful of Tips to help you improve…