manager-tools

  • Reblog – Are you assigning or delegating?

    This is one of the helpful distinctions that the Manager-Tools guys make… And it suits volunteer organisations like churches pretty well. When you talk to someone about taking on a task or a project, work out whether you are assigning… Continue reading

    Reblog – Are you assigning or delegating?
  • Just be a bit more careful with using the word “idea”

    Words means different things to different people. I heard about a daughter who told her dad that a twig had fallen on the family car, but that “twig” was an inch thick and left a dent. The word “idea” is… Continue reading

    Just be a bit more careful with using the word “idea”
  • Situational Leadership (Styles 1-4)

    Scott Parry-Jones from EV helped us think about this. There are two ways to think about how your leading others; the authority continuum, and the discussion continuum. The authority continuum ranges from “I have all the authority” right over to… Continue reading