When people get headaches, one of the first things they think of is painkillers. Feel pain, take painkillers. So they go out to the nearest pharmacy and buy painkillers. They then take those painkillers, and their pain gets killed… Temporarily. After a few hours, the pain comes back. So they [...]
How to Take the Initiative: Part 2 Ownership happens at the point of delegation. When a manager delegates work to their team member, they’ll discuss What to do, Why they should do it, How they should do it and When they should do it. The more the team member gets [...]
How to take the initiative: Part 1 I’ve heard many managers complain about employees who didn’t take the initiative. Especially about younger employees fresh from university (for some reason many Universities don’t seem to teach people how to take the initiative). There may be many reasons for employees not taking [...]
When you need people to do things for you, I’m sure you hope they are motivated. If you’re a manager, you’ll want your team to be motivated. If you’re hiring a freelancer, you’ll want them to be motivated. And if you’re about to go under for surgery, then you’ll sure [...]