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Bosses are the Problems

And How You Can Be the Solution not the Problem

Asia Coaching Training

www.asiatrainers.com

23 April 2012 Monday

Andy Ng MBA CPA

Business Coach & Trainer

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3 Types of Bosses

Warriors

Strategist

Realist

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You are a responsible and caring boss.

You work hard and give your

employees a good salary and career

Yet you feel that you fighting a losing

battle

Where is the Problem?

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The Problem is to Think

that having Problems is a Problem

Having Problems is

what makes a Boss useful

The first step in solving

problems is to Take Accountability

You The Boss is

the Source of All Problems!

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1. Reward Lousy Punish Good

2. ‘Follow Instructions’ Policy Backfire

3. Wrong Strategy or Tactic

4. Self Protection

5. Lack of Management and Leadership

Skills

5 Reasons Bosses are the Problems

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• Giving Difficult Assignments to Good

Performers

• Allow Lousy Performers to do Reverse

Delegation

• Fixed 13th Month Bonus for All

• Solution: Reverse the above

Reward Lousy Punish Good

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• Instructions outdated or only work for

normal situations

• Staff soon reach inertia or perturbation

• Solutions:

• Review your Instructions once every 6

months

• Empower staff to use their

commonsense

Follow Instructions Policy

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• Eg Kodak, Redifussion, Blackberry,

Nokia etc

• Even more wrong is to Push Staff to

Achieve the Wrong Strategy or Tactic

• Lost touch with market or Living in

Denial

• Solution: Revalidate your Strategy

once every 6 months

Wrong Strategy or Tactic

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• Cannot afford to lose what he has built

up over the years

• Being Righteous more important than

other things

• End up downplaying Organization’s

Interests and CKT

• Solution: Ready to be Wrong and

Correct Quickly

Protecting Own Turf

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• Most are Promoted based on Technical

Skills and are assume to possess

Managerial and Leadership Skills

• Constant Conflicts between the 2

skills: Technical and Managerial

• End up unable to Manage and Lead –

Team of Low Performers

• Solution: Sign up for our Courses or 1-

2-1 Executive Coaching Programs

Lack of Management and Leadership Skills

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Top Management/Leadership Courses

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How our Training Will Work For You

100% Customized with Focus on Application, not just Theories

Use lots of Videos (movies) to illustrate

Use Coaching Model:

–Apply concepts to your situation

–Push, motivate and inspire you to go beyond where you’re right now

–Make You Accountable … to your own goals

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“But My Staff Will leave

Us After I’ve Trained Them…”

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You’ll Break Even as long as your Staff Stays for 3 months…

Eg Maintenance Manager – monthly salary of $6,000 If repair 10 equipment a month, cost per repair is $600 With Management Training (training fee $398), can now

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Return on Investment (annualised) is $5/$159 x 4 =

12.6%

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PIC Training Expenses

1. All External Training (no need certification)

2. All Internal Training (no external trainer’s fees paid) without Certification up to $10K (from 2012)

• WSQ Training courses accredited by WDA

• Courses approved by ITE under ITE Approved Training Center scheme

• On-the-Job Training by ITE Certified Training Center

Training cost include

• Fees paid or Salaries paid to internal trainers

• Rental of training venue, Meals and Refreshments,

Stationery and Training materials

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“With Training Your Team Can Do the Impossible” A. N. JE-focus

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PIC is Throwing Money to You …

“If you’re not taking advantage of

PIC, you’re letting your competitors

take advantage of You!” A. N.

FAQ Form Payout PIC AE

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Bosses are the Problems

Now You Can Be the Solution not the Problem

Asia Coaching Training

www.asiatrainers.com

Talk to Me Today!

Andy Ng 8201-4347

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1. Reward Good Punish Lousy

2. Review your ‘Follow Instructions’

Policy

3. Update Your Strategy and Tactics

4. Protect Your Organization

5. Learn Management and Leadership

Skills Today

Bosses are the Solutions to Problems