Do you like to show compassion to others and struggle with holding them accountable for their actions and results? Or, are you comfortable holding people accountable and struggle to show compassion? My guess is that you answered “yes” to one of the questions above and “no” to the other. The balance between these two apparently
You’re new to this whole management or leadership gig, and you may not yet know the ropes. However, you’ve been managed at some point, so you at least understand how a “good” or a “bad” manager acts. If you have ever dealt with the latter, you probably remember how miserable the bad manager made you. Review this infographic,
Management guru Peter Drucker once said “People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.” The lesson here? You are going to make mistakes whether you take chances or not. However, if you don’t take risks, you will miss
Effective communication can be challenging in any circumstance, but it can be especially tricky when you’re a new leader – with a new team, new responsibilities and new situations. So in today’s video, I’m giving you some specific tips to help make your communication more effective and more successful. Tweet it out: Successful communication with
New supervisors often struggle with coaching the employees on their teams, and one of the reasons they often give for the struggle is that they don’t have time for or don’t know how to have the conversation. Many times, the challenge starts with the new supervisor thinking that a coaching conversation has to be a
We recently got the following question: How do I encourage my staff to set challenging goals for their employees. And while this is a great question, unfortunately, it is setting them up for failure. You see, there is a key component that all leaders must think about in regards to goal setting and goal achievement.
As a new leader, it can be tough to figure out how to motivate your employees to perform at a higher level at work. Surprisingly, a good place to start doesn’t have much to do with work at all. You can actually look at employees’ hobbies and interests to find clues about what motivates them and apply that
At some point in your leadership career, someone you lead will say or do something that seems crazy, illogical, or irrational to you. Maybe you have already had this experience. When it happens, you might be at a loss for what to do next. If their actions aren’t interfering with or limiting team performance in
PTFE or polytetrafluoroethylene was discovered on April 6, 1938 by Dr. Roy Plunkett at the DuPont research laboratories, and it was patented in February of 1941. You know PTFE as Teflon, the non-stick coating used on pans, griddles, grills and the like. The chemical has a growing list of uses, and it has made DuPont a
Do any of your team members have frustrating and annoying behaviors? Do they do things (or not do things) that really get under your skin? If they do, you are not alone. One of the most common questions we get in our Bud to Boss workshops is related to handling frustrating and annoying employee behaviors.
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