I deliver management training and coaching to a number of organisations and it has been interesting to see how differently organisations have reacted to the change in economic fortunes.
One approach has been to push those left in the organisation to work harder, picking up the slack of those made redundant and putting in more hours to drive up productivity. This often has a positive short term effect of getting more done with less cost, but arguably is not a sustainable over a longer period of time. Those of Generation Y will certainly kick hard against a newly imposed micro management and managers need to be thinking as much now of how to engage and inspire as they ever did. See more about Generation Y motivators at http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1640395,00.html
A move towards transactional rather than transformational style of management has also been apparent. A reliance on having people motivated by simply being scared they will lose their job and being ever more closely told what to do will surely be counterproductive if maintained for long. People still have a desire to develop and learn and expand on their roles and if companies want to retain their best people for when the upturn comes they will have to address these needs now.
Some organisations have been making the time to step back and look at how they might be innovative in terms of the services or products they offer, how they now need to sell them. This includes getting ideas from all parts of the organisation. People like to feel they can contribute.
I was reading on the news pages of the BBC how a garden center is blooming as it is now selling 300% more grow your own products than last year. Capitalising on trends is a good example of how innovation doesn't have to be revolutionary, but must be relevant. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7970639.stm
Those who are thinking the most creatively are the best placed to succeed. Having a structured way to think of ideas, plan the implementation and critique their effectiveness is a bonus at any time. Now it could be critical.
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New Leadership
Thoughts and ideas on the nature of leadership today.
A new form of economy needs leaders with values beyond simply making a profit. People and planet also need to be high up on the agenda.
A sense of contributing positively to employees, and communities are important aspects that modern management can address.
A new form of economy needs leaders with values beyond simply making a profit. People and planet also need to be high up on the agenda.
A sense of contributing positively to employees, and communities are important aspects that modern management can address.
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- Toby Buckle is an experienced and qualified business coach specialising in coaching those in management and leadership roles. Toby has a BSc in Management Science, is a Certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Trainer and a member of the Association for Coaching. He works by combining twenty years experience in business, managing and leading, with NLP, organisational theory, and coaching skills. Previously Toby spent ten highly successful years in management at a large personnel development and recruitment organisation that appeared annually in the top ten of the prestigious 'Times Top 100 Companies To Work For' awards and received the top award for 'Best Training and Development Work' Toby has a way of helping you see things from a refreshingly new perspective; his relaxed, but insightful approach is reassuringly challenging. He has a knack of getting to the heart of the issues and cutting through the grey areas to produce results.
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