by djyarwood | Productivity, Team Mgmt
Some days I had such a deep feeling of despair when I looked at my Outlook calendar. Frequently there would be days with at least five hours taken up with back to back 30 minute meetings. Little time to prepare for them, even less time to reflect on what had been...
by djyarwood | Motivation, Productivity
Why should I thank him? He was just doing his job If you’ve ever thought this, read on. Saying thanks to your team will increase productivity Yes, I know. You expect everyone on your team to do a great job. To strive to exceed expectations. But just put...
by djyarwood | Confidence, Decision Making
‘Just make a decision’ they say. Yep! Like it’s that easy. I mean the decision making process is simple, right? You have a situation where you need to make a choice You analyse your options You make a choice You live with it As a manager, it can...
by djyarwood | Delegation
“I would delegate but it takes too long to train my team to do it’ Of all the excuses I hear about delegation from the managers I coach, this is probably the most frequent. Like anything worth doing, it takes a bit of effort. The key is to start. It will...
