Managing Operations | Leadership Skills - Goals for 2018Leadership consists of getting an operation or task done by other people. Don't concentrate on the operation and neglect the staff or concentrate on the staff to the neglect of the task. AuthorJane Galbraith is the Owner of Market Route Mapping, Non Executive Director, Board & Committee Member and a Business mentor with Scottish Chambers of Commerce. She writes and speaks about developing staff and growth in businesses. What Can You Delegate Today?Many of us know the benefits of delegation: It helps teams share the workload so that managers focus on the work only they can do. But in reality, you (like most managers) probably hoard tasks and become a bottleneck. To fix that, start with baby steps. Ask yourself regularly, even daily: “What can I, and only I, do?” If a certain task could be done by someone else, maybe it should be. Try to delegate small tasks that add up to something bigger, or projects that are relatively simple. Also consider time-sensitive work that competes with your other priorities. If you’re still struggling to delegate, try this: For two weeks, make a list of tasks that you might delegate, writing them down as you think of them. This exercise will get you one step closer to handing off the work you need to. Start With Baby Steps. AuthorJane Galbraith is the Owner of Market Route Mapping, Non Executive Director, Board & Committee Member and a Business mentor with Scottish Chambers of Commerce. She writes and speaks about developing staff and growth in businesses. Share This Post Inspire To Be Your BestImagine you're travelling on a boat down a river or across an ocean. It might be a powerboat, a sailing boat or any other kind you choose... ...if you just let the current carry you along, you might be lucky and reach your desired destination, or more than likely you'll arrive somewhere different that may not be where you want to get to[...]
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Jane Galbraith is the Owner of Market Route Mapping, Non Executive Director, Board Member and a Business mentor with Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce. She writes and speaks about developing staff and growth in businesses. Follow her on Twitter at @RetailMapping An eGuide to the 12 trends to watch out for this festive season and 12 tips to increase sales.What’s in store for this year’s festive season? We know it will break all records for ecommerce and that it is important to get plans for commerce marketing solidified early. Read the report to learn about 12 commerce trends that will light up the 2017 festive season. Courtesy of Marketing Week. Author
Jane Galbraith is the Owner of Market Route Mapping, Non Executive Director, Board Member and a Business mentor with Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce. She writes and speaks about developing staff and growth in businesses. Follow her on Twitter at @RetailMapping Even if you think annual performance reviews should be abolished, it’s unlikely that you can overhaul your organisation’s approach to appraisals. Fortunately, you’re in control of the way you manage the performance of your team. If your organisation requires reviews — whether they are annual, semi-annual, or quarterly — you should, of course, do them. But take additional steps throughout the review period to ensure that your employees are meeting goals and growing.
Make a practice of checking in with each of your direct reports on a regular basis, whether it’s weekly or once a month, to ask two main questions: What are you going to get done this week (or month)? And what help do you need from me? These informal conversations don’t require complex forms or burdensome documentation. Check-ins like these are your best opportunity to deliver immediate, relevant feedback — and real-time corrective action. Buying a business can be a big step forward, or it can turn out to be disastrous. This article assumes that you have already found a suitable business (the #TargetBusiness). It explains how to complete the purchase of the target business, including checking what state the business is really in. The main pitfalls tend to be similar, regardless of how large the target business is. We'll cover next:
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Jane Galbraith is the Owner of Market Route Mapping and a Business mentor with Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce. She writes and speaks about developing staff and growth in businesses. Follow her on Twitter at @RetailMapping |
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