Mitch McCrimmon
I am a management assessment and coaching consultant with a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Western Ontario in 1975. I had a few HR positions early in my career but have spent 25 years in management consulting. I have been self-employed since 1994. My work focuses on management assessment and development, also executive coaching. I love writing, having completed 3 books and numerous articles on management topics, plus 3 websites. I have had articles published recently in the Ivey Business Journal Online, www.management-issues.com, The Canadian Manager and the Economist's Executive Briefing.
I like to write about all aspects of leadership and management. This means everything to do with getting things done through people. I am also interested in self management, hence emotional intelligence, self esteem and personal effectiveness at work. I am an organizational psychologist, so less interested in the hard side of management: quality control, operational processes and customer service.
My website focuses on leadership and a range of self help topics such as self esteem. It gets over 30,000 visitors a month - www.leadersdirect.com .
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Leadership and Intelligence
Post heroic leadership places facilitation skills above intelligence. Gone is the heroic individual with the wisdom to cut through complexity single-handedly.
Oct 28, 2008
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Keys to Building an Effective Team
The more complex work becomes, the more important it is for teams to work well together. Fostering team work is an essential skill for all managers.
Oct 25, 2008
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The Strategic Manager
It is time to challenge the popular view that only leadership is strategic. Management is strategic if all CEO decisions are management actions.
Oct 18, 2008
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How to Make Career Decisions
Too many people drift through their careers because uncertainty about possible roles makes career decision making extremely difficult.
Sep 23, 2008
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Leadership and Creativity
Creative thinking and innovation are in such high demand in business today, we need a clear understanding of how they relate to leadership.
Sep 12, 2008
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The Manager's Role in Modern Business
Today's managers must be supportive facilitators. They still need to be directive and decisive but they can no longer use an autocratic management style.
Sep 5, 2008
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Innovation in Business
To be successful, businesses need efficiency AND innovation, individual AND team innovation. Also, their form of innovation must fit their business model.
Aug 26, 2008
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How to Manage Absenteeism
Motivated employees overcome obstacles to make it to work. The key to reducing employee absenteeism is to create a culture where employees want to come to work.
Aug 14, 2008
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Fostering Trust at Work
Managers who know how to build and maintain trust will be far more successful at everything they strive to do than those who fail the trust test.
Aug 4, 2008
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Preventing Employee Turnover
Managers must learn to communicate deeply about an employee's central concerns, in an atmosphere of trust, in order to enhance employee retention.
Aug 4, 2008
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