The Management Blog
Tips & advice to help you improve your performance
Managers often have a hard time when it comes to dealing with change.
They understand that it is necessary to grow the company and stay ahead of the competition, but they also know that some employees will be resistant.
Of all the skilled valued in an effective leader, anger isn’t one of them.
It may be hard to control your emotions and stay calm in a situation that makes you want to scream or punch a wall.
Did you just accidentally delete an important file, causing you to lose 5 days of work?
Did an employee just make a mistake that will cost the company thousands of pounds to fix?
Although it is impossible to pinpoint the one thing that sets apart a great manager from a mediocre one, there are clearly different skills, ideas and opinions that set apart effective leaders from ineffective ones.
Below are the 17 top management skills that you should add to your virtual toolbox in order to improve your leadership abilities.
One of the biggest determinants of your success as a leader is the performance of your team.
You are not just required to delegate tasks and monitor quality, you are in charge of the way they work on projects, how fast they are able to so, how invested they are in their work and how loyal they are to the Learn More
Meetings are a vital part of the success of any department.
It is a time that is carved-out especially for collaboration, brainstorming, planning ahead and delegation.
Time is a precious commodity that seems to run at the speed of light at the office.
Managers work far longer hours than their staff, but still don’t seem to accomplish everything on their plate.
You can blame it on the zodiac sign or a personality trait, but the fact is some people are simply better at making decisions than others.
While you can take your time choosing between a pair of pants, the business world will not be waiting for you to make an appropriate decision.
