Not so many years ago, male menopause was not understood or recognised. It would be just the brunt of a joke when referring to a man. Who had gone out and bought a new sports car or had just got a new girlfriend half his age. It was generally referred to, and to some extent…
Category: Work
What is Work Ethic
I have looked at lousy management practices and what makes a good leader in previous articles. Also, I covered the issue in today’s society where meritocracy has died in the liberal West. My last article, “How to motivate unmotivated employees.” I went over why we need to motivate our teams. There are a few areas…
How to Motivate unmotivated Employees
How to Motivate unmotivated Employees follows very closely to employee engagement which I have written about before. Engagement is about having a sense of purpose, ownership, and commitment to the company. Motivation, however, is the willpower and drive to act on those feelings. Engaged employees will be highly motivated and generate the results managers look…
Entitlement in the Workplace
I am sure that over recent years, we have all seen, witnessed or been a target of entitlement in the workplace. These people can make your working life difficult and even upsetting on a day-to-day basis, even making you want to throw the towel in and quit. I hope this article will give you an…
Decisive Leadership
Decisive leaders seek out the appropriate information they need to make good decisions. Basically they have a broad understanding of the knowledge held by their team, colleagues, and leaders, henceforth this information helps them make faster and better decisions. Decisive leaders are generally quick to decide and slow to change their minds, decisiveness does not…
Employee Re-Engagement
Employee re-engagement (make them happy) is not difficult once you recognise it is required. As a director, you may need to re-organise management because we all know that “People leave managers, not jobs”. Having looked at various companies and advised them on engagement, most of the time, it has been due to bad managers. Once…
Entitlement is a Disease
Entitlement is a disease sweeping through western liberal society. When or how it will end is anyone’s guess. With the entitled coming together and having entitled children, I do not see it ending soon. It is quite poignant that I am writing this article in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday. The reason you will see…
Nepotism in the Workplace
I would imagine Nepotism in the workplace is something everyone in the workforce has seen first-hand. Some have heard of it happening. You may have even been a victim of it. That time you have been overlooked for that position due to the boss’s friend or relative getting the job. The subject is very emotive,…
Mushroom Management
Mushroom management is maybe a term not so often used. However, most working people would have complained about having “Been treated like a mushroom” at least once in their career. So I can take a stab that most people will also understand that being treated like a mushroom. Is being kept in the dark, fed…
Toxic Employees
Toxic employees can be as bad if not worse than a bad manager or even inept leadership. Toxic employees are typically overconfident and selfish and generally understand how to walk the fine line between right and wrong to ensure they do not fall foul of company policy. They generally do not cooperate with others or…