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Seems simple enough doesn’t it?  You would be surprised at how many managers take for granted that the people who work for them generally can’t read minds. Similar to the concept we explored in Principle 9 of this series, making sure your intent is clear is an extension to keeping your team informed of the… more »

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Quick poll for all of you – who likes scraping a bunch of hard work only to start again because your boss didn’t tell you that the project scope changed? Anyone? Bueller? An easy way to keep moral up is to keep your team informed.  Feeling in-the-know is a powerful motivator and one that should… more »

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There is an old adage out there: divide and conquer.  If you ever took economics you’ll remember this is because there are economies of scale for doing a lot of one thing rather than a little bit of a lot of things. And so, it makes sense that people will try to become masters of… more »

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There’s the old joke that says there is no “I” in team, but there’s a “me”.  It is easy to understand that a team full of individuals will not accomplish as much as one that works together.  That is the essence of team work; working together to reach a common goal. In past blogs we… more »

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Whether you lead a team of two, 20 or 200 people, part of being a good leader is developing the leadership potential in your followers.  If you don’t give your team members the opportunity to grow professionally they may instead grow restless or bored which leads to complacency and mistakes. Developing leadership potential in your… more »

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Let’s say you run a small business.  One day you realized you need additional staff to help you achieve your goals and expand your business and so you started down the path of hiring someone.  You spent a lot of time, effort and concentration and with some luck found the right person for the job… more »

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