“Being hesitant and nervous on an on-going basis is a sure-fire way to kill your authority and respect with your older employees.”-Kevin Weir The importance of managers in a business organization cannot be overlooked. They are responsible for a range of activities, without which the...
“The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognize the opportunity.” ― John F. Kennedy Coronavirus has had a huge effect on the...
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”― Richard Buckminster Many well-known companies still adhere to obsolete business maxims that have no place in today’s fast track commercial world. Obsolete business advice can...
"Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them."—Paul Hawken During the 1980s to 1990s, corporate organizations were witnessing layoffs. Mainly, middle managers were targeted in these layoffs, since...
“Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere as long as the policy you’ve decided upon is being carried out.” – Ronald Reagan One might wonder, why even bother discussing middle managers? There is a widespread public notion that middle...
“As dealing with change becomes a regular activity, leading it becomes a skill to hone, an internal capacity to master. “– Arnaud Henneville There used to be a time when organizational change was something only the senior management was bothered about. The lower-level employees were content...
“Meetings move at the speed of the slowest mind in the room.”-Dale Dauten Whether you are holding a meeting with your small team of colleagues or the entire organization, there are two choices in front of you. You can be a part of the furniture, or...
“If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very...
“The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work.”- Agha Hasan Abedi Imagine a scenario where a middle manager, a senior executive, and a junior employee walk into a bar. Everyone is unwinding and enjoying themselves,...
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."—Mahatma Gandhi We are now living in an age of rapidly advancing technology. What used to be relevant yesterday is obsolete today. With technology advancing at such a rapid pace, jobs...
“Determine what behaviors and beliefs you value as a company, and have everyone live true to them. These behaviors and beliefs should be so essential to your core, that you don’t even think of it as culture.”– Brittany Forsyth A company's culture is nothing but its...
"I love to challenge conventional wisdom. I'm a big believer that in business and in politics, when everyone is doing the same thing, none are probably as effective or successful as they could be."- Mark Cuban Business acumen involves knowing the inner workings of the organization,...