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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May 10
Proactive Management Makes Employee Feedback Dead Simple
Matthew Swyers wrote an excellent piece for Inc. today about why ultimatums don't work in employer-employee relationships, but
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May 09
How Employee Engagement Leads to Productivity
Many managers read all the talk about employee engagement and think that happy employees will automatically level up their productivity;
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May 06
Weekend Reading: Management Guest Posts 4/27 - 5/2
Each week, I contribute dozens of articles on business-related topics to a variety of Web properties. Here are some of
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Apr 01
Monday Must-Reads: Movie-Inspired Leadership Lessons
You might think that movies are just for entertainment, but today's must-reads prove that there are plenty of
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Mar 21
A French Chef's Management Mantra for Perfection and Productivity
A French chef I once worked with had a management mantra for perfection and productivity that translates beautifully into a
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Mar 19
Monday Must-Reads: Culture vs. Strategy
In the ongoing debate over the factors most crucial to a business' success, one matchup remains constant: culture vs.
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Feb 28
Management Style and Employee Morale: Positivity Trumps Negativity [STUDY]
We know that bad management can hinder employee morale and job performance, but new research indicates that poor leaders can
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Feb 15
The Management Mistake That Throttles Millennial Productivity
In my last newsletter, I shared tips to manage millennials for maximum productivity, but there's one management mistake
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