{"id":1773,"date":"2011-04-02T22:57:58","date_gmt":"2011-04-02T21:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/integrationtraining.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2011-04-02T22:57:58","modified_gmt":"2011-04-02T21:57:58","slug":"mumanagment-how-mumsey-taught-me-executive-leadership-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.integrationtraining.co.uk\/blog\/2011\/04\/mumanagment-how-mumsey-taught-me-executive-leadership-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Mumanagment – How Mumsey Taught me Executive Leadership Development"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Mother\u2019s Day I got to thinking – most of the work that I do in executive leadership development<\/a> can be traced back to good advice I received as a child from my mother (and also other family members, infants-school teachers etc). Most of what I, and other management trainers and consultants do, is just a slightly more sophisticated version of some very basic wisdom – often with a lot of unnecessary long words and window-dressing added for good measure. So here are the main things I learnt from my mum that I teach the \u201cgrown-ups\u201d in the business world:<\/p>\n

Play Nicely with Other Children
\n<\/strong>Emotional intelligenc<\/a>e is the essence of effective leadership and playing nicely with others in well coordinated teams will get you promoted – this is not the 80\u2019s thank God. Networking could also go under this heading, as could ethics and corporate social responsibility.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Fight and Say Sorry If You Do<\/strong>
\nThe old super-competitive way of doing business is on the way out and I recommend a more harmonious style of leadership that values listening, \u201cblending\u201d and conflict resolution. The old advice to \u201ctake a deep breath if you get mad\u201d has become more developed but still holds in Embodied Management Training<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tell the Truth and Admit it When It\u2019<\/strong>s Your Fault<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is business isn\u2019t authentic it\u2019s horrible for all involved – fact. There is no trust without honesty and transparency and trust underpins all effective work. Personal responsibility is at the very heart of good management – if it\u2019s everyone else\u2019s fault X,Y or Z happened there\u2019s no learning and no leadership.<\/p>\n

Take Care of Yourself and Your Friends<\/strong>
\nI see too many leaders not taking care of their health, ignoring the traffic all around and generally running with scissors. This is dumb – pay attention when you\u2019re crossing the road and nap after a good healthy lunch.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Tidy Up Your Mess<\/strong>
\nModern work-life is messy so use a good time management <\/a>system to clean up after yourself and put your toys back in the box.<\/p>\n

Do your Homework, Listen to Your Teacher and Ask Lots of Questions<\/strong>
\nCustomers are teachers – listen to them and ask them intelligent questions to learn stuff. Do your homework – make sure you are well prepared for meetings, presentations, etc.<\/p>\n

Share Your toys<\/strong>
\nI am a firm believer in giving away to get (see these free Youtube video of my best management training<\/a> for example), not holding on too tightly to what\u2019s \u201cmine\u201d because ultimately I\u2019d just borrowing from the past to give to the future like any of us. In companies without a share ethic, where different departments compete with each other or executives are paid out of all proportion to shop-floor staff for example – there are inevitably big problems.<\/p>\n

Enjoy School and Playtime too<\/strong>
\nAll work and no play make executive Jack a cocaine addict heart-attack stress-head<\/a> so don\u2019t do that. I teach people to make their work as enjoyable, creative and meaningful as possible, and get good quality down-time to relax and recharge their batteries.<\/p>\n

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me, mum and sis<\/p><\/div>\n

So there you have it – a few tongue in cheek tips from my childhood to improve the workplace. Jokes aside, I believe most senior executives could benefit a lot from going back to these basics!<\/p>\n

Thanks Mum – happy Mother\u2019s Day!<\/p>\n

PS – If you liked this you may also like this similar article<\/a> I found after writing this or this one on Star Wars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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