I was absolutely entranced by the Saracens versus Northampton Rugby Union Premiership Final at Twickenham. Not just because of the quality of the game, which was harrowingly-stunning in its bruising tackling and excellence in its nervous energy; but mainly because of the way that Saracens…
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Recent improvements in the job statistics have been assisted by a massive increase in the number of self-employed people and just a tiny increase in the creation of new PAYE jobs, experts have said. Recent quarterly labour market data, published by the Office for National…
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De Bono’s ideas of thinking hats go back over 25 years but is still seen as relevant as much today as back then. The idea allows for different modes of thinking, allowing a problem to be seen from different perspectives. It encourages you to choose…
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Most people you meet will have a different way of seeing things to you. How they make decisions, solve problems, assimilate information, etc., will be different to you becasue they will have preferences that don’t match yours. When you recognise these different thinking patterns, you…
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Regardless of how long you’re in management, there will come a time when you will have to face the prospect of offering some kind of discipline to a staff member. Although thought of as being punishment, discipline should be seen as a way of convincing…
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Victor Vroom’s expectancy theory of motivation explains how people make decisions regarding various behavioral alternatives. Expectancy theory offers the following propositions: (more…)
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The 7S Model was developed in the 1980s and is still valuable as a management model today. It can be used in situations where you are trying to align various aspects of your business, especially where you are going through rapid and uncertain change. (more…)
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Many companies are telling us that business is growing, albeit marginally, after the challenges of the last couple of years. How can companies monitor and drive this growth deliberately and proactively, rather than relying on business improving by default? An interesting model by Larry Greiner,…
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W. Edwards Deming is famous for developing a continuous quality improvement model. It’s a sequence of four steps that can take you through any project successfully and creates a benchmark for you to follow. It’s known as the PDCA model or cycle, the letters standing…
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Tony Robbins has identified six basic human needs and believes everyone is—or can be—motivated by their desire to fulfill these needs. You may want to consider these needs when thinking about developing your team members The question to ask is, “What need or needs do…
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A very respected business theoriest known as Dr. Ichak Adizes outlined a very interesting theory regarding the life cycle corporations go through. Formally known as the Corporate Life Cycle Model, the theory contains 10 distinct stages each business must pass through as it moves from…
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The Equity Theory on job motivation, created by a psychologist known as John Stacey Adams, has been circulating since 1963. They theory talks about how employees who feel they are being treated fairly are likely to do more or better work than those who do…
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