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- Google's Leadership Rules
Posted by Claude on Friday 25th November 2011 at 13:52:00
- The King's Speech for Leaders
Posted by Claude Warner on Monday 8th August 2011 at 18:23:53
- Increasing the Bench Strength of your Leadership Pipeline
Posted by Claude Warner on Monday 20th June 2011 at 07:09:47
- Black Swans draw eyes onto the Leader
Posted by Claude Warner on Monday 16th May 2011 at 21:06:51
- The Court of Conscience
Posted by Claude on Tuesday 5th April 2011 at 15:12:36
- No Margin No Good
Posted by Claude Warner on Wednesday 2nd March 2011 at 11:36:24
- How will you Lead in 2011?
Posted by Claude Warner on Monday 17th January 2011 at 10:57:48
- Water what You want to Grow
Posted by Claude Warner on Friday 31st December 2010 at 12:27:25
- Start a Virtuous Cycle & Create a Winning Team
Posted by Claude Warner on Monday 8th November 2010 at 10:13:21
- With people, slow is fast
Posted by Claude Warner on Sunday 19th September 2010 at 18:24:55
- Leading without Title
Posted by Claude Warner on Tuesday 24th August 2010 at 15:32:02
- Waking the Sleepwalkers
Posted by Claude Warner on Thursday 15th July 2010 at 12:49:57
- The Goose and the Golden Egg
Posted by Claude Warner on Wednesday 9th June 2010 at 22:20:07
- What is really Important?
Posted by Claude Warner on Friday 14th May 2010 at 11:52:05
- When Important becomes Urgent
Posted by Claude Warner on Tuesday 27th April 2010 at 10:42:20
- It Starts at the Top!
Posted by Claude Warner on Wednesday 11th November 2009 at 14:30:10
- 1 comment on this post - most recent Tuesday 9th March 2010 at 14:40:11
Communication
- Listening is not Understanding
Posted by Claude Warner on Wednesday 17th February 2010 at 21:10:49
- 1 comment on this post - most recent Monday 1st March 2010 at 13:13:59
- How to Connect with Customers and Clients
Posted by Claude Warner on Wednesday 10th February 2010 at 11:25:06
- Communication - the lifeblood of a (business) community
Posted by Claude on Thursday 29th October 2009 at 14:51:18
Emotional Intelligence
- 1 + 1 = 3
Posted by Claude Warner on Wednesday 20th October 2010 at 14:49:28
- All is not as it appears (to you)
Posted by Claude Warner on Saturday 3rd April 2010 at 10:11:52
- The Truth about Your Stress
Posted by Claude Warner on Friday 22nd January 2010 at 16:19:46
- Overcoming the Limiting Power of Assumption
Posted by Claude on Monday 27th July 2009 at 16:33:48
Successful Living
- Being Aware of Being Aware
Posted by Claude on Tuesday 13th April 2010 at 13:50:47
- Don't just work yourself, work on yourself
Posted by Claude Warner on Tuesday 9th March 2010 at 16:26:11
- Does the world know the real you?
Posted by Claude Warner on Tuesday 5th January 2010 at 14:43:47
- Is the journey the end or the means?
Posted by Claude Warner on Friday 27th November 2009 at 14:28:18
- My Vision and Mission
Posted by Claude on Friday 18th September 2009 at 11:45:09
- The 'Ensuement' of Happiness and Success
Posted by Claude on Friday 24th July 2009 at 17:39:22
Wisdom
- Since I accepted inevitability, I see possibility
Posted by Claude Warner on Thursday 25th February 2010 at 08:56:12
- 1 comment on this post - most recent Monday 1st March 2010 at 13:18:00
- A Man is never Powerless
Posted by Claude Warner on Monday 25th January 2010 at 15:32:29
- Precepts of Wisdom
Posted by Claude on Monday 26th October 2009 at 14:31:33
No Margin No Good
Posted by Claude Warner on Wednesday 2nd March 2011 at 11:36:24
In Jack Welch’s autobiography we see his contribution to the performance management culture that is the norm today.
By applying the 20/70/10 principle, below average performers were removed and the high performers or stars were identified, rewarded and fast tracked. By continuously raising the bar on performance any slack or margin was brought to the fore and eliminated.
It is imperative to remain competitive by improving efficiency through constantly improving technology, refining business processes and improving human performance.
As a leader you leverage your influence through the work of others, but you are also required to bring your pound of flesh. The law of the Conservation of Energy says that matter cannot be created nor destroyed, and that includes time.
So this is how it works. Your department had 4 managers, of which a position is eliminated, leading to a 25% increase in workload. No problem, instead of leaving work at 5.00, you leave at 7.00.
Next thing you require another 2 hours a day. You go home at 7, have dinner, chat to your wife, and work from 9 to 11. Eventually you are falling into bed at 1, working Saturdays, so can’t make your kids sports games, and Sundays you are so exhausted that you are not present for your family.
As your margin is whittled away your family suffers, your marriage suffers, and your health suffers. Ultimately you could end up with a dysfunctional family or worse, divorced, as well as needing a triple bypass.
Sound familiar? Is this the path you are on? You may be OK with that, but the bottom line, no matter what the media spindoctors tell you, you can’t have it all.
You have to decide what your personal definition of success is, and how much margin you are prepared to sacrifice?
A meaningful question you can ask yourself is “How do I maintain adequate margin in my life?”
Remember, No Margin is No Good.
Claude Warner is a PE based executive, leadership and EQ coach.
He helps develop leader’s emotional, relational, social and communication skills, equipping them to engage, inspire and empower people to their full potential. Claude’s coaching profile is available here.
He also offers the group EQ coaching programme called TeamPower, ideal for empowering management teams. More details here.
Claude is trained as an integral coach, is a member of COMENSA, the national professional body representing coaching and mentoring, and is Regional Director of COMENSA in the Eastern Cape.
He can be contacted on 083 227 5153 or info@claudewarner.com. Further details on www.claudewarner.com
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