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FIFTH SECRET OF TIME MANAGEMENT

11-Nov-2010 - Les Hayman You have to kill interruptions as much as possible. The first step is to take control of emails. It’s interesting that we have established rules and procedures for physical interruptions, for example if someone’s office door is closed, if they ... read more »

MANAGEMENT TIME STEALERS AND WASTERS

25-Mar-2013 - Les Hayman I have long believed that whilst we should not count every hour in the day, we should try and make every hour in the day count. We are all given the same 24 hours in every day regardless of who or what we are, and while we can’t actually manage t... read more »

ARE MANAGERS LOSING THE ABILITY TO FOCUS ?

04-Mar-2013 - Les Hayman Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer and poet said “Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short, in all the management of human affairs.” Like Emerson, I have long believed that a clear ... read more »

EIGHTH RULE OF MANAGEMENT

21-Jan-2013 - Les Hayman The first rule of management is that successful management is actually more about how you manage yourself rather than being about how you manage others (see “First rule of management” posted June 25, 2012). The second rule of management is that t... read more »

WHEN HEAD OFFICE BECOMES A LIABILITY

23-Jul-2012 - Les Hayman The most feared words in any field organisation, irrespective of industry, number of employees or revenues are “Hello, I’m from Head Office and I am here to help.” I spent the first twelve years of my working life as a “Techie”, initially as a pr... read more »

HOW TO DRIVE PRODUCTIVITY IN YOUR TEAM

18-Jun-2012 - Les Hayman Getting the most from your people is one of the most critical goals of every manager. This doesn´t just mean that you have to get your team to work long hours and work hard, but it also means that you must ensure that your people work on the right... read more »

SECOND SECRET OF TIME MANAGEMENT

30-Sep-2010 - Les Hayman Diaries are meant to be an aid to help us all manage our time allocations but in most cases are rarely used in a way that actually helps people to really achieve this. The problem is that most people use diaries mainly as a means of giving other... read more »

HR … POLITE TO POLICE TO PARTNER TO PLAYER

26-Aug-2010 - Les Hayman Whenever I speak to a group of HR Professionals, I tend to start with the need for HR organisations to go through a process of change, and I call this transition “Polite to Police to Partner to Player”. HR people have always tended to be the polit... read more »