In my first post on 3×3 Management I gave my thoughts Leadership and the three key ideas of management styles, effective recruitment and personal values. In my second post I looked at people management and the three key ideas of treating people with respect but setting limits, recognising good performance and addressing poor performance, and […]
3×3 Management : 9 key things every manager should do – Part 2
In my first post on 3×3 Management I gave my thoughts Leadership and the three key ideas of management styles, effective recruitment and personal values. In this post I will look at people management and the three key ideas of treating people with respect but setting limits, recognising good performance and addressing poor performance, and […]
3×3 Management : 9 key things every manager should do – Part 1
My journey to today A while ago I was asked the question: “why have you been so lucky with the teams you’ve had? They all seem to do great things while I struggle to get mine to do the basics”. I can’t remember exactly what I replied, but I’m guessing that it probably wasn’t particularly […]
Three small acts of kindness
Our lives are shaped by a variety of events, some big and some small. Big events like getting married and changing jobs can have a profound effect on our lives but sometimes its the small things that that we remember with affection. In this post I will share with you three small acts of kindness […]
Formative assessment: A great if unusual example
In a previous post I wrote about the value of formative assessment. In this I discussed the value of measuring learning during delivery, not just at the end. I also gave a practical example of of how I applied this in practice, getting great results, on a financial management course. On a later course, this […]
Formative Assessment: Stopping the fires breaking out
Here’s the question: How do you know that student or trainee is taking in what they are being taught? Notice the phrasing: “are taking in” not “have taken in”. The difference was made clear to me when marking a batch of assignments a while back. Most of the class did fine but one student was […]
Safeguarding data: saving your business’ life
A few years ago I heard this statement: “Before you’ve had a major data loss you wonder what the fuss is. After you’ve had a major data loss you wonder why people are so unconcerned“. And before you ask, yes I was one of the unconcerned. At best I would copy my data to a CD […]
Passwords – One or Many
Passwords A while back I wrote a post on techniques to generate strong but memorable passwords. This clearly struck a chord with a number of you judging by the number of questions it sparked. One of the most commonly asked questions was whether it is better to have a single very strong password and use […]
Passwords – Strong or Memorable?
Passwords In our modern internet connected world we are constantly told that we need to use long complex passwords to keep out the bad people who want to steal our information and money. We are encouraged to use strong passwords, that is ones avoiding everyday words but including upper and lower case letters, numbers and punctuation […]
Key Future Skills for the water idustry
This Post This post is based on an editorial piece I wrote for the Q1 2016 Institute of Water Journal which was focused on current and future skills issues I think that the two most important future skills for the water industry are Measuring the Future and Non-Traditional Recruitment. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. It is […]