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Bob Selden's Articles in General Business

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  • What do you get when you pay people to perform?
    Why do organisations continue to throw money at performance issues? Perhaps if organisations were better managed and led, then there would not be the need to offer people incentives to perform, they might just “do it”.
  • How To Select Your Boss - - a three pronged selection strategy
    Did you ever find out after starting in a new role that your boss was not all that you thought he or she might be? When applying for a new job, we are (rightly) concerned about putting our best foot forward and making sure that we are selected. Often we neglect the fact that it is a two way street – they select us and we select them. This article provides some sound “boss selection strategies”.
  • Self Management for the New Manager
    Are you a knew manager? The new manager’s role is challenging. Suddenly, you have moved from being a technical or professional expert where you knew most of the answers and how to really problem-solve, to being an “expert” people manager. This article suggests some ways to successfully manage the transition.
  • Managing Your Boss: 4 Rules To Live By and 4 Steps To Take
    What’s the number one reason for failure at work? A poor relationship with one’s boss. There are some simple ways that can help build a good relationship. This article sets out 4 steps to take and 4 rules to follow to ensure a good relationship with one’s boss.
  • Where Have All The Honest Managers Gone?
    Is honesty missing from management today? Does honesty have any impact on morale, productivity, employee turnover? Find out the latest research results and how a manager can apply these results on a day to day basis.
  • Why Do We Have Conflict At Work? – The Ubiquitous Position Description
    What causes conflict in the workpéace? Personality differences? Cultural differences? Role ambiguity? This article sets out an interesting perspective.
  • How To Select A Consultant - The Three Imperatives
    If you’ve ever been faced with the task of selecting a consultant, or you do so regularly, Bob Selden of the National Learning Institute provides some helpful hints and perhaps some new approaches to selecting the most appropriate consultant.
  • Management Training – Myth, Magic or Mayhem?
    What’s the most successful way to learn about being a good manager? Bob Selden of the National Learning Institute suggests some tips for all aspiring managers and a few pitfalls to avoid in their quest to become better managers.
  • Meetings–Management Meetings–Why are they a waste of time? The 80/20 rule and 5 steps to success
    Meetings can be a waste of time. Find out how to make better use of your time as a participant or manager of meetings. The 80/20 rule is described to great effect with five helpful tips for designing and running more effective and rewarding meetings.
  • Who’s Got The Monkey Now? Part 2: How To Make Delegation Work For You
    Less successful managers often refuse to delegate for fear of failure by their people, no time to train their people, or a lack of experienced staff. This article shows how successful managers quickly develop the initiative within their people to become real problem solvers and take action.
  • Who’s Got The Monkey Now? How to find out how well you manage your time
    Use the checklist in this article to discover whether you as a manager are; “A gatherer of monkeys”. The article gives some tips on how to recognise the signs for taking on too much work and two important rules on how to avoid this problem.
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