We wrote an article, Are SME Managers Neglected?, which asked the question, are Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) placing too much pressure on their managers? Whilst the focus of the article was on SME, the issues affect larger organisations as…
Managers Need to Learn that Sorry is Not the Hardest Word!
This innocuous little 5 letter word appears to be causing problems within organisations, affecting our working relationships and our professionalism. Why, you may ask is something which expresses a feeling of regret or penitence, or is used to express an…
Is In-house Training Affecting Performance?
Are staff at risk of underperforming by not accessing external training and development schemes? In a whitepaper produced by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), based on a survey of healthcare professionals, found that externally accredited programmes, such as university courses,…
Generalization, the Graveyard of the Specialist?
The premise of this article is from a piece in Professional Manager, “Jacks of all Trades Damaging Business” (Winter 2014:14), and asks the question, are we as employees destined to be generalists despite our specialisms? It would seem so; bosses…
Time to Think?
Are managers and leaders missing out on the opportunity to further develop their work and business, by focusing too much on doing rather than thinking? Many successful people have credited their success to the ability to devote time and space…
A Necessary Evil?
You are a liar, admit it, you are! Whilst this may be rather a confrontational way to start an article, nine million of us tell lies in the workplace every day according to the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), (“You’re A…
The Importance of Training and Development
In recent weeks we have devoted a number of articles to individual development, and how this can improve work place opportunities, as well as providing a competitive edge. More recently we explored underdeveloped skills and knowledge that individuals may have…
The Candidate that got Away!
We are all aware of the importance of recruitment and selection, many of us have gone through the process on a number of occasions as either the potential candidate, or the interviewer, but what do we actually know, and/or understand…
Are SME Managers Neglected?
Whilst you may consider this to be a bizarre proposition, arguably the evidence, (discussions with managers, employees, and work place performance reviews), suggests yes. However, we should explore this in context, and consider what we mean by neglect. Neglect: suffering…
ET&C vs an FE College
Let’s consider in this time of change, an alternative way to study that fits around you, the professional, rather than the more restrictive road of traditional academia. Endeavour Training & Consultancy (ET&C) is not here to criticise college provision; the…