Management Skills

Networking is a great way to help further develop your career and to generate business. But it can also be time consuming so it’s important to...

Saying no can be very difficult, particularly if you lack assertiveness and have a strong desire to keep others happy. Whether in business or in...

As a manager, we all aim to be a leader that others look to, as an example, and to follow. It is likely that you have, in your career, come across...

Brainstorming is a technique that can be used in business to generate ideas and solve problems. It is a creative technique that encourages out of the...

Jennifer had worked in IT as an analyst for a number of years and was interested in moving into a management position. The difficulty she had was...

As a business Manager, sometimes IT skills can seem in contradiction with some of the key aspects of the management role: to manage people. Managers...

Respect in business is something that is achieved over time. There is much that you can do to earn the respect of others, whether your colleagues,...

Delegation is a necessary skill of an effective manager. Sometimes it may seem easier to do it ourselves; after all we know exactly what needs to...

As a manager, meetings can become a way of life. They can all too often feel like they consume too much time and deliver too few results. But...

Change is inevitable in business and, as a manager, it is something that we have to cope with on a daily basis. With the rapid pace of change, which...

When thinking of how to recruit the right staff many of us think of recruitment agencies, or interviewing techniques, or psychological testing, but...

Coaching is a management technique that, when used appropriately, can be very effective in developing your staff and improving your management...

As you become more successful in your career, and gain more and more responsibility, you’ll probably find that your available time becomes less and...

Onshoring, Offshoring, and Nearshoring are terms that are becoming ever more frequently used in business, but what do they really...

Delegation is an important aspect of a Manager's role, and clearly identifying roles and responsibilities is essential. Applying the RACI model can...

As a business manager it is likely that you will need to work with your Information Technology (IT) function for the provision of your various IT...

Six Sigma has been described in many ways: a business management strategy, a highly disciplined process, a statistical method, a data-centred...

Planning and implementing strategic change is an important aspect to the management role. Strategic change is a term that is frequently used in...