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All articles by Bob Selden -
I once applied for a job as a Training Manager in a dynamic and
rapidly developing organisation. My application was successful and
I was delighted to find out that one of my colleagues whom I got on
with very well from my previous organisation (we occasionally had
barbecues at one another's homes) had also applied for a job with
the new organisation and would be working alongside me. Apparently
and unbeknown to one another, we had
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During my career as a manager and since I myself became a
consultant in 1987, I have had many colleagues and acquaintances
move into the consultancy profession. Sometimes this move was by
choice as a genuine career move. In the late 90s however, the
proliferation of consultants was exacerbated by the downsizing of
organisations and so, people who had been "cut" and who were unable
to find a similar role in another organisation tried the consulting
path
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How often have you sat in a meeting thinking "This is such a
waste of time. I have so many others things to do. I wish I could
be somewhere else" Sound familiar? I'm sure we all have had these
thoughts at one time or another and maybe for some of us, it has
been very recent!
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In my earlier article "Who's Got The Monkey Now? How To Find Out
How Well You Manage Your Time" (http://www.nationallearning.com.au/index_files/HowToMakePeopleFeelBetterAtWork.htm)
, I suggested that you may be caring for a cageful of monkeys
(other people's problems) unless you are managing your time
effectively, and in particular delegating.
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How often have you sat in a meeting thinking "This is such a
waste of time. I have so many others things to do. I wish I could
be somewhere else" Sound familiar? I'm sure we all have had these
thoughts at one time or another and maybe for some of us, it has
been very recent!
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