Alison Green, the writer at one of my favorite blogs, Ask a Manager, recently received this question from a reader: I inherited a department of people who I don’t feel were adequately managed for several years. Basically, as long as …
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At the Harvard Business Review Leadership Blog, Linda Hill and Kent Lineback have some excellent suggestions for understanding your “default” settings as a manager, meaning the approach you are most likely to take in certain situations based on your nature. Eight …
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A few weeks ago, I got a jaw droppingly rude e-mail from someone with whom I have been collaborating. It took me completely by surprise, but when I showed it to my husband and a few friends, it seemed …
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It irritates me how often leaders tell reports that they have a bad attitude. This is an easy enough statement to make, but what are employees supposed to do about it? Regardless of your level, if your attitude could use …
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Benjamin Franklin once said that nothing is certain except death and taxes. We might agree with him on paper, but uncertainty still scares us, and in the last three years there’s been more than enough of it to go around. …
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It’s that time again. You need to interview for an open position on your team, a position that you need filled yesterday! Giving advance consideration to the questions you will ask your candidates will go a long way in terms …
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When I remember new hire orientations of jobs past, I think of watching cheesy, outdated videos, completing a marathon of poorly photocopied forms, and being escorted to an empty cubicle three hours before the end of the business day, left …
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