by Paul Chapman | Aug 9, 2024 | Team, Work
In the hustle of daily work, managers often get caught up in urgent tasks, endless meetings, and demanding staff. It’s the “noise” of office world. The danger? It can consume us. And prevent us from seeing the (often more important) big picture. Recently, the boss*...
by Paul Chapman | Aug 2, 2024 | Featured, Manager
When I was growing up, this didn’t exist. It was simply called, “lacking confidence”. Doubting yourself. Now, it’s a syndrome. Because everyone needs a syndrome, right? Or might that merely be an excuse to garner attention, or demand special treatment? Let’s...
by Paul Chapman | Jul 26, 2024 | Management, Staff
It’s Performance Review time at many businesses. Oh goody. This is when you, the manager, have to concoct a bunch of words to describe how each of your team members performed over the year. I’ve written about this before. See https://925edge.au/feedback-time/. I...
by Paul Chapman | Jul 19, 2024 | Business, Featured
A different post this week: one related to running your own business, rather than (1) management & leadership or (2) communication at work. 12 months ago, I decided to see if LinkedIn was a good way to build my business. Several people said, “If you want to expand...
by Paul Chapman | Jul 12, 2024 | Employees, Staff
Our TV recently spluttered and died. It was an unexpected death. You get used to something always working. Maybe after 10 years of staring back at me in the lounge room each night, it had simply had enough. Like any major new purchase, we shopped around, got advice...
