1. You didn’t hear their whole story. Think about a time you shared a concern, complain or frustration with someone and they responded with something along the lines of “Oh! You need to talk to […]
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A lack of time is the number one reason managers will give as the reason they are unable to manage their employees / direct reports as well as they’d like. Setting goals, providing direction, coaching
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As a manager, are you constantly barraged with questions from employees on what to do next or how to handle a situation? Are you hesitant to delegate to your team because you’re not sure your
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Three reasons managers give for not delegating: My staff is too busy It’s faster to do it myself I don’t trust it will get done right Three reasons star employees leave a company: Lack of
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We are experiencing a mind-blowing confluence of change and challenge in this moment. I mean, this year is literally joke: When does 1918 + 1929 + 1968 not equal 5815? Answer: When it’s 2020. Any
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Fear Stops Change and Growth. We can incentivize and expect and inspire and blame and punish and be impatient all we want but when the human brain is in threat response, no one is going
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I will often start my management training programs by asking people to leave. Sometimes they think I’m kidding. But I take them through a quick and fun little exercise to determine whether they have more
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Well, this is sobering. This visual capitalist article lays out the anticipated near-, mid-, and long-term impacts of Covid 19 on our world and while the visual is impressive, the news ain’t pretty. Strategic Human
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I was born in late 1968. I’ve always thought that was a rather auspicious year to be born: so much GOING ON, so much VOICE, so much RIGHTEOUS REBELLION. I am still to this day
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A serious question this month about the reopening of our country, our businesses and our trust that in these next weeks and months we will each make the best decisions we can about keeping ourselves
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