Last year, I conducted a study called “Gen Y on the Job” in partnership with PayScale.com. One of our findings was that 15 percent of Gen Y’s are already managers. In order to learn more about how young managers can …
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A reader asks: My coworker just got fired. One day he was here, and the next he was gone. I didn’t see any signs that this was coming, and no one I’ve talked to knows why it happened. I’m anxious …
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Firing a staff member is one of the hardest parts of a manager’s job. But it’s also one of the most important, because having the right people – and only the right people – on your team will make a …
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We’ve been getting requests from readers for more strategies to prevent getting fired. Here are four more to keep in your back pocket. Be Hard to Replace You should build up a unique set of skills and take ultra-specific training …
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While writing my new book Blind Spots: The 10 Business Myths You Can’t Afford to Believe on Your New Path to Success, I met a guy named Sebastian. Sebastian told me that he had worked as an activity director at …
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As a business and workplace author and speaker, I’m always getting asked about how to cope with getting fired, or how to fire a wayward employee. But no one ever talks about the best way to cut ties with an …
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