Author Archives: Nancy Slessenger
Are you being bullied?
Being bullied is one of the most miserable experiences you can have. It can also make you stressed and angry. But there are things you can do. Here are some tips to help. You’ll find more help here. Recognise the … Continue reading
Posted in Brain, Bullies, Communication, Difficult People, Memory, Stress
Tagged Brain, Bullies, bullying, deal with bullying, Memory, Stress
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Being bullied is one of the most miserable experiences you can have. It can also make you stressed and angry. But there are things you can do. Here are some tips to help. You’ll find more help here. Recognise the … Continue reading
Swamped but can’t delegate?
Have you had this problem? You are up to your ears with time-consuming, complicated tasks and you have people in your team who have nothing to do – often because you are holding them up? You can’t delegate the tasks … Continue reading
Posted in Delegation, Management Skills, SMART Objectives, Stress, Time Management
Tagged Delegation, SMART Objectives, Stress, Time Management
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Have you had this problem? You are up to your ears with time-consuming, complicated tasks and you have people in your team who have nothing to do – often because you are holding them up? You can’t delegate the tasks … Continue reading
It’s something anyone could have done
Why should you win an award for doing something anyone could do? Well, the reason is that no one else did it. Simple Things There are many apparently simple things that are really obvious when you see them. Like the … Continue reading
Posted in Feedback, Improving Performance, Leaderhip skills, Management Skills
Tagged Feedback, performance improvement, profit
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Why should you win an award for doing something anyone could do? Well, the reason is that no one else did it. Simple Things There are many apparently simple things that are really obvious when you see them. Like the … Continue reading
What to do with your objectives
It’s all very well having beautifully written, SMART objectives and goals, but what do you do with them? This is exactly what one of my clients asked me recently. I was surprised, but then I realised that there’s a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Management Skills, Objectives, Performance Management, SMART Objectives, Uncategorized
Tagged smart goals, SMART Objectives
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It’s all very well having beautifully written, SMART objectives and goals, but what do you do with them? This is exactly what one of my clients asked me recently. I was surprised, but then I realised that there’s a lot … Continue reading
Is competition a good thing?
Imagine this scenario. Your boss tells you that you are getting a pay rise of 5%. You are probably delighted. How do you feel when you hear Joan Smith got 10%? Why should this make any difference to you? You … Continue reading
Posted in Management Skills, Motivation, Uncategorized
Tagged competition, Motivation, Performance Management
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Imagine this scenario. Your boss tells you that you are getting a pay rise of 5%. You are probably delighted. How do you feel when you hear Joan Smith got 10%? Why should this make any difference to you? You … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Disappearing Goal
One of our clients makes in-house films for companies. You would imagine that, before embarking on making a film it would be a good idea to know why you were making it. It turns out that this is not always … Continue reading
Posted in Objectives, SMART Objectives
Tagged Goals, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Objectives
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One of our clients makes in-house films for companies. You would imagine that, before embarking on making a film it would be a good idea to know why you were making it. It turns out that this is not always … Continue reading
Why women don’t get the credit
You may have read my blog last week What do you do when someone else takes credit for your work? I had quite a few comments on this so am expanding the theme this week. There are lots of reasons … Continue reading
You may have read my blog last week What do you do when someone else takes credit for your work? I had quite a few comments on this so am expanding the theme this week. There are lots of reasons … Continue reading
What do you do when someone else takes credit for your work?
Have you ever had this problem? Some other colleague getting the credit for what you did and the results you achieved? It’s very annoying isn’t it? A client asked me for some help on how to tackle this problem without … Continue reading
Have you ever had this problem? Some other colleague getting the credit for what you did and the results you achieved? It’s very annoying isn’t it? A client asked me for some help on how to tackle this problem without … Continue reading