David Summerton Business Consulting
The Dangers Of Second-Hand Stress Emotions are contagious: just as the positive vibe from winning a Bid, securing a new client or negotiating a great deal are the things we all feed off at work, the negativity and feelings of despondency from stress given off by colleagues, and the wider organisation, can be devastating for …
3 Cardinal Sins Creating Bad Business Decisions Making decisions is probably the most important factor that separates managers from more junior staff: careers are made, and broken, by the individual manager’s ability to make sound, reasoned and most importantly, correct decisions over a long period of time. Nobody, however skilled they might be, can make …
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How To Spot The Signs Of A Failing Project Knowing when to pull the plug on a failing project is never easy, yet the signs of impending disaster are often present at the outset when best practice can increase the chances of success. There are many examples of very large projects in the public eye …
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Where Project Management Training Has The Biggest Impact If your organisation is investing in project management, often at considerable expense in time, money and effort, you will want to see some very positive change and improvement for that outlay. Evidence shows that the following areas need to be in your mind regarding the benefits you …
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What To Do If You Lose Your Motivation However focused you feel, and how committed you consider yourself to be towards your goals, it is perfectly normal to experience a dip in your motivation – put simply, nobody s perfect and we are all allowed a wobble in the pursuit of objectives. The most common …
Secrets Of Leadership - 8 Critical Leadership Roles The strategist: leadership as a game of chess. Good at dealing with developments in the organisational environment, giving vision, strategic direction and outside-the-box thinking to create new developments. The change-catalyst: leadership as a turnaround activity. Good with challenging and difficult situations, focusing upon re-engineering and creating new …
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How Can Managers Deliver An Empowerment Culture? Empowerment brings strong results and a clear focus on performance through a motivated and enthusiastic workforce. Successful organisations have learned a long time ago that staff with passion and a strong sense of involvement add an extra competitive edge in the marketplace. To get this right, and to …
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What Is An Empowerment Culture? Employee empowerment, when it works well, is the management practice of sharing information, rewards, and power with employees so that they can take initiative and make decisions to solve problems and improve service and performance. The whole purpose of investing in an empowerment philosophy is built around the idea that …
4 Red Hot Tips For Every Entrepreneur Nothing ever stands still and the line between a successful and unsuccessful business is often down to the way in which the entrepreneur works to modify and refine the business model. This drive for development and enhancement of the initial idea or strategy often makes us nervous, yet …
4 Red Hot Tips To Improve Your Business Nothing ever stands still and the line between a successful and unsuccessful business is often down to the way in which the entrepreneur works to modify and refine the business model. This drive for development and enhancement of the initial idea or strategy often makes us nervous, …
