Nov 18
When Managing High-Performance Workers, Forget Feedback
[contextly_auto_sidebar id="5zluSizkVqosg2TqtjXl2y5G0tDm6qyX"]The very idea of feedback makes most employees cringe, but it's
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management skills
Mar 22
A 4-Step Plan to Stop Micromanaging and Preserve Productivity
Managers, listen up: micromanagement kills your team's efficiency and will slowly drive you insane. I've prepared
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Sep 01
Weekend Reading: Guest Posts 8/27 - 8/31
My guest posts this week included tips on manager-employee relations, project management apps and the atrocious statistics on vacation time
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Jul 21
Weekend Reading: Guest Posts 4/27 - 5/2
Each week, I contribute dozens of career articles to a variety of Web properties. Here are some of my favorite
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Jul 15
Weekend Reading: Guest Posts 7/9 - 7/13
Each week, I contribute dozens of management articles to a variety of Web properties. Here are some of my favorite
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Jul 10
TED Talk Tuesday: Dan Pink on the Surprising Science of Motivation
In this TED talk, Dan Pink gives a persuasive argument that might make you rethink the way managers should motivate.
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Jul 01
Weekend Reading: Career Guest Posts 6/25 - 6/29
Each week, I contribute dozens of articles on career-focused topics to a variety of Web properties. Here are some of
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Jun 25
TED Talk Tuesday: Simon Sinek on How Great Leaders Inspire Action
"If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money,"
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Jun 17
5 Tips on Managing and Motivating Millennials
Millennials have often been maligned as being entitled or difficult to manage. Maybe they're just misunderstood. Today'
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Jun 03
5 Business Lessons From the NBA
From the NBA draft to the playoffs, basketball has always been great entertainment, but today's must-reads illustrate business
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May 15
3 Warning Signs a Top Employee is About to Quit
Even managers who focus on culture and motivation are sometimes unable to retain high-performance team members. Here are three warning
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May 14
5 Key Insights on Managing the Social Network Generation
Today's must-reads tackle how Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest have shaped the way leaders manage the so-called social network
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