If you read about leadership or management, you will often see a disapproving comment about people who write an email while they’re sitting next to the recipient. In leadership courses you regularly hear the same criticism. The wisdom is that you shouldn’t abuse email. You should...
If you think Emotional Intelligence is something ‘airy fairy’, think again. Understanding and using emotions is highly practical. One example is that if you are in tune with your own and others’ feelings, you can work more effectively. When you’re happy, you are better at generating...
The river of tasks is flowing mercilessly and for many it’s growing every day. If you are like most of us, you can never do all the things that you need to do, let alone do all the things you want to do. The only...
After my last Time Management post '4 Tricks to Beat Procrastination', John, one of our readers commented that setting artificial deadlines is a time management strategy that helps him tackle it and I fully agree. How many things do you have on your to-do list that...
Don’t we all do it? We seem to have this innate tendency to delay doing those things that we feel we really should be doing. Often they seem hard and are not really urgent for us now. There are so many other things that are...
Did you know that email is a great productivity tool? You can be forgiven if you don’t. The average email onslaught on the inbox is enormous. At the same time, writing emails costs a lot of productive time. Nevertheless, if you use email in the...
You often hear that Emotional Intelligence (EI) is important in leadership, but for many it’s not clear what it is. We define Emotional Intelligence (EI) as your ability to identify your emotions in yourself and others and to understand and manage your responses and actions....
What exactly is leadership? Can the job title of manager make you a leader, or is more needed to fit you for the role? A managerial title can sometimes give you a few benefits: authority, standing, and – depending on the organisation – varying degrees...
The ability to effectively communicate is one of the most important leadership skills necessary for successful management of a business. Whether you are managing a team or an individual, getting your audience to be receptive of you and understand what you are saying is not...