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Cancelling One on Ones
As a company grows one on ones are critical. Show me a manager who doesn’t schedule regular one on one’s with her direct reports and I’ll show you a bad manager.
7 Ways to Build Collaboration and Trust into Your Culture
Do you want to build trust and cooperation in your organization? Then walk the talk. It may sound simple, but it’s one of the most effective ways to build trust internally and get people to support your vision.
Turning Adversity into Opportunity
In times of uncertainty, it is especially important to go above and beyond to strengthen employee engagement. Leaders may set the direction, but it is the people throughout the organization who make things happen.
Let Your Expectations Be Known
Managing people requires a broad array of skills, but basic management skills are sometimes overlooked. Simply put, staff will not know what to do unless they are told what results are expected.
Marketing Tactics and Strategies Aren’t as Important as You Thought
We’re repeatedly sold on the idea that we have to just use the right marketing tactics to get great results. How many “right” and “guaranteed” tactics have you tried?
People Quit Their Managers, Not Their Jobs
Manager (noun): The person with the arcane power of either making a perceived “boring” job fun and fulfilling, or making a great job seem miserable and hollow.
Building Emotional Capital: How to Maintain Enthusiastic, Engaged Employees
In our current economic climate, many companies are wondering how to maintain an enthusiastic, engaged employees. A recognition program that appreciates, thanks and rewards employees can lift staff out of the recessionary downer that many are falling into.
Power is Sometimes Assumed When Not Granted
How many times have you heard someone say, “Let’s do it now and ask permission later?” It’s a common practice in companies where there is a barrier between levels in the chain of command, or lack of communication.
No “I” in Team: Are You Sure?
I’ve never quite agreed with the saying, “there is no ‘I’ in ‘team.'” Well, I agree with it literally since, indeed there is no letter “i” in that word.
It’s Not What You Do, But How You Do It
CEOs make a lot of decisions, announce them, and then expect everyone to be on board and execute flawlessly. If only it were that simple