http://www.buseducation.com/blog Steven's Blog Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:06:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  Paper shuffling? AVOID THIS BY:   Touch each piece of paper once Clear your desk of piles – remove clutter Discard all non relevant documents Do one task at a time on your desk    Unproductive meetings?   AVOID THIS BY:   Make meeting agendas focussed, specific and stick to them!  Start on time and finish on time, don’t wait for late comers  Circulate ... http://www.buseducation.com/blog/archives/164 Why not do something about it this week? Let’s come up with some time effective things that you can do to improve the rapport with someone you work with.  It could be your boss; it could be one team member who’s not really on board, or it could be a client ... http://www.buseducation.com/blog/archives/161 This week in the every Tuesday Club I talk about how as a leader or manager at work, you need to think about what perception you create within the team and in the workplace. Let’s look at the impact of your behaviour and appearance at work.   The first thing you need to ... http://www.buseducation.com/blog/archives/159   This week let’s talk about values.  Values are an important tool for leaders and managers to use.  They help you define the behaviour and your expectations as a boss. Does your organisation have values?  Larger organisations have them displayed on the wall and use them in corporate documents.  But often when ... http://www.buseducation.com/blog/archives/154   This week in the every Tuesday Club Aleen Bayard discusses Emotional Intelligence.  Emotional Intelligence typically has five components: 1.     Self Awareness; 2.     Self regulation or control; 3.     Motivation; 4.     Empathy; and 5.     Social skills. Why are these important to those of you in leadership?  Because there has been a direct correlation between those leaders who ... http://www.buseducation.com/blog/archives/151   This week let’s talk about how you can boost the performance of somebody in your team.    This week let’s tackle the tough message - when you have to tell an employee that you are not happy with their performance, about what they are doing wrong and how you would like it ... http://www.buseducation.com/blog/archives/146 This week Aleen Bayard talks about Teamwork. Have you ever been on a team or leading a team and things just weren’t quite right?  You couldn’t really put your finger on what was missing, or what was wrong. Author Patrick Lencioni’s written a great book called The Five Dysfunctions of a Team ... http://www.buseducation.com/blog/archives/136 This week in the every Tuesday Club I discuss how most of us would all like a bit of extra time in our working day.  But as you can’t buy more time, we need to do something else. I talk about how to work smarter not harder. 1.     You need to know ... http://www.buseducation.com/blog/archives/133   This week in the every Tuesday Club Steven and Carol show you how to conduct a Performance Appraisal Interview.   Performance Review interviews -  both managers and employees tell us they are nervous about them.  Why is that?  Perhaps it’s because they have had a poor experience previously.  Whatever the case, as ... http://www.buseducation.com/blog/archives/127   This week in the every Tuesday Club, Aleen Bayard discusses social media marketing for your business. Many of us are wondering why we need to be so conscious of on-line media and social networks.  It’s no longer just a place for kids to meet on Facebook.    Here are some things you should ... http://www.buseducation.com/blog/archives/121