Change isn’t easy, but it’s inevitable. As a leader, it’s your responsibility to guide your team through uncertain times. No matter what kind of shifts your team encounters, you can manage the unsure times that lie ahead. 1. Build Your Team Having the right team to carry out change is crucial to the growth of not just the team, but the entire organization. Good change...
3 Questions Every Change Leader Must Ask Themselves
Businesses thrive by listening to employee input on what’s working – or not. New perspectives and experiences can be eye-openers for management, and they frequently lead to the implementation of new practices. However, approaching your manager can be a stressful and, at times, unsatisfactory process....
Four Simple Steps for Building a Case for Change
When someone on the “front lines” of a business notices a problem that requires fixing, too often it’s ignored because it will be a hassle to convince others to change the status quo. Niccolo Machiavelli said in 1515, “There is nothing more difficult to carry...
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[INFOGRAPHIC] Unmasking D.I.Y. Employees in the Enterprise
Enterprises must seize the opportunity to engage their most innovative employees or risk losing their best talent. In our recent study we discovered that nearly one in five information workers at mid to large-sized enterprises are building or customizing their own software for work purposes....
Excuse Us While We Gloat About Our Customers
We’re ecstatic to be kicking off 2012 but before we get buried in the excitement of the New Year, we want to celebrate our amazing customers and all their successes in 2011. Our customers are a big part of a growing class of knowledge workers that are...
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[INFOGRAPHIC] D.I.Y Enterprise Apps Hit the Tipping Point
When it comes to creating new apps or software to solve business problems, a growing number of employees are going it on their own. Our recent survey revealed that nearly one in five information workers has built or customized a Web app or software for work...
The Power of Social Collaboration for Work
There’s an old saying that if you put a thousand monkeys in a room with a thousand typewriters the laws of probability state that they’ll eventually produce Shakespeare. But the odds also may be pretty good that if you put 10 people in a meeting...
Alison Green writes the popular Ask a Manager blog where she dispenses advice on career, job search, and management issues. She's also the co-author of Managing to Change the World: The Nonprofit Leader's Guide to Getting Results and former chief of staff of a successful nonprofit organization, where she oversaw day-to-day staff management, hiring, firing, and employee development.
Anita Bruzzese is a syndicated columnist for Gannett/USA Today on workplace issues and the author of “45 Things You Do That Drive Your Boss Crazy.” She has been on the Today show, and quoted in publications such as O, The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, Self.com and BusinessWeek.com. Her website, 45things.com, is listed on the Forbes top 100 websites for women.
My passion for helping people and solving problems is why I love being a QuickBase Product Specialist. When I’m not at work, I’m chasing around my energetic 2-year-old daughter or baking for neighbors and friends.
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- Anita:
Thanks, Ethic Guru! A lot of the credit goes to managers who have taken time to share their thoughts with me... - Work Ethic Guru:
Great post, Anita. Love the 5 ideas to show your boss that she means something to you. - Alison Green - Ask a Manager:
Absolutely! - Patty H.:
Don’t forget occasional acts of Random Kindness. Always fun to surprise others with the unexpected. - alexandralevit:
Just welcoming your expertise to the blog, Wendy. Given that 80% of change initiatives fail, we can...
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