Are brilliant managers born, or are they made? With these four steps, your company can produce great managers! Like a good employee, highly effective managers can theoretically arise from anywhere, even from the most unlikely places. All they need is the spirit and enthusiasm to respond to the challenge. Of course, a helping hand fromContinue reading “Four Steps to Create Great Managers!”
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Firing “At-Will” Employees: How to Protect Yourself
With “at-will” employment, do you actually need a reason to fire someone? The answer is YES! That is, unless you can guarantee the employee knows exactly why you fired him or her. You must have absolutely no doubt they think their firing was not because of age, sex, religion, national origin and other protected classes. TheContinue reading “Firing “At-Will” Employees: How to Protect Yourself”
Management Coaching Skills: 3 Ways to Get the Best!
Management coaching is always a challenge, and the most successful managers know it. Few will argue that an excellent manager is also a good coach; they understand and work with employee strengths, as well as support team members to shore up weaknesses. Management coaching builds teams and fosters respect, as well as a sense ofContinue reading “Management Coaching Skills: 3 Ways to Get the Best!”
Managers! Time to Ditch Performance Reviews?
In the past few years, performance reviews have come under considerable criticism. Innovative managers think it is time to ditch annual, structured performance reviews. To a growing number of managers, one-sided, employer-administered performance reviews are little more than a “dog and pony show.” It creates negative performance, a roadblock to significant business communication and isContinue reading “Managers! Time to Ditch Performance Reviews?”
Seven Dumb Things Smart Managers Do
There are several stupid things that smart managers do. Look out and avoid them, and you too can become a smarter manager! It is certainly possible for a manager to be both smart and dumb at the same time. Just because a person is intelligent and capable, doesn’t mean they will always elude some of theContinue reading “Seven Dumb Things Smart Managers Do”
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