New managers are usually excited, optimistic, determined — and terribly under-prepared. No one wants to be the new manager who fails. Yet, nearly half of them fail at their assigned objectives.
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You Mean Well, but Make Things Worse: 4 Leadership Snags
The road to team success is a lot like the one to hell. Both are paved with good intentions. While you mean well in all you do, some behaviors end up compromising results.
Generations at Work: 4 Ways to Bridge the Gap
From grandma to grandkid, the Beatles to Beyonce, leisure suits to athleisure wear, and highballs to seltzers, there are differences in the workplace. And it’s likely you have the generations to prove it — employees from 78 down to 18.
6 Signs of a Bad Boss & How to Avoid The Behaviors
Do employees sing your praises when you walk away? Or curse your name? Do they feel lifted up after a conversation with you? Or beaten down? Do they look forward to what’s next? Or dread your entrance? If you don’t know the answer to those questions, you better read on.
9 Unnerving Things You Should Never Say
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.
Let’s Break the Rules! 5 Outdated Workplace Practices that Gotta Go Now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 And there’s no time like the present — when there are a lot of outdated workplace rules and practices that need to be dropped like annoying clichés.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
Giving tough feedback to employees can be one of the most unnerving thing a manager has to do. But, it’s not impossible.
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