Christopher Thomas

name Chris Thomas is the author of the Managers Toolbox training material located at http://www.managers-toolbox.com and runs the very successful Basic Management Course for new leaders and supervisors.

Change Managment

25th January 2006
Change is inevitable and it will happen with your help or without it. You may be a traditional person who likes life as it is. But your life has changed all around you since your childhood and it will continue to do so for you, your children and theirs. O... Read >

Basic Management Skills - Relationships

27th October 2005
Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are working at less than 60 % of their potential. Basic management skills training is guaranteed to change all this and at such little cost. Building and maintaining relationships The building, pr... Read >

Time Rules

27th October 2005
ime is a precious commodity, and it should be treated with great respect irrespective whether it is our time or other people's time. However, a recent survey shows that over 20% of a manager's working week is wasted. This works out at an average of 1 in 5... Read >

Positive Discipline - The Hot Stove Rule

01st October 2005
Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are working at less than 60 % of their potential. Basic management skills training is guaranteed to change all this and at such little cost Introduction The word discipline has a negative sou... Read >

OJT - On The Job Training

08th September 2005
Introduction Managers have two powerful ways of improving the performance and productivity of their subordinates, which are counseling and on the job training. Counseling is the process of helping a subordinate define and resolve personal problems... Read >

Decision making

08th September 2005
Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are working at less than 60 % of their potential. Basic management skills training is guaranteed to change all this and at such little cost Introduction One of the world's most memorable quo... Read >

Leadership skills

17th August 2005
B>Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are working at less than 60 % of their potential. Basic management skills training is guaranteed to change all this and at such little cost Introduction There is no doubt that the single mos... Read >

Basic Management Skills

17th August 2005
Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are working at less than 60 % of their potential. Basic management skills training is guaranteed to change all this and at such little cost Manager in context Most of my adult life has been spent ... Read >