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Articles by Shona Garner
How To Successfully Manage A Difficult Or "Bully" Boss
In the last article I wrote, entitled "How to Successfully Manage your Boss", I gave four simple rules to help you build a good relationship with someone who could prove to be critical to both your job satisfaction, and your career prospects.
How To Successfully Manage Your Boss (And Increase Your Chances Of Promotion)
Two critical skills which the highest performing managers have in spades are the ability to influence and persuade. The most obvious targets for your powers of persuasion are your team, and sometimes your peers in different departments;
The 3 Secrets To Motivating Your Team
Shona Garner reveals 3 simple, but vital actions you need to take if you're to improve the teamwork and motivation of your employees.
Why The World's Highest Performing Managers Talk Less And Listen More.
Shona Garner explains why, before you get on your soap box in your next meeting, or your next conversation with an employee, you should take some tips from the world's most successful managers, and you'll not only get better performance from your team, you'll make your own life easier in the process!
Are We Undervaluing Management Skills?
There is much emphasis these days on leadership skills. Almost every organisation talks of the need to develop these; and almost every manager or aspiring manager is encouraged to develop them. But in the race to invest often huge sums of money and time into leadership development programmes, have we forgotten
Four Secrets To Pain-Free Performance Reviews
Most of us, managers and staff alike, appreciate the value of monitoring peformance and encouraging development. However, sometimes, the whole appraisal process can become just another hoop to jump through, with laborious form filling, and a sense of "fait accompli" to the whole procedure.
Managing Under Performance Of Bad Attitude: How To Avoid The First Five Traps Managers Can Fall Into
Shona Garner reveals the reasons why the first action you should take when you are facing an underperformance issue is to examine your own approach to performance management. Learn the 5 mistakes every manager should avoid if they want to turn round a disengaged individual or team.