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When is it Too Late to Engage Unhappy Employees?

May 28, 2010
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A crisis in employee engagement has been building for a long time, with employees increasingly being treated as interchangeable objects. As the economy recovers, the American workforce is going to go into active revolt.  Some of the best people will be energized to pursue situations where they will be treated as an intelligent Human being [...]

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Management Is Not a Guessing Game

April 20, 2010
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“They say there’s not enough communication…”
This is one I hear a lot of from managers.  Their staff is complaining that there’s not enough communication going on.
As a manager, you don’t want to hear this.  For goodness sake, aren’t you doing enough already to communicate?  There’s weekly staff meetings.  You forward announcements from the boss.  And [...]

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Yes to Unvarnished Truth, No to “Unvarnished”

April 13, 2010
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I’m going to play my 2-year-old self today.  “No-no-no-no-NO.”  What brought that on?  Hearing the proposal for a new website called “Unvarnished.”  It allows for employees to be reviewed anonymously, for the world to see, with no way of removing a negative review.
Like the sites RateMyProfessors or RateMDs, the intention is to reflect a [...]

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Managers: What Are Your Good Intentions Costing You?

April 9, 2010
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Do You Know Diane?
Diane is both the supervisor and project team leader for her group. She is finding it hard to count on one of her employees, Robert.  He has a hard time juggling multiple priorities.  He gets bogged down to the point where he’s paralyzed and doesn’t know what to do next.  He shows up in Diane’s [...]

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This Is Not the Story You Think It Is (Part 2 of *How* Are You a Manager of People?)

April 6, 2010
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Being a People Person Doesn’t Mean Being a People Pleaser

Managers labeled as being a “people person” sometimes get a bad rap.  Some almost view it with disdain.  As a manager it certainly helps if you are friendly or “approachable.”  But being a people person does not mean you have to be “friends,” go [...]

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*How* Are You a Manager of People? Part 1

March 23, 2010
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Managers: Can Being Self-Focused Actually Be a Good Thing?
One problem I commonly see, particularly in new managers, is thinking they are doing their employees a favor by being a “good guy (or gal).”  For example, let’s take Cam, who’s a fairly new manager.  He’s having a hard time telling an employee to stop [...]

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Managers: What Do You Know Now That You Wish You Knew Then?

March 15, 2010
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“As a manager/leader of people, what do know now, that you wish you knew when you started?”
I recently posted this question in a number of groups on LinkedIn to get a discussion going on management development.  I’m getting lots of great answers, like this one from Steve Ibanez of NY (used with his [...]

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How Management is Like Being in the Cast of “Jersey Shore”

March 8, 2010
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I actually received a threat when I proposed this blogpost.  One of my colleagues told me that she didn’t want anything to do with equating our work to… (picture a disapproving frown) “Jersey Shore.”  But hold up.  Give me a minute and it will make sense.
Let me be open from the outset.  I’ve not actually [...]

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