5E - Prioritising & managing - Steve Mahon
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The document discusses prioritizing and managing responsibilities. It warns that taking on too many responsibilities can lead to a lack of focus, increased stress, missed deadlines, forgetfulness, and health issues. It also discusses the importance of planning, having a clear vision, advising others, being decisive, and creating a safety net. The document then describes a hypothetical workshop exercise involving a fire at the Bluecoat building in Liverpool and the immediate, short-term, and long-term responses needed. It concludes with quotes about management, leadership, strategy, and commitment.
5E - Prioritising & managing - Steve Mahon
- 1. Prioritising & Managing Steve Mahon SCM Consultancy CFG Annual Conference 17th May 2012
- 2. What is a Virtuoso? An individual possessing outstanding technical ability
- 3. Any financial virtuosos ? 22nd March 2012 – ‘Talk out of tune with Virtuoso fiddling!
- 4. Now that’s what I call multi tasking!
- 5. The Gantt Chart –the key to good planning & organisation
- 6. The Finance Professional as a strategist • Objective • Clear vision • Advise • Decisive • Safety net
- 7. What else do you need? Masai warrior saying – ‘If you want to travel fast, then travel alone. If you want to travel far, Then travel with others.’
- 8. Too many responsibilities • Can lead to lack of focus • Increase stress • Can make you miss deadlines • Become forgetful • Ignore staff • Can damage your health!
- 9. Beware the danger of meetings! ‘ The Roman Empire was not built by organising meetings, it was built by killing anyone who got in your way’ Ken Bates – Chelsea FC Mission Statement
- 10. Risk – it’s down to you! The Chinese symbol for Risk is a combination of : Danger or Crisis and Opportunity
- 11. The Workshop Exercise The Bluecoat ,Liverpool •Oldest Grade I Building in City •Just refurbished £15m •Houses 36 tenants in studios • 5 retail shops •Restaurant & Espresso • Gallery •Performance Space •Home to LAAF (another charity) •600,000 visitors p.a. •Part of Liverpool One •Neighbours incl BBC Radio Merseyside
- 12. Bluecoat Burning
- 13. Bluecoat Burning
- 14. Bluecoat Burning • What happens next? • You are first on the scene • Immediately • Tomorrow • Short Term • Long Term
- 15. Managing & Prioritising ‘Management is doing things right, leadership is doing the right things.’ Peter Drucker (1909-2005) ‘A sense of humour is part of the art of leadership of getting along with people, of getting things done.’ Dwight D Eisenhower (1890-1969) ‘However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.’ Sir Winston Churchill(1874-1965)
- 16. Managing & Prioritising ‘ Every single day I wake up and commit myself to being a better player.’ Mia Hamm – record goal scorer for USA male or female _ Global ambassador for FC Barcelona Thanks for listening ! www.stevemahon.org.uk