Congratulations, you just accepted a new job as supervisor! After celebrating the victory, reality sinks in and you wonder whether you even know what to do. Your primary role is now staff management, so how do you begin? The best way to start a new chapter is to lay a good foundation. Establish important building

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Increasingly employees want to be heard in the workplace, and it goes deeper than simply having someone listen, note their ideas and opinions, and move on. Employees want their leaders to act on what they’re hearing from employees. It seems many companies are starting to pay attention. Last year, the Society for Industrial and Organizational

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Being a manager is time consuming. If you accept that fact, you won’t resent the extra hours you spend at the office. Chances are you’ve found yourself stuck at work in the evening completing a project that you could have finished easily within normal work hours in the days before you became a boss. Even

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If you feel like you’ve gotten off on the wrong foot as a new leader, don’t throw in the towel, says Paul G. Krasnow, author of The Success Code: A Guide for Achieving Your Personal Best in Business and Life, “When you face a setback in your life, you have two choices: remain stuck or move forward.

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I expect that you want your employees to like you—not just because you have a natural desire to be liked (which, let’s face it, most of us do), but also because being a likable boss has plenty of workplace benefits. Employees who like their bosses are more loyal to their organizations; they’re more devoted to

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I’m a huge fan of home improvement shows. One of my guilty pleasures is waking up early on a Saturday (when I don’t have soccer mom duties), and catching up on the shows I missed that week while sipping a cup of hot coffee. My favorite show of the moment is HGTV’s Home Town. If

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This is a guest post by Naphtali Hoff, President, Impactful Coaching & Consulting. If you are a leader who is expected to do more with less, you aren’t alone. In fact, throughout the world and in every industry, today’s leaders feel mounting pressure to achieve more with less. No longer can they simply bring on staff as needed

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Spring is here, and as the weather heats up and skimpier clothing options abound, I’m reminded of one of my least favorite kinds of email: the “This is just a reminder” email. Many organizations like to send messages like this: This is just a reminder that we have a dress code. Please review it in

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This is a guest post by Katie Lunden. Small businesses face a common challenge. According to the 2018 Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit report, 70% of small businesses struggle to find and retain skilled talent. At 70 percent, this issue is nearly a pandemic among small businesses. In fact, according to the Summit (the largest gathering of U.S. small

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It’s a dog eat dog world out there, and if you want to survive (and thrive) you need to perform at a higher level, produce quicker, better results, instantly recover from missteps, and garner the confidence to thrive in times of uncertainty, says successful businessman and author Paul G. Krasnow. In his new book, The

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