Change in a changing world
We are surrounded by change; change may arrive as a gentle breeze or as a violent hurricane and may be planned or unplanned. Today the UK is going through a major change in the form of Brexit and we are potentially going to witness more and bigger changes in a matter of weeks than we […]
The Power of Visualisation
“A picture tells a thousand words”. Hear this phrase and your mind may jump to your favourite piece of art, or perhaps a holiday photo perfectly capturing a moment in time. Unless you work in a creative industry, work probably doesn’t spring immediately to mind. But how often in your working life have you sat […]
A disengaged employee? Perhaps they’ve outgrown their role…
Key to the role of being a manager is to get work done through other people. To do this effectively, managers should look at building their team and developing the individuals within it. Leadership is about empowering your team; by giving them opportunities to grow, developing their skillset and ensuring each member becomes a reliable […]
To plan or not to plan – that is the question
We operate in many organisations around the world and spend considerable time working with managers in creating robust plans which they can manage their teams against. Planning is often seen as being too difficult with too many variables which, in their eyes, mean that it is not worth the effort and, in any case, because […]
How Winnie the Pooh can mentor us to be better Managers…
What if I told you that many of you have already read a book that (read in a specific context) can teach you a lot about the importance of value-focus in becoming an effective Manager. In this productivity-driven world, Managers often fall foul of developing targets and performance measures, without the necessary focus on being […]
“Quick, look busy!”
A recent article published on the BBC really caught my eye. Something I had witnessed consistently during my career as a management consultant but had not had the lexicon (or the data) to articulate. The article focused on a productivity study by Ashridge at Hult International Business School of employees in a wide range of […]
The importance of developing your team as part of a Manager’s responsibilities
Is your team just running? Or are you proactively developing their skills and knowledge to help them run faster? Whether you are leading your team to a rugby world cup final, or taking your business to the next level, the fundamentals of management are the same – directing individual accomplishments towards organisational objectives, generating teamwork […]
Failing to plan, planning to fail!
Plan C. We all talk about having one, but how often is the time and effort put into making a robust contingency plan? As a business the ability to quickly react to a change or emergency, whilst maintaining as close to business as usual (BAU) operations, is fundamental to floating or sinking. Whilst the UK […]
Embracing excellence as a consultancy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2016, the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) launched its new Consulting Excellence scheme. Two years on, and as 2018 comes to an end, it seems appropriate to reflect how Managementors is embracing the principles by which the scheme stands. Ethical Behaviour We are responsible and good citizens We conduct our business ethically We foster an […]
Understanding Project Performance
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In recent years, there have been countless examples of high-profile projects in the UK blowing both their budgets and their deadlines. Crossrail, the Olympic Stadium, the Shard, Wembley Stadium… the list goes on. Whilst ‘large’ projects (over £8m) are twice as likely to be late, over-budget and missing critical features than ‘small’ projects (under £800k), […]
