9 questions all managers should ask
Richard Lock2019-01-21T12:39:15+00:009 Questions All Managers Should Regularly Ask Managers, have a tendency to be answer led. What that means is, we are constantly feeling under pressure to come up with solutions; to find the answers for people. Because of that we tend to be quite a directive, instructive manager, and to tell [...]
60 second manager – killer question
Richard Lock2019-01-21T12:39:15+00:00Every manager should ask this killer question. Are you a manager? As a general rule, managers don't ask enough questions. Here's one killer question that can really make a difference to how you manage your people. The question is, 'what do you think?' Now that may seem obvious, but you'll be [...]
Procrastination: why put off today what you can delay tomorrow?
Richard Lock2019-01-21T12:39:15+00:00Procrastination is a time thief. Procrastination. Are you prone to putting things off? Do you find yourself easily distracted? Anything to avoid really focusing on what you know you need to do? Worse still, do you then get really frustrated and down on yourself for being so stupid and wasting so much of your valuable [...]
How to be a better manager
Richard Lock2019-01-21T12:39:15+00:00Top 10 tips to being a better manager When you're a manager, your success rests or falls on the quality of your team. Getting the most out of your people is your day job. Now, I've spent over twenty years working with managers in organizations large and small, across a wide range of sectors, [...]