Business Leadership Skills 01 (Jul 09 - Feb 13)

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Clear Decisions Are Key

Step number six is to "Make a clear decision." Usually any decision is better than none.

Step number seven is to "Assign clear responsibility for carrying out the decision and then set a deadline for completion and review."

Remember, a decision without a deadline is just a fruitless discussion.

Finally, step number eight is to follow-up, monitor the decision, compare actual results with expected results and then generate new solutions and new courses of action.

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Action Exercises

Now, here are two ways you can apply this technique to think more creatively.

First, state the problem clearly, in writing, so that you know exactly what it is that you are trying to solve. Ask, "What else is the problem?"

Second, develop as many solutions as you possibly can, including doing nothing, before you make a decision. Quality of ideas is in direct proportion to the quantity that you generate.

Source: Brian Tracy international

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"Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. "

-- George S. Patton, US Army General

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I am Wrong

Admit to your staff when you have made a wrong decision, because chances are they already know.

Not being able to say when you are wrong diminishes your effectiveness in the work place.

Managers who narrow in on the blame and refuse to admit that they are wrong are viewed by their employees as weak and dishonest.

Eventually, employees lose respect for the manager and good workers move on.

People openly respect a person when they are big enough to admit that they erred in some way or other.

Source: wisdomtips.com

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"Problems should be solved on the spot, as soon as they arise. No frontline employee should have to wait for a supervisor's permission."
-- Jan Carlzon, airline executive

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"Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively."

-- Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States

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Leadership

Leadership may get you to the top, however, everyone starts their way from the bottom, so remember the people at the bottom, give them credit when due!


Source: wisdomtips.com

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"The key to successful time management is doing the most important task first, and giving it your full concentration, to the exclusion of everything else."

-- Alex MacKenzie

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"The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity."
-- Thomas J. 'Tom' Peters

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10 Ways to Find More Hours in Your Day

http://www.dumblittleman.com/2012/03/10 ... r-day.html