I was once asked how I would describe my management style? My reply, “an amalgamation of all those things that I have observed other managers do that work grafted onto the essential me.” It was the best I could do… Read More ›
Managing & Leading
HIT THE GROUND LEARNING
In a recent posting regarding mentoring your boss, I referred to the phrase “hit the ground running” and why it has always struck me as a humorous and not always wise concept. While I understand the admirable motivation of a… Read More ›
WHAT’S IN A NAME AND JOB?
What’s in a name and a job? To most subordinates at work, if it is their name and their job we are discussing, a great deal. During a recent business trip, I was asked what I did on such trips… Read More ›
ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES
After my last post about the 10 mistakes you can count on making as a manager, one of my colleagues asked me what advice I had about avoiding them. Since I said — and believe — making them from time… Read More ›
CHANGE THE ROOM YOU”RE IN
In my management workshops, we often discuss the challenges associated with leading organizational change. Usually the discussion involves some specific process, HR practice, or habitual management behaviors deeply embedded in their organization’s or company’s culture. Inevitably, there are always a… Read More ›
EVERYBODY NEEDS A BREAK: PART II
In my last blog entry — “Everybody Needs A Break” — I focused on the impact of stress in the workplace, especially its effect on our emotions, thought processes, judgment and performance. My emphasis was on the important role of… Read More ›
EVERYBODY NEEDS A BREAK
With the nation’s recession-related unemployment numbers in the double-digit range and many employers holding off on adding new staff, many of those men and women fortunate enough to have jobs are working harder and longer hours to help sustain their… Read More ›
THE STAFF MEETING
One of the things all managers generally get to do is summon their subordinates for a meeting. This represents real authority because most of your subordinates will feel obligated to attend. It also represents a significant responsibility on your part… Read More ›
WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH?
One of the most difficult decisions for any manager is deciding that something has gone as far as it should and that definitive action of some kind is now in order. In my Workshops, I refer to this as answering… Read More ›
THE MIND SET OF A MANAGER
I have long believed that the real secret to one’s success as a manager begins in his or her head. That is, in understanding what your job as a manager is, and what it is not. Most of us ascended… Read More ›
What Best Mnagers Know & Do 