Biz Tips: Managing People Causes Disengagement
Regardless of whether your title is executive, director or manager, the practice of managing people instead of leading them drives down engagement.
Regardless of whether your title is executive, director or manager, the practice of managing people instead of leading them drives down engagement.
It is unrealistic to expect a successor to be honest and transparent with the business owner.
How to excel at skills that don’t come naturally to most people.
Never miss an opportunity to share what you are passionate about.
Getting on the good side of your loan officer.
If you really want your team members to connect, there are few worse ways than “Mandatory Corporate Fun” that’s too obviously aimed at manipulating them.
One of my most popular articles is “Three Steps to Writing a Perfect Thank You Note.” If you already write thank-you notes regularly, it’s a great reminder of the basics. For the rest of us who don’t, it provides a simple checklist that lets us dramatically increase the likelihood we’ll offer thanks in writing — and in the process, we’ll discover we’re making huge investments in our relationships. Here’s a fresh take on the topic, with some guidance on avoiding common errors.
“Are you ready to be a transference object?” Fred hesitated. The coffee shop seemed to become dead silent. One week earlier, Fred had been offered a dream job, as part time CEO of a startup, working for a proven star CEO — now Chairman — who had also offered to mentor Fred.