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...]
6 Tips How To Prepare For A Negotiation
A negotiation is a meeting where people who have different interests try to come to an agreement. Because of these different interests, it is important that you prepare yourself as well as possible for such a meeting. Proper preparation prevents poor performance. This is very … [Read more...]
What Do Silos Mean in Management Culture?
Introduction It is called the "silo mentality" and it is considered to be a bad thing. Similar terms with the same meaning are: Silo Thinking and Silo Vision. In management jargon, silos are groups of like-minded people who work closely together. The bad thing about silos is … [Read more...]
5 Signs your Company Needs Consulting
No matter the size of a company, there’s a chance that a problem will arise that will question the integrity of a facet of the business, or worse, the integrity of the whole thing. There are many Filipino businesses that don’t make it in the long run because of these problems. A … [Read more...]