One of the greatest challenges of today's leadership and managers is their inability to know the strength and weakness of their team players serving under their corporation, and how to effectively manage their rich human resources, align those resources with the strategic objectives of their organization in order to make a quantum leap. Have you ever felt like you could have done it perfectly, but you were ignored on the team and yet, your leader complains of lack of resources?
Any disagreement between two parties or people is termed as conflict technically. Is it possible to avoid conflict? The answer is a big NO. Managers and leaders must expect conflict in the workplace, especially in a stressful work like the nursing, medical profession and many corporate bodies. There is no organization without conflict. Conflict arises because of unmet needs, misconception, miscommunication, misinterpretation, personality difference, abuse of power, different values and belief system, lack of clear protocol and policy regarding work, emotions and feelings. Many times people allow their emotions to precede reality and sound judgments. This leads to premature judgment and conclusion on issues that later escalates and become a wild bush fire retarding productivity and effectiveness at work.
Many chief executive officers, leaders and managers spend countless hours working on systems and structure (programs) instead of the developing and empowering the people (programmers) who make the system works. Leadership experts and management consultants have observed that the problem of organization is 90% people and 10 % systems. Which goes further to suggest that leaders and managers should spend a greater percentage of their time empowering their subordinates, develop and build their capacity first before building structures and systems. It will take people who are motivated intrinsically to bring about effectiveness, efficiency and increase in
We are guilty of trying to pack too much into our lives, making our to-do lists too long. We over-schedule ourselves and our family. We need to pare down our activities and shorten the to-do list.
Try some of the following suggestions:
• Plan ahead so you can consolidate tasks and errands, (this also cuts down on your gasoline bill). • Spend time with people you like and who support your goals and ideals. • Remember to ask for what you want. Your family cannot read your mind. If you don’t ask the question, you won’t get a yes or a no answer. • Get your family to help out with household chores and remember, according to Quentin Crisp, after four years the dust doesn’t get any deeper. • Take care of yourself. You are of no help to others if you are burned out. • Join organizations that interest you – you will find yourself in the company of like-minded people. • Think positively! Whenever you hear yourself thinking something negative, find a positive affirmation before you move on, it will leave a better taste in your mouth and your mind.
