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Information on where to go for business start up funding. One of the most common questions we get asked here at Shell LiveWIRE is “where can I get funding for my business?” Everyone needs money to support their business idea(s), but sadly there aren't many free Grants around and the...
'Management' can be defined as 'the efficient and effective use of resources to achieve results with, and through, the efforts of other people'. Consequently it can be seen that the management of resources is an essential and integral feature of effective management. Objectives identify and...
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There is much talk nowadays about quality. Companies claim to offer quality products and services, have quality procedures, quality accreditation or simply to be quality companies. Consequently you may feel under pressure from your customers to demonstrate that you too have in place some kind of...
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When taking on the role of a manager and/or leader it is important to take a flexible approach to the management of staff. Henri Fayol, a successful manager, highlighted five standardised principles which he believed every manager has an obligation to incorporate into their management...
Let’s look at two practical tools that can underpin team development. The first of these is a way of looking at communication processes. Developing a small task group involves using a wide range of communicating behaviours. One way of looking at this is the TORI model developed by J. William...
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11. What Can Go Wrong? (v): Conflicts
Potential conflict underlies all group processes. If people fail to agree about their respective roles, or fail to negotiate about their respective agendas, or think that others are going off looking for other jobs, this conflict can become real, resulting in a series of problems and loss of...
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10. What Can Go Wrong? (iv): Hidden Agendas
A hidden agenda is an objective that an individual may not reveal to their team-mates. If everyone in a team has a hidden agenda, then the confusion and opportunities for conflict will increase dramatically. Hidden agendas all impact on team performance and can destroy performance...
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08. What Can Go Wrong? (ii): Roles
A role is a position within a group that is defined by expectations and needs. The person who occupies a particular role is expected to behave in ways that reflect the position. For instance, a manager will be expected to tell people what to do, be confident and take the initiative. Staff are...
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Groups in organisations can take many different forms - project teams, production teams, committees, quality circles, statistical process control teams, working groups, to name only a few. Whatever they are called, they often frustrate and confuse their members. One of the oldest jokes about...
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In this approach the group members are likely to pass through a number of stages, because of the information-processing needs and the communication issues in the group. These stages can be represented as follows: Forming This stage is characterised by 'testing' behaviours such as greetings...
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