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First of all, I’ve been an anxious employee from time to time—who hasn’t?
Have summer interns? Thinking that they are free labor? Think again.
Strengths-based management means tapping into your team’s talents and allowing them to shine as much as possible in their roles.
Promotions definitely have benefits.
Micromanaging is often talked about as a terrible practice because it undermines the capabilities of employees.
Promoting from within has many perks.
I recently wrote about letting your team fail, and how that can be really hard—especially if you have to find the patience for them to learn a lesson that you’ve already learned.
Knowing when to address your employees as a group or individually depends on the percentage of your team involved in the issue or infraction.
There’s a silly yet popular practice in management that we need to rethink.
When you say yes to serve as a reference for someone, you may be getting yourself into a potentially awkward situation.
As managers, there is an expectation that you can supervise people who have jobs that you have not done.
If you have an employee with a unique role, or if you are recruiting for a position that is unique, it can be difficult to know how to describe it.
Don’t be intimidated by employees who tell you how they want to be managed!
I used to spend a lot of time—too much time—having conversations with employees who needed to improve their behavior or performance.
When you’re building your relationship with your employees, it’s important to acknowledge that an important part of the supervisory relationship is about delivering feedback.