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Category Archives: Team Building
Jason Fried – Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work
Great insight on why working in the office and being interrupted all day makes no sense.
Posted in General, Motivation, Staff Development, Team Building, Uncategorized, Work/Life Balance
Tagged management, Remote Teams, ROWE, Team, Time Management
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How to be Successful
Everyone wants to be successful right? Or more accurately, no one wants to fail. But how can you find success in your life, your job, or anywhere else? The answer is simple. Love what you do. There’s nothing that will … Continue reading
Posted in Building Relationships, Communication, General, leadership, Motivation, Team Building
Tagged Basics, Communication, Inspiration, leadership, Life, management, Motivation, Team
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How to Get Through a Crisis at Work
When I was 17 my car broke down on the side of the Mass Pike out in the middle of nowhere. This was many long years ago before cell phones (shortly after the earth cooled – I know…) so I … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict Management, General, leadership, Motivation, Team Building
Tagged Basics, challenge, Confidence, crisis management, Fear of Failure, leadership, managing conflict
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Managing Remote Teams
Strategies for managing remote teams – a discussion of the benefits and pitfalls of implementing a flexible work environment. Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Delegation, General, leadership, Staff Development, Team Building, Technical Management, Tools
Tagged Communication, IT Management, management, Remote Teams, Team, Time Management, Tools
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Row Row ROWE Your Team
In 2007 Best Buy implemented a Results Only Work Environment or ROWE. They took the bold step of allowing their employees to work when they wanted, where they wanted, and to measure only the results and not the time spent in the office. The result? 40% more productivity, and a 90% reduction in voluntary turnover. Is a ROWE for you? Continue reading
Posted in Building Relationships, Coaching, Communication, Delegation, General, leadership, Motivation, Rewards and Incentives, Setting Goals, Staff Development, Team Building, Technical Management
Tagged challenge, Communication, effectiveness, Goals, IT Management, leadership, management, ROWE, Self Evaluation, Team, Time Management, trust
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Communicating at All Levels of the Organization
When you launch a new initiative with your team, do you use the same presentation you used when you talked to the management team? Don’t! Different levels of the organization want and need different information so be sure you are customizing your communication to your audience. Here are some focus points for each group Continue reading
Posted in Building Relationships, Calculating ROI, Communication, General, leadership, Motivation, Prioritization, Setting Goals, Staff Development, Team Building, Transition to Management
Tagged Alignment, Basics, Building Relationships, Business Justification, Communication, effectiveness, Get Started, Goals, leadership, management, Management Tip, Team, Tools, trust
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How to Deal with a Bad Boss – 6 Tips for Working with a Tough Supervisor
What do you do when your own boss is not so great? As you get better at being a manager, one of the first things you’ll notice is that there are LOTS of managers who seem to have missed out on their own training and development. You may be on the receiving end of some of the new manager mistakes I talked about in an earlier post. Whether your manager is too indecisive to choose a sandwich at lunch or a dominating control freak who wants to edit your every email before you send it, you will need some strategies to survive and thrive. Here are your best options for minimizing the impact of a bad boss on your life. Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Communication, Conflict Management, General, leadership, Setting Goals, Staff Development, Team Building, Transition to Management, Uncategorized
Tagged Alignment, Basics, Building Relationships, Communication, effectiveness, Goals, leadership, management, Management Tip, managing conflict, Self Evaluation, Team
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Win a Free Copy of Survive Your Promotion!
Today I am honored to be guest posting on Dan Rockwell’s wonderful Leadership Freak blog! Go check out my post and enter to win a free signed copy of Survive Your Promotion! Good luck! Continue reading
Posted in Building Relationships, Communication, General, leadership, Staff Development, Team Building, Tools
Tagged books, leadership, management, Management Tip, Team, Tools
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Want more tips on retaining your best people?
Join us on April 28th at 2PM Eastern for a free 1 hour webinar on retaining your best people as the job market improves. Don’t miss it! 2010 is here and the job market is improving – is your employee … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, General, leadership, Motivation, Staff Development, Team Building, Tools
Tagged Basics, Communication, effectiveness, leadership, management, Management Tip, Motivation, Team, Tools
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How to be an Effective Manager
Remember the old Nike commercial with Michael Jordan and Spike Lee? If you don’t, thanks to the wonders of YouTube here it is: So it’s an anti-ad, we all got that part. Michael Jordan would be great in his bare … Continue reading
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