The ability to generate complex thoughts and then to communicate them effectively plays a central part in managing. Communicating involves all manner of activities: conversing, persuading, teaching...

Many people agree that delegating is an essential managing activity, but few find it easy to put into practice. They know it is not just a matter of handing over a job and magically it is achieved;...

Time is a finite commodity. To literally "make time" is not possible; however you can certainly get more done in the time available. Once time has been spent, it can never be recovered. Once it has...

Everyone needs to manage. Successful managing means coping with things and getting them done well enough to ensure a successful outcome. It means attainment by design rather than chance. It makes...

Managing yourself is something that few people spend any time on at all. Life is not a dress rehearsal and as far as it is known this is the only chance you get, so whether you work for a large...

Most people find themselves undertaking some form of negotiation every day of their lives, although often they do not recognise that this is what they're doing; they think negotiatiing is a skill...

Everyone agrees that positive and productive outcomes are the key objectives of any meeting. Unfortunately, many people say that a large proportion of the meetings they attend are futile and achieve...

Managing people is not easy, but it can be made easier if you make sure that you have selected the right people in the first place. When choosing new people, you are taking a most important...

Much of managing is taken up with overcoming problems which are preventing people from accomplishing their goals. This can often seem a bit like piloting a small dinghy through narrow straits...

Understanding behaviour is a vital part of dealing with people. The main way people judge others is by observing their behaviour. But this is somewhat akin to judging the extent of an iceberg by its...