Many bosses unknowingly drop some unnerving things on their employees. Even worse, some bad bosses say unnerving things intentionally for selfish or sinister reasons. But we know you’re not that manager.
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Let’s Break the Rules! 5 Outdated Workplace Practices that Gotta Go Now
Sometimes you just gotta break the rules. And there’s no time like the present — when there are a lot of outdated workplace rules and practices that need to be dropped like annoying clichés.
Conversations Leaders Dread Most – & 5 Ways To Get Them Right, Right Now
Even though it seems leaders dread these conversations, employees are equally uncomfortable – and may even go out of their way to make it easier on you!
When Bad Things Happen: 5 Critical First Steps To Make It Right Again
When bad things happen, how you communicate can make the difference between a solid recovery and a sinking failure.
5 Signs a Manager Needs To Change Their Leadership Style (Before There’s Trouble)
Ask managers to rate themselves and they’ll tell you they’re good at what they do: There’s no need to change the leadership style. Yet, almost 60% of employees who’ve quit say it was because they wanted to get away from their boss!
7 Deadly Sins of Giving Tough Feedback To Your Employees
Giving tough feedback to employees can be one of the most unnerving thing a manager has to do. But, it’s not impossible.
New Rules of Workplace Language: Why It’s Changed & 5 Tips To Get It Right
Use the right language with the right tone at the right time — and BAM! Employees love you and the job. Boss thinks you’re the greatest thing since profit sharing. Client loves the million-dollar deal. Family members think you walk on water.
Got Stress? Of Course You Do — and We Have 5 Cool Ways To Kill It
Got Stress? Of course, you do. You’re a manager — as well as a human being living in the 2000s. Stress is kind of our thing.
12 Things Smart Leaders Don’t Say When Things Get Heated
Say the wrong thing in a heated conversation, and it’ll likely combust. But smart leaders never say things that add fuel to that fire.
7 Things You Should Never Say When The $#!t Hits The Fan
It’s bad enough when the $#!t hits the fan. Say or do the wrong thing in the midst of that crisis and you’ll almost always make it worse.
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