If, as a new leader, you’re feeling nervous, overwhelmed and out of your element, you may need to “fake it until you make it.” In other words, you may need to pretend you’re confident until you actually feel that way. But how do you go about doing that? It’s not about strutting around like a
With technology is making it easier to do business, companies looking for growth or cost savings are expanding internationally at increasing frequency. In fact, the number of employees on international assignments has grown as part of the continuing trend toward globalization. This is increasing the number of remote teams facing the challenge of working across borders.
Eighty-two percent of people feel they have friends at work, but only 15 percent see those friendships as “real,” says research conducted by Olivet Nazarene University. The survey of 3000 people across 21 industries sheds some light on how people perceive their coworkers. You can see more results here, but here are a few highlights: 71%
We’ll just leave this here: Things can—and will—go wrong in every job, but when you’re responsible for the success of others, the opportunity for problems rises significantly. It’s not avoiding problems that makes you an excellent manager, but rather how you respond to the glitches, delays and disasters. Leaders who keep their composure when things
I tend to notice how people respond to certain words. I guess that’s something of an “occupational hazard” for me. As I watch how people respond, I look for patterns. While tone and body language can often turn minor disagreements into full-on arguments, it’s more often the words people use that cause conflicts to grow.
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator One thing that most everyone agreed on about the pandemic: Working from home made us feel lonely. Spending each day in front of a screen at your office can leave you feeling a little bit like Tom Hanks in Castaway. That’s even more true for those on hybrid teams
It’s best to keep work emails short and to the point. Typically, a couple of brief paragraphs will suffice. At times, of course, you’ll need more space, but it’s still a good idea to limit your word count. Restraining yourself will help ensure that readers don’t misunderstand your message, and it will save you valuable
Most everyone I work with has a boss, and I am repeatedly asked about managing up – people want to know how to “manage” their boss. While I think the question is framed wrong (I’ve talked about that on Remarkable TV), it is what people ask. Somehow people feel that without positional power, they don’t
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