You work hard, get noticed, and are promoted. However, being a good worker at one level does not mean you will be good at the next. In fact, you will probably be promoted until you reach a level where you are no longer good at all. In other words, an employee is promoted based … [Read more...]
How Great Leaders Manage Employee Expectations
Nowadays, many companies are not just competing against each other on the market but they are also competing for the employees as well. The fact of the matter is that employees are the core of every company that helps drive it forward. What's more, finding the right workers for … [Read more...]
The 3 Types of Courage that Managers Need
An interesting management training technique involves asking people to walk over hot coals. The message of this potentially painful and dangerous "trick" of Hindu holy men is simple: management is really mostly about courage. Courage is not a skill that is learned at business … [Read more...]
Find Out the Best Way to Manage Your Boss
Most managers concentrate on managing the people below them. However, really intelligent managers find it just as important to "manage upwards". Success in managing your own boss depends on understanding the individual. This means considering fundamental questions about his or … [Read more...]
Why Experience No Longer Matter for Your Career
Experience is usually seen as a positive quality for managers. Indeed, it is often given as a reason for career advancement. It is believed that, having solved problems in the past, managers will be able to do so with greater speed and accuracy in the future. This assumes, … [Read more...]
How to Identify and Manage Underperforming Employee
To have only motivated, talented employees is wonderful but rare. Most managers have at least one underperformer on their hands. The ability to deal successfully with such a person requires major management skills. Sour, demotivated people can poison others, and often resist … [Read more...]