Author Archives: John Coxon

About John Coxon

Principal consultant for John Coxon & Associates, a management consultancy working with boards and management teams in healthcare, aged care and not for profit organisations to develop effective strategic planning processes and social enterprise business plans

Technology driven, dispersed workforce

Posted on March 13, 2012 by John Coxon

Technology will drive workplace practices of the future in a way that has never been experienced to date. Continue reading →

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Are You One Of The 63% against mature workers?

Posted on March 13, 2012 by John Coxon

There are benefits in a diverse workfoce and benefits in retaining mature workers for their knowledge and their experience, yet it may require a proactive process designed to capture the potential Continue reading →

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CEO Muck Up!

Posted on March 9, 2012 by John Coxon

CEO mucks by making inappropriate management appointment and contributing to breakdown in relations with staff. Continue reading →

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The Greeter

Posted on March 7, 2012 by John Coxon

greeters at hospitals may save time, improve effectiveness and make the customer feel valued Continue reading →

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The murky waters of multiple stakeholders

Posted on March 1, 2012 by John Coxon

the murky world of multiple stakeholders Continue reading →

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Obligations of management

Posted on February 22, 2012 by John Coxon

As a rash of businesses in all sectors let go of staff and others look at closing up shop altogether I got to thinking about the obligations of management. Then I read a research report today which linked management behaviours … Continue reading →

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Facing our fears

Posted on February 2, 2012 by John Coxon

According to the experts our fears hold us back from achieving our full potential. I have no doubt they are right. The universal advice is to face our fears, accept they exist, that they won’t go away; so just deal … Continue reading →

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Are you an ordinary manager?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by John Coxon

The title to this blog is not meant to imply any inferiority. I was thinking about this when I woke this morning. Sure we can talk about all the things exceptional managers do but then the reality is only a … Continue reading →

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Doing nothing is a bad option

Posted on January 31, 2012 by John Coxon

Today I was working with a group of middle managers in a mid-sized nonprofit organisation. The discussion went like this, ‘we have some ideas, some stuff we believe could be helpful, but we don’t know where to start.’ A challenge … Continue reading →

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Having and using power in management

Posted on January 8, 2012 by John Coxon

I thought that for my first blog of 2012 I would commence at the top with ‘power’. Perhaps by the end of the year I will write something about having a mid afternoon siesta, who knows. The world is changing. … Continue reading →

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