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Working out what your most valuable work is and do that work! Everyone has the same amount of time. What you do with the time you have is the most important thing to move from okay performance to amazing performance. Work out you most important priorities at work. I share 4 crucial prioritisation tips for managers.  ----  ----  How to focus on your most valuable work starts with understanding that...

Managers need to improve team results. The main reason a company employs a manager in the first place is to improve team results by more than the cost of employing them. You, as a manager, are in a great position to help your team get the best results. I share 4 practical and very effective ways to help your team to their best results. ---- ---- There are lots of ways to help your team to get grea...

How to keep your career moving upwards is a question most of us think about. We all want some progress, so we don’t get stuck doing the same job for ages. There are a lot of factors in how to keep your career moving. Climbing the corporate ladder starts with working hard and doing a good job. More is needed so you don’t lose momentum in your career.  I share 4 key approaches that will massively he...

How to influence people who don’t report to you is a really important skill to make you more effective at work. As you rise through the ranks, you are increasingly expected to influence without authority to deliver results and desired outcomes.  The ability to influence employees who don’t report to you and influence people in other teams enables you to be a lot more effective in your job. You can...

Being confident and self-confident at work is a very big deal – it helps you enjoy your job more, be more effective, be more influential and move your career forward faster.  I share 10 actions for you to take to boost your self confidence at work. Some are short term, giving you improvements in days, others are longer term and very effective to build self confidence.   ----  Gain Career Changing...

Going from manager to director level is a big step and a difficult step. Firstly, there are few board director positions relative to senior manager positions. To secure one of the few director positions available you need to stand out and operate in a different way from your peers in senior manager roles. I share 7 actions to take to get your first director role, going from manager to board direct...

How to control your nerves when presenting is a big deal when you have to stand up in front of an audience and speak. You might be presenting to a small group, in a team meeting, or giving a presentation on a stage. You worry your nerves during a presentation will make you freeze, make mistakes causing you to look silly.  I share 4 brilliant actions for how to control your nerves during a presenta...

There are 4 key reasons that stop staff performing at work. Most of the time, the manager of a team can influence or remove the reasons that stop staff performing. Learn different ways to reduce or remove the blockers to employee performance to reduce underperforming employees in your team.  ---  ---  The 4 main reasons why employees under perform are: 1.     A lack of direction and expectations 2...

Developing a learning mindset and mastering self-learning at work are critical to developing a management career. Very few managers get formal training which means if you want to get good, a growth mindset is a massive help.  I explain what a learning mindset is, why it is so important to develop for managers and give you 5 tips to help you building a growth mindset at work. The will to learn as q...

The mistakes that lead to burnout at work are pretty easy to make if you are not watching out for them.  Some burnout happens because of specific behaviours of employees. Even more burnout is caused by the mistakes of managers.  I share 5 mistakes employees make and 5 mistakes managers make that lead to burnout at work. ----  To reduce the pressure on you and reduce your workload while strengtheni...

Managers use power and authority in so many different ways. The power and authority you gain from a position is only one type of power and I would argue, increasing ineffective - on its own - in today’s workplace. How managers and leaders use power and authority are a huge part of their effectiveness in their roles I explain how great managers use power and authority for the benefit of their team,...

The goal of every manager should be to build a high performing team or at least a higher performing team. Team performance is how managers are assessed, and it is the core purpose of a manager’s role.  I share 3 must do’s to build a high performing team based on my experience of turning around multiple underperforming teams and winning multiple “Best Team” prizes, again with different teams. --- ...

Promoting an employee to manager is a very big deal. A great manager enables and increases team performance. A poor manager reduces team performance and increases team costs. Choosing to promote the right person is a very big deal for you, the team and the business. Learn 7 behavioural signs to look for when thinking about who to promote to manager plus more great employee promotion best practices...

How well do you deal with uncertainty at work? We all have to deal with uncertainty – businesses are always changing and adapting, so we do too. Yet humans hate uncertainty. Our brains translate it into a treat and our natural reactions are often unhelpful. I share 8 different ways to deal with uncertainty at work – 4 for you personally and 4 to help your team through uncertainty. --- Team Managem...

I know how to ask for and get a raise, yet I hate asking for a raise. Asking for a pay rise is an emotional big deal for most of us. Make sure you are using the best approach to absolutely get the pay rise you deserve – increase your salary today! ----  Additional Resources you will find useful: Get more FREE example scripts for how to ask your boss for a raise here: https://enhance.training/lm-lp...

What should a manager do? What is the purpose of a manager? There are two fundamental outcomes a manager needs to deliver for the company that pays their salary. Deliver both well and you will have a great career in management. Don’t deliver either and you won’t last long. Learn what a manager needs to deliver, and I share some of the best ways to achieve each that I have learnt in my 20+ year man...

How to get more respect as a manager or leader from the team you lead is an awful lot easier when you follow 3 hugely important principles. You can put these into practice immediately, whether you are a new manager or have many years’ experience. Learn a ton of practical tips to get the respect of your team quickly ---- Team Management Course Managing teams well is hard work, even when you know ex...

Every manager wants to keep their high performing staff longer. High performing employees deliver a lot more value for relatively little more in pay. Keep enough high performers in your team, manage them well and you are nearly guaranteed at least good team performance.  I share 5 actions to keep high performing staff longer  ---- How to keep high performers starts with your approach and attitude...

Being more persuasive at work gives you a ton of personal benefits plus can make you a lot better at your job.  Anyone can become more persuasive at work using 4 specific actions without needing to be a smooth talking extrovert or a born salesman.  Learn exactly how to convince others at work to do what you need. ---- How to be more persuasive starts with understanding the person or team you are t...

Why improving self awareness will make you a better leader – leading others is all about relationships. When you have a great and honest relationship with yourself, you are much better placed to have similar relationships with others.  Better relationships increase trust, teamwork, motivation, enjoyment … in a work context the list is long. Increase all these elements and you get significantly inc...

A great project business case creates excitement and anticipation within the business for the benefits promises. In addition to the upsides, a project business case should carefully set expectations about the effort, resources and change needed to achieve those benefits. I share 8 reasons why you should write a business case for a project, 4 damaging mistakes to avoid plus 8 key sections to includ...

Coaching is so effective for managers for many reasons and coaching team members is also a very effective skills for team managers to develop.  I share 5 factors that make coaching so effective for managers, plus coaching development tips to maximise the development of your most important team members.  ---  For coaching for you or your team, please get in touch via email support@enhance.training...

How you manage incompetent employees is essential to improving team performance and reducing the time, effort and hassle you experience in dealing with poor employees. Use these 4 steps to be fair to yourself, your team and your business  ---  Gain Career Changing Management Expertise Access over 200 articles, podcasts and videos dedicated to helping you gain people and management expertise to lea...

Run great weekly team meetings and staff will want to attend, the team meeting will be useful to everyone, and holding the weekly team meeting will actually improve team performance over time compared to not holding them. I share what I have found works really well for how to run staff meetings effectively. Get  better staff meeting ideas and start improving meetings today. --- Resources One-on-On...

How to set OKRs with your team and use them to deliver the right goals quicker and better will make you and your team a lot more successful. Using the OKRs or Objectives and Key Results system helps prioritisation, creates a focus on results rather than activity and aligns everyone’s efforts to deliver the right goals. I share 6 steps for how to set OKRs with your team and achieve the right goals....