Good managers require good communication skills. Without such a skill, it would be difficult for a manager to implement strategies and plans needed for an organization to be successful. Poor communication skills would make any organization lack the proper direction because objectives are not being made clear. Confusion may arise from a manager who fails to delegate work and implement directives effectively due to poor communication skills. Whether in written or oral form, every manager must be a…
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November 27th, 2006
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Excellent problem solving and decision making skills are one of the traits of a good manager. Good problem solving and decision making skills are characterized by the ability of a person to take a certain problem and organize it, finding different ways to figure out what to do, and formulating and implementing decisions and being able to modify them along the way. In order to do this, managers must be able to ignore the irrelevant facts, eliminate what is not needed, recognize what is missing, a…
November 23rd, 2006
How to Manage Change in an Organisation
Change is a constant factor in every organization as well as in life. Change is something that needs to be dealt with instead of being faced with resistance. Change is inevitable and how an organization handles and manages change as they happen will determine its stability and success in the near future.No matter how uncomfortable change may be, it still needs to be acted upon. In most business organizations, human resource tends to be one of the most affected by the change process. Change alway…
November 23rd, 2006
How to Communicate Change Effectively
The competitiveness and the rapid growth currently being experienced in the global business landscape have allowed changes in the structures of many businesses. Successful companies must anticipate change and try to adapt to it in order to thrive. But the changes that can happen to an organization may be difficult to manage. This is most especially true when the employees are not properly informed and don’t have a clear understanding of what is going on or how it will generally affect them. This…
November 23rd, 2006
Managing Stress and Change at Work
Employees going through an organizational change may experience increased levels of stress. Fear of the unknown and uncertainty brought about by a change in organization structure can be very stressful indeed. Concerns about losing one’s job or being relegated into a lower job level due to the change can make any employee worry of what is still to come. The longer it takes for employees to embrace and accept change, the more stressful it becomes in their working environment. Stress brought about…
November 16th, 2006
Styles of Leadership
Leaders are the prime movers of any organization. They have a big responsibility on their hands. It is the leaders who try to steer the whole organization towards the direction that it is supposed to go in order to achieve goals and be successful. A leader makes use of a certain leadership style that is effective in driving a small group or a large company towards achieving a vision. Different leaders make use of leadership styles that are based on their personal beliefs, perceived values as wel…
November 16th, 2006
Skills of Natural Born Leaders
Leaders are said to be born, not made. Many believe that leaderships skills are an inherent trait in people and that it can’t be taught. This opinion may be true in some ways as good and effective leaders are known to have similar traits with each other. In order to find an individual with good leaderships skills, one would only need to look for the following traits to identify natural-born leaders from others:Leaders Have VisionNatural leaders have vision that provides them the directions in ac…
November 16th, 2006
How to Develop Your Leadership Skills
They say that all leaders are born. Leadership skills are innate, natural talents that can be learned. But there are others who take a different view. Leaders can be made. The skills required to become a good leader can be learned and mastered. Who do you think has the correct view?The ongoing debate whether leaders are born or made will go nowhere because both are right. Yes, some leaders are born. Yes, some leaders are made. There are natural leaders and there are made leaders. The only differ…
November 14th, 2006
How to Run a Brainstorming Meeting
Brainstorming is a useful method of creating ideas in order to solve a certain problem. This method allows the use of one’s creative energy in order to provide solutions to a number of given issues or challenges. Creative approach is usually given more importance than logical thinking. Brainstorming sessions have the potential of coming up with more original and more unique ideas that can come in handy for organizations that thrive on innovation. It is only now that many companies have seen the …
November 14th, 2006
Key Factors to Successful Brainstorming
Brainstorming sessions help provide organizations with fresh ideas. These ideas can be used to either provide solutions to problems, develop new products as well as improving or enhancing current systems and methods. Brainstorming sessions can also help develop creative thinking in people and can be an effective means of encouraging free thinking.Brainstorming has proven to be an effective tool in developing innovative ideas that many organizations hold regular brainstorming sessions among their…