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![]() Bob Selden - ArticlesBob 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 an adjunct member of faculty at the Australian Graduate School of Management in Sydney. He is the author of "What To Do When You Become The Boss". You can contact Bob at http://www.nationallearning.com.au/
Climbing the training career ladder – the first step for new trainersSo, you want to make training a career. Where do you go to and how do you get there? What's your balance in the Trust Bank?Trust is a critical resource at the moment. But it is all too easy to forget that while trust takes a long time to build, the balance can be quickly depleted with just one careless withdrawal. How to make yourself recession-proofJob security is uppermost in many people’s minds right now. How do you make sure your job is secure? Perhaps there are no foolproof ways, but there are some safeguards you can take. Bob Selden, author of What To Do When You Become The Boss, suggests how to implement these safeguards. Tough Times Call for Tough TrainingIs "training” only skill and knowledge building? Are there any additional plusses from good training?. Training takes time and money - two resources that are in short supply at the moment. However, both can be overcome with a little creativity. Service is the Key to Survival in Today’s ClimateIn today’s tough economic climate, it’s not so much about getting new customers, but keeping the ones you have extremely satisfied, that’s the key to survival, and in fact growing the business. How to Make yourself Recession-proofJob security is uppermost in many people’s minds right now. How do you make sure your job is secure? Perhaps there are no foolproof ways, but there are some safeguards you can take. Bob Selden, author of What To Do When You Become The Boss, suggests how to implement these safeguards. What Do You Get When You Pay People to Perform?Why do organisations continue to throw money at performance issues? Perhaps if organisations were better managed and led, then there would not be the need to offer people incentives to perform, they might just “do it”. How to Select your Boss - - a Three Pronged Selection StrategyDid 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”. Managing your Boss: 4 Rules to Live by and 4 Steps to TakeWhat’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. 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.
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