Are You Keeping Your Remote Staff Involved?
*editor’s note: please welcome our first blog contributor, David, who will be posting articles every week. Are You Keeping Your Remote Staff Involved? — from David Are some of your staff members...
View ArticleDo You (or Your Manager) Promote Talent Development?
Are you looking-out for the bright stars in your staff? These are the ones who always get things done, always work to the deadlines or ahead of the deadlines, and/or always seem happy and willing to...
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What Does Management Do?
I have a friend who rants about every manager she has ever worked for. None of them seem to know anything useful, do anything productive during the day, understand her needs or help her get her job...
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“My Manager Is Useless”
Ever heard anyone complain about their manager being useless? Managers are often promoted from local staff based on some merit system of management. They get to move up and will likely lose their...
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Are You Management Material?
image from user weewillyd at rgbstock.com I occasionally hear from some staff members who just do NOT want to be in management. They say things like: “I don’t want to be like them when I grow up.“ “I...
View ArticleWhen your Manager “Knows Nothing”
This is an often-heard complaint about managers: they know nothing about what their staff does. Maybe this is true, but maybe that is why they are managers instead! One software development manager...
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Measuring Your People Management
Can you measure your benefit as a manager? Many managers justify their day by providing guidance when needed, final votes on a major decision, monitoring progress and fighting fires. Are your team...
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Is Management Right for You?
It often seems that there should be a natural progression within a company from a job role to a management position. Maybe the person getting promoted wanted to become the team leader, worked hard for...
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Manager Improves Relationships with Coaching and 360-Degree Feedback
The senior manager was so brilliant that his bosses didn’t want to fire him. But he was wearing them out with his constant arguments and resistance to authority. They were hoping desperately that...
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