{"id":1063,"date":"2016-01-25T20:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T20:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=1063"},"modified":"2016-01-25T20:00:50","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T20:00:50","slug":"are-you-losing-the-dressing-room-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=1063","title":{"rendered":"Are you losing the &#8216;dressing room&#8217; ? #leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazysocialbuttons\" data-float=\"left\" data-buttons=\"google,twitter,facebook\" data-twshareurl=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=1063\" data-twtext=\"\" data-shareurl=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=1063\" data-fbhideflyout=\"false\" data-backgroundtype=\"light\"><\/div><p>Football Fans are beginning to wonder whether Manchester United Manager Lois Van Gaal has &#8216;lost the dressing room&#8217; in much the same as Jose Mourinho did a few short weeks ago at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/home\/amberhibiz\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/mourinhovanghal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1064\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/home\/amberhibiz\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/mourinhovanghal-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"mourinhovanghal\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/home\/amberhibiz\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/mourinhovanghal-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/home\/amberhibiz\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/mourinhovanghal-500x296.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/home\/amberhibiz\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/mourinhovanghal.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This Management phenomenon is not confined to the World of Sport &#8211; it is surprisingly common in the fields of Business &amp; industry, so what are the symptoms:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Directions which once went unchallenged are now contested, sometimes vigorously.<\/li>\n<li>Staff turnover, once steady &amp; low, increases, sometimes dramatically.<\/li>\n<li>There is a definite lack of motivation.<\/li>\n<li>Deadlines are missed &amp; increasingly challenged.<\/li>\n<li>Tasks become &#8216;bogged down&#8217; &amp; remain uncompleted.<\/li>\n<li>Tempers are increasingly frayed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So what are the causes of this sad state of affairs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Poor communication &amp; direction from Senior Management.<\/li>\n<li>Unrealistic demands to meet unrealistic timescales.<\/li>\n<li>Workers overloaded with bureaucracy.<\/li>\n<li>Too many new systems.<\/li>\n<li>Middle Managers pointing the finger of blame at subordinates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you find yourself in this unenviable position of &#8216;losing your dressing room&#8217; getting the Team back onside is never easy but try this:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be open &amp; honest, not only to the Team but to your Senior Management. This may be painful in the short term but is key to success.<\/li>\n<li>Stop pointing that finger.<\/li>\n<li>LISTEN as well as you talk.<\/li>\n<li>Eat a small portion of &#8216;humble pie&#8217; even if it sticks in your throat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>chris@amberhill.biz<\/p>\n<p>www.amberhill-associates.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar addthis_pub = '';\nvar addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more';\n<\/script>\n<div class=\"addthis_container\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=20\" onmouseover=\"return addthis_open(this, '', 'https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amberhill.biz%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1063', 'Are+you+losing+the+%26%238216%3Bdressing+room%26%238217%3B+%3F+%23leadership')\" onmouseout=\"addthis_close()\" onclick=\"return addthis_sendto()\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/lg-share-en.gif\" width=\"125\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/200\/addthis_widget.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Button END -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Football Fans are beginning to wonder whether Manchester United Manager Lois Van Gaal has &#8216;lost the dressing room&#8217; in much the same as Jose Mourinho did a few short weeks ago at Chelsea. 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