OMT Group Grasps the Leadership Beyond Survival Nettle
Given the turbulent times we live in, leaders are facing an array of challenges many of which they haven’t had to deal with before. While it can be argued that what you need to BE and DO as a Business Leader hasn’t changed in a millenium, the current economic climate is forcing us to stop, think and consider how we are approaching things.
OMT Group Grasps the Impact & Influence Nettle
Creating an impact in Business is desirable, influencing effectively is vital, together they are powerful. As the Business world holds its breath in the face of the current economic downturn, for many of us our capacity to ‘get things done’ feels as if it is diminishing. Yet, despite budget cuts, standing still is not an option. If Businesses are to survive beyond this credit-crunch, their People need to keep moving forward with new ideas, better solutions, differentiating innovations and, above all, the ability to see things through. Your power to create an impact in the workplace and influence those who matter is the key to making this happen – leading to success for you in your career and success for your Business.
OMT Group Grasps the Innovation Nettle
Why Innovate?
“Like short skirts, innovation has traditionally swung into and out of fashion: popular in good times and tossed into the closet in downturns. But as globalisation tears down the geographic boundaries and market barriers that once kept businesses from
achieving their potential, a company’s ability to innovate – to tap into the fresh value creating ideas of its employees, partners, customers, suppliers and other parties beyond its own boundaries – is anything but faddish. In fact, innovation has become a core
driver of growth, performance and valuation.”
So says the McKinsey Quarterly 2008 Number 1 and in Ireland we seem to be wakening up to the fact that creativity, research and innovation are critical to our future prosperity. We now have a Minister responsible for Science, Technology and Innovation, there is a proliferation of Innovation Seminars, Enterprise Ireland is increasing its funding support and the Government has an Advisory Council for Science, Technology and Innovation. So what is Innovation?
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OMT Group Grasps the Diversity Nettle
A guide to understanding and using diversity.
Successfully managing diverse workforces requires the efforts of many people and the deployment of many resources. You as a manager may need help, or may be in a position to recommend professional interventions in your organisation, you may simply want to lobby for greater awareness of diversity and the tools to manage it.
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OMT Group Grasp the Coaching Nettle
Why Coach?
Your People, your Team, are a defined set of resources.
Some will be like your ‘right arm’, excelling in everything that they do. Some will be the ‘bane of your life’! The rest will do a good enough job, pretty much all of the time. Each individual on the Team however, needs to fulfil their potential to the optimum level if you are to achieve the most from the Team as a whole.
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OMT Group Grasps the Change Nettle
Grasping the Change Nettle
There are a multitude of Change Management concepts and approaches available but it is difficult to define a best practice that can be applied across the board. A culture for, and an acceptance of change, should be initiated at strategic level and filtered down through an organisation. A readiness to challenge the status quo at all levels will safeguard the organisation against complacency and enable it to face the challenges of its competitive environment. Some of the most effective change management models are reviewed in this issue.
OMT Group Grasps the Leadership Nettle
There is no clear-cut definition of Leadership. For years, management thinkers have put forward competing definitions, theories and gurus, most of which promote either a “silver bullet” solution suited to particular circumstances or some vague definition that, in any cases, leave the reader confused, with no clear understanding of what leadership is, how to apply it or even if the effort is worthwhile. Without suggesting that we have the definitive answer, we present here a summary of the concepts that may help to demystify that highly desirable attribute called ‘leadership’ and, by extension, offer some practical advice on becoming a ‘leader’.
