Agenda overload is the root cause of many meeting dysfunctions. Prioritizing helps people prepare and ensures that the right people attend. The Challenge We’ve all been there. The meeting agenda is vastly overloaded with timeframes that are unrealistic. Some of the agenda items refer to documents that require thought as well as discussion. Other agenda…
Author: Elaine Allan
MeasuringWealth
Your Wealth If someone asked you, “What’s your wealth?” what would you answer? If you consider this question closely, you’ll note that you could only respond accurately by referring to a particular point in time. So, a better question to ask might be, “What’s your wealth right now?” Components of Wealth Wealth is measured by…
What is Tik Tok?
Tik Tok is a short-form mobile video platform that is usually edited on a smartphone. Although Tik Tok videos can be edited on a computer the ability to edit videos on a smartphone gives the user the ability to upload video content quickly. Mission of Tik Tok Tik Tok’s mission is to inspire creativity and…
Leaders & Followers
The importance of understanding your followers.
Counterfeit Executives
Peter Drucker, considered to be one of the wisest business educators of the twenty-first century coined the term, counterfeit executives. According to Drucker, counterfeit executives were individuals who could present a stylish business image but lacked actual management skills. Chainsaw Al Albert J. Dunlap often referred to as Chainsaw Al, created an image of himself…
Competencies or Habits?
In Stephen R. Covey’s legendary best-seller, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People the term leadership isn’t mentioned. But, given that successful leaders are usually highly effective people it’s worth considering how Covey’s Seven Habits could apply to our perspective on leadership. Independence Covey didn’t identify independence as one of the habits of effective people. …
Roots of Leadership
In 1938 New Jersey Bell Telephone Company President, Chester I. Barnard, published a book entitled, The Functions of the Executive. Barnard’s book laid out his understanding of leadership. Challenging the Status Quo Academics of organizational behaviour were puzzled over Barnard’s ideas. Some even thought his ideas were radical. This is because Barnard challenged the traditional…
How Teams Develop
To build a strong team, it’s important to understand how teams develop. Stages of Team Development Most business academics believe that teams undergo a series of predictable stages throughout their development. One of the earliest theories of team development was created by B. Tuckman. Tuckman’s theory is still widely used today. Tuckman’s model outlined four…
What is Polarity Management?
Polarity Management Polarity Management is a set of management principles that can help a manager manage a business operation more effectively. Polarity management requires a manager to discern whether an issue is one that can be solved or one that needs to be managed. Doing so works to the advantage of the organization they are…