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I have just set up a dedicated twitter account for PMN. You can now follow me on twitter @PMNUK.
Check out the twitter stream at http://twitter.com/pmnuk
This account will be used to provide regular ideas, inspiration, reminders and nudges about effective progressive management.
I also tweet on @mikechitty – where the focus is more on my work in enteprise and education.
Hope this makes things better for you!
Mike Chity
I have written about this formulation before, that enterprise is a factor of power and self interest. It is still working for me and bearing fruits.
I was attracted to this video from Demos that provides some useful insights into, and questions around, the nature of power.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFDcIuwugNg]
So what do you think?
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Some gentle jolts around diversity, stereotypes, celebrity, Kanye West and social marketing/Web 2.0.
And a lot of laughs!
Another video – and you will need sound for this one.
[youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-DeWHIIXhY]
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There is so much great on-line training for people who wish to start, or are thinking about starting, or are looking to develop and existing business. I wonder why we don’t encourage our clients to make more use of it. (Could it be because we are too focused on bums on OUR seats and hits to OUR websites).
On-line learning does not suit everybody – and much of it does originate from the USA – but it is a wonderful resource that the engaged and committed would use AND it can be a tremendous vehicle for establishing client commitment and learning styles.
Here is a page with 85 FREE online learning resources for entrepreneurs.
Wouldn’t it be great if advisers and coaches could use on-line learning management systems with a full range of on-line and off-line resources that allowed us to help clients to manage their own learning – and ensure that what we taught actually was correlated with later success?
If we could help connect would be entrepreneurs with sources of advice and support through social media networks.
If we could provide regular ‘nudges’ and opportunities to engage through applications like Twitter and Facebook?
When I was looking at this a few (10?) years back the technology was expensive and unreliable. Now most of it is free/low cost AND more or less ubiquitous. Most of the publicly funded business support sector is so digitally illiterate (the ranks are not exactly swollen with digital natives) and focused on old bums on seats/intensive assists metrics that I don’t expect a web 2.0 revolution in this sector anytime soon.
Anyone up for a Digital Britain?
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For many years I have done very little to actively seek recommendations or positive feedback from clients. My belief was that my clients are all too busy to appreciate being asked to write about the joys of working with me. I have happy clients. None have asked for their money back (although most of my work carries that guarantee). So asking for references was never a priority.
However, social networking sites made it easy for me to ask for references. It gave me a gentle nudge and prompted me to try something new. The results were great. I now have some fantastic new client references and reading between the lines I can also see patterns emerging in what clients really liked about working with me – and some areas where I need to to more work. Doing something different has helped me to make progress.
It was easy for me to try something new and see if it worked. And that is what I try to do with my management training. Make it easy for managers to try something new – and find out that it works.
Indeed it is always a joy to hear of a manager who has worked hard at putting my training into practice and is now enjoying the benefits.
I am so delighted to give an endorsement for Mike. He is an enormously gifted and wise man who shares his knowledge and experiences freely. He has the ability to challenge gently and help you to examine ideas and thoughts clearly and objectively. If you have the chance of being mentored by Mike jump at it.
Charlotte Mannion (Director Centre for Professional Development at Great Western Enterprise)