The most important skill a manager must have and keep on improving is his skill to effectively, clearly and respectfully communicate with others.
Problem solving story: How to tell the king that his solution isn’t suitable
True leaders know what they know and what they don’t. They find the right person to come up with a solution to a problem they know they can’t solve alone.
Story about stress: What to do when a clock has a nervous breakdown
Things aren’t always what they seem, that is why it is important to keep a calm mind when solving a problem. A nervous breakdown won’t help you solve it.
Teamwork story: Lesson from a teambuilding exercise with balloons
Strength of a team lies in teamwork, that means sharing knowledge, experience, overcoming weaknesses and increasing strengths of individuals in the team.
Funny story: If we make a special exception for you will it be special?
Make sure that you don’t end up like the man in the story who in the end finds out that the special exception made for him isn’t special at all.
Wisdom story: I haven’t had the time to do that, I was to busy working
Hard work is not always the best way. Hard and smart work bring better result anyday. Knowing for what you should have time and what not is vital.
Story about change: What is really holding you back from success
A story that points out that the things you might think are great for you are actually the ones holding you back from achieving success.
Wisdom story: Imagine your problems as a handful of salt
A story how to deal with problems and fear if it seems to much at once. Can you imagine what can salt teach you about solving problems?
Entrepreneurship story: When you don’t get an opportunity make one
A motivational story about a man who was denied a job in a big company just because he didn’t have an email, so he ended up creating his own opportunity.
Story about stress: How not to carry work related problems home
A story how to deal with work problems and how to not burden your loved ones with them. No soup was eaten as hot as it was cooked.