When a Fix-It Mindset Doesn’t Work
“Leadership challenges are fundamentally interpersonal in nature; thus, their solutions are as well.” Monique Valcour Samantha is a good technician who has been promoted into a management position. She is…
“Leadership challenges are fundamentally interpersonal in nature; thus, their solutions are as well.” Monique Valcour Samantha is a good technician who has been promoted into a management position. She is…
We can itemize the desired skills and qualifications for good managers on a job announcement. But there are also more intangible qualities. How do you or your managers stack up?…
“I think that any time of great pain is a time of transformation, a fertile time to plant new seeds.” Debbie Ford New Reality, New Values The Barrett Values Center…
“People don’t leave bad companies, they leave bad managers.” Marcus Buckingham. Most managers aren’t born bad. “Too often, the title of manager is doled out as a reward for tenure…
Suzy Aldaine is a brilliant aspiring manager and well-respected information technology engineer who is taking on increasing responsibility for complex projects and multiple teams. After waiting a considerable time, Suzy…
“Research indicates that workers have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.” Zig…
Five years ago, Wakefield Research conducted an online survey of more than 500 middle managers in a variety of companies with more than 500 employees to determine challenges and opportunities…
“Let’s stop calling them ‘soft skills.’ They might be skills, but they’re not soft.” Seth Godin A lot has been written about the stress, anxiety and uncertainty plaguing employees as they…
(Last Updated On: April 4, 2021) In a recent webinar titled Learning How to Learn, Kelly Palmer stated that it is necessary to go through the learning loop to build skills.…
(Last Updated On: April 4, 2021) Vicky was a rising star. After a few short years in the operations department, she had the best skills on the team. When the…