Bob Selden - Articles

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Bob Selden is the Managing Director of the National Learning Institute. He has been an HRD consultant for over 30 years, prior to which he was a line manager in a financial organisation. He is an Australian currently living in Switzerland and is a part time member of faculty at the International Management Development Institute in Lausanne and the Australian Graduate School of Management in Sydney. He is the author of The Leadership Benchmark™ (360 profiling tool), CHECKpoint™ (organisational climate survey) and The Negotiating Advantage™ (a blended learning package). You can contact Bob at http://www.nationallearning.com.au/ or email learn@nationallearning.com.au

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How to Select your Boss - - a Three Pronged Selection Strategy
Did you ever find out after starting in a new role that your boss was not all that you thought he or she might be? When applying for a new job, we are (rightly) concerned about putting our best foot forward and making sure that we are selected. Often we neglect the fact that it is a two way street – they select us and we select them. This article provides some sound “boss selection strategies”. Read
By: Bob Selden | 13/02/2007 | Careers
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Managing your Boss: 4 Rules to Live by and 4 Steps to Take
What’s the number one reason for failure at work? A poor relationship with one’s boss. There are some simple ways that can help build a good relationship. This article sets out 4 steps to take and 4 rules to follow to ensure a good relationship with one’s boss. Read
By: Bob Selden | 11/02/2007 | Leadership
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Where Have All the Honest Managers Gone?
Is honesty missing from management today? Does honesty have any impact on morale, productivity, employee turnover? Find out the latest research results and how a manager can apply these results on a day to day basis. Read
By: Bob Selden | 20/01/2007 | Business
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Have you Been Appreciated Lately? - 6 Steps to Make Yourself & Others Feel Better at Work
Six steps for giving the best incentive staff can get while at the same time making you feel good! Read
By: Bob Selden | 12/10/2006 | Motivational
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Are Happy Employees Motivated Employees ?
As managers, do we consciously try to provide this same level of motivation for all of our employees? Or, are we merely fixated on striving to achieve the deadlines, budgets and targets that are set for us (and that seem to be getting tougher and tougher and placing more and more stress on us and our people), and forgetting what it was really like when we worked in an environment that was truly "motivational". This article suggests some answers Read
By: Bob Selden | 12/10/2006 | Leadership
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Is There a Better Way to Give Bad News? a 6 Step Process
As managers, we all have to give feedback from time to time that we consider to be "bad news" for the employee. Do you dread the times when you have to do this? Or perhaps, you handle the situation ok, but the employee's performance does not seem to improve as a result of your counselling"? Article shows 5 steps for improved feedback. Read
By: Bob Selden | 07/10/2006 | Human Resources