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Category Archives: Communication
Bad Boss Blues
What do you do when your own boss is not so great? As you get better at being a manager, one of the first things you’ll notice is that there are LOTS of managers who seem to have missed out on their own training and development. You may be on the receiving end of some of the new manager mistakes I talked about in an earlier post. Whether your manager is too indecisive to choose a sandwich at lunch or a dominating control freak who wants to edit your every email before you send it, you will need some strategies to survive and thrive. Here are your best options for minimizing the impact of a bad boss on your life. Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Communication, Conflict Management, General, leadership, Setting Goals, Staff Development, Team Building, Transition to Management, Uncategorized
Tagged Alignment, Basics, Building Relationships, Communication, effectiveness, Goals, leadership, management, Management Tip, managing conflict, Self Evaluation, Team
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Leadership and Passion – Gary Vaynerchuck
Great video of Gary Vaynerchuck talking about passion for your job. Continue reading
Win a Free Copy of Survive Your Promotion!
Today I am honored to be guest posting on Dan Rockwell’s wonderful Leadership Freak blog! Go check out my post and enter to win a free signed copy of Survive Your Promotion! Good luck! Continue reading
Posted in Building Relationships, Communication, General, leadership, Staff Development, Team Building, Tools
Tagged books, leadership, management, Management Tip, Team, Tools
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Want more tips on retaining your best people?
Join us on April 28th at 2PM Eastern for a free 1 hour webinar on retaining your best people as the job market improves. Don’t miss it! 2010 is here and the job market is improving – is your employee … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, General, leadership, Motivation, Staff Development, Team Building, Tools
Tagged Basics, Communication, effectiveness, leadership, management, Management Tip, Motivation, Team, Tools
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Firing Employees – The New Manager’s Field Guide to Termination
Handling terminations is an unfortunate but necessary component of management. For the new manager, this can be a challenging process. This article provides clear guidance to help make the process professional if not enjoyable. Continue reading
Is it the shoes?
Remember the old Nike commercial with Michael Jordan and Spike Lee? If you don’t, thanks to the wonders of YouTube here it is: So it’s an anti-ad, we all got that part. Michael Jordan would be great in his bare … Continue reading
Your Best People are Updating Their Resumes Right Now
The recovery is beginning and the fear of instability that has held your best people in their seats for two tough years is fading away. Research indicates that 2010 may be the year of turnover – the year that your best people start looking at the job market. Are you doing everything you can to retain your best people? Continue reading
Posted in Communication, General, Hiring, leadership, Motivation, Rewards and Incentives, Staff Development, Uncategorized
Tagged challenge, Communication, Hiring, leadership, management, Motivation, Team
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Emotion and Management – How Much is Too Much?
Caring about your job is a great thing, but when does emotional volatility become a liability to a manager? Are you alienating your employees and damaging your relationships with your team? Continue reading
Posted in Building Relationships, Communication, Conflict Management, General, leadership, Rewards and Incentives, Staff Development, Team Building
Tagged Basics, Building Relationships, Communication, culture, effectiveness, Get Started, leadership, management, Management Tip, managing conflict, New Manager, Self Evaluation, Team, trust
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Randy Pausch on Time Management
If you haven’t seen the long version of this talk by Randy Pausch, it’s here. For those of you who are not familiar with the story, Randy was a professor at Carnegie Mellon who died of pancreatic cancer a few … Continue reading
The Cardinal Sin of Relationship Building
Business relationships come in really handy when you need a favor or when something goes wrong and you hope for the benefit of the doubt. Building strong, trusting relationship with your team members, your colleagues and your customers is one … Continue reading
