Remember Barney? Yes – the purple dinosaur who’s been either your own or your child’s best friend? “Barney & Friends” is one of the finest examples of diversity that comes to mind. With the perfect representation of all ethnicity, genders and varying age...
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Although it is impossible to pinpoint the one thing that sets apart a great manager from a mediocre one, there are clearly different skills, ideas and opinions that set apart effective leaders from ineffective ones. The question that we get asked the most in our...
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Starting any job is stressful, but there is nothing as nerve-wracking as becoming a first time manager. Here, you are not only responsible for yourself, but are in charge of leading other people. (more…)
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No one can dispute that the working world has seen major changes in recent years. As such, the modern day manager must adjust and gain new skills that leaders in previous years did not need. (more…)
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Most employees dream about climbing the corporate ladder. When they are being told by the bosses what to do, they imagine being the boss themselves, running their own team, and making their own decisions. (more…)
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While every manager wants to believe that they are the ideal leaders, this is often not the case. For every effective leader, there exists a bad manager whose behaviors cause their employees undue strife. For the worst of these managers, their bad behaviors can lead...
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Are you destructive or constructive in your approach to managing people? Destructive managers are critical and negative which demolishes moral, confidence and motivation. (more…)
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Being the ideal manager and achieving job satisfaction come high on many managers’ wish lists. So, what competencies do you need to master to be a great manager? Here are 7 top competencies for a manager to develop and work on and some additional resources...
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Before even considering someone for promotion it is recommended that you first know the reasons NOT to promote someone. These include; because they work hard, they need the money, you like them because they are like you or you want to stop them leaving! In...
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In the first two articles in this four part series we looked at how to manage people with the personality traits of analytical and then expressive people. These are two of four simple personality categories based upon those discussed in the book People Styles At...
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“An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and direction unless acted upon by an outside force” – Isaac Newton’s First Law of Motion. (more…)
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We had an interesting question this week on our management course that opened up a good discussion on leadership. The question came from a new manager who had been promoted from among his peers and was now managing people who were much more knowledgeable and...
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