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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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 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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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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Feb 14
Are You Chasing Your Best Workers Away?
Earlier this week, Brian Kibby shared a truth that will be hard for many managers to swallow: they are chasing
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Jan 31
Fit Managers Are Less Abusive to Employees [STUDY]
We know that exercise decreases stress, but a recent study out of Northern Illinois University also found that fit managers
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Jan 22
90 Percent of Managers Are Ineffective [STUDY]
An astounding 90 percent of managers are ineffective, according to a study published in "Business Strategy Review." When
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Jan 21
Employee Engagement is a Three-Legged Stool
Leigh Steere recently reviewed "Everything's a Project" by Ben Snyder and introduced one of the book&
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Jan 09
How to Be Efficient at Work Despite Lackluster Management
It's easy to stay motivated at work when you have an good manager at the helm; however, the
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Dec 07
Ineffective Leadership Costs Your Business 7 Percent of Annual Sales
Ineffective leadership costs the average business the equivalent of 7 percent of its annual sales, according to recent figures from
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