Coaching

An Important Lesson in Management from a Kitchen

by David Ferrers

An interesting way to think about management, and how to do it better, is to look at the behaviour of managers in other, unrelated professions. Consider for a moment the behaviour of a Master Chef or, to give him his proper title, Chef de Cuisine. This is surely one of the toughest, most time-constrained professions, [...]

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How to Win Promotion No.2 – Team Building

by David Ferrers

On the quotations page of this blog Vince Lombardi, the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers American football team says: “Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” The job of a leader is to achieve objectives. The best [...]

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The Courage to be Imperfect

by David Ferrers

From a speech by Rudolf Dreikurs, M.D.             I have chosen today only one aspect of psychological importance to present to you for your thought and consideration; the subject of “The Courage to be Imperfect.” In this one subject and topic it seems that a number of basic problems facing us come to the fore. [...]

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Become a Highly Effective Leader and Manager, made simple

by David Ferrers

This website will show you the simple way to become a highly effective leader and manager. To develop your management and leadership skills at no cost simply click one of the “Subscribe” buttons in the panel on the right of this page. Ambitious managers will also keep my handbooks on their desktop for ready reference [...]

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