management

Dec 24

3 Ways to Be More Productive, Santa Style

The man in the red suit will be visiting the homes of every child tonight, squeezing himself down chimneys to
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Oct 14

Ancile CEO Frank Lonergan Talks Maximizing the Potential of Millennials [Interview]

Millennials have become a major part of the workforce, but not all managers are equipped with the right tools to
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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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Feb 27

Yahoo, Don't Ban Telecommuting: Just Hire Better Managers

I've deliberately waited to weigh in on the Yahoo work-from-home ban; others have covered the story more than
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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 30

5 Contract Negotiation Tips

As the cast of "Modern Family" unites for contract negotiation purposes, it's worth remembering that a
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Jul 27

Summer Fridays and Productivity

Many offices have some form of Summer Fridays, but this ecard from someecards illustrates one pitfall of such an initiative:
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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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