Do you have someone on your staff that seems like he or she always has the knack to quickly and accurately size up a situation, but at the same time this person always seems somewhat skeptical of some of the company’s decisions?
Category: Management Tip
Bad Management Behaviors
We all need to gripe about our boss now and then. And managers, you’re kidding yourself if you don’t think you are the subject of your employee’s dinner time conversation once in a while. It comes with the job. Most managers are decent, hardworking human beings with the best of intentions. But no manager is…
15 unmistakable qualities of a bad manager
Your manager typically has a HUGE influence on what your job actually looks like from day-to-day, and what your career path will be in the future. There’s a quite popular saying that goes: “employees don’t quit their jobs, they quit their managers.” And there’s a lot of truth in that saying if you think about…
Send Noncompete Agreements Back to the Middle Ages
The free flow of employees and ideas encourages innovation. Just ask Silicon Valley. Noncompete agreements, once restricted to tech workers and high-level executives, have become commonplace among ordinary workers, including security guards, home health aides or hair stylists. If history is any guide, the spread of these contracts could have far-reaching negative implications for the…
Sales Management Tip: The Value of Having a Dynamic Account List Management System
Many businesses that employ a sales force do not realize the importance of having a dynamic account list management system.
Management Tip: Mean-Spirited Managers
You know it’s pretty amazing that when some people come to "power" (as in getting promoted to management) they suddenly become a horse’s derrière.
Management Tip: Bottom Line: Identify, Hire and Retain The Best Talent. Period.
This is a re-post from several years ago, and after reading it (and many other original posts that appeared on this site) the validity of the claims in this article still stand. Despite a changing world, some strategies remain effective.
Management and Marketing Tip: The Pareto Principle...
The Pareto Principle is also called the "80-20" and "Vital Few and Trivial Many" rule.
Media and Advertising: Do Media Sales Organizations Understand (Or Care About) The Advertiser's Needs Anymore?
Media companies today are quickly losing touch with the needs of the advertiser.
Study Reveals That A Bad Boss Can Make Employees Sick
For 75% of Americans, bosses are a major cause of stress at work. A Linkedin article published by Quartz magazine reveals that a bad boss can be as harmful to employees as passive smoking. The article also says that the longer you stay in a job working for someone who stresses you, the greater the damage…