Management

Look here for tips from my blog for ways in which to strengthen management skills.

Gather your tribe!

Gather your tribe“If you have one person you’re influenced by, everyone will say you’re the next whoever. But if you rip off a hundred people, everyone will say you’re so original!”

Who do you admire?  These people could be living or not.  Gathering the list of who you admire is a very fun exercise.  The next step is to identify why you admire them – or what about them you find most intriguing.

When you have your list of the qualities and actions you admire, look for duplications and trends.  Group like qualities together – they no longer have to be associated… Continue reading

Happy New Year!

happy new yearI’m starting off this year with an experiment.  I’ll continue to write this blog, however it may be a bit shorter.  I know you have a lot of things competing for your time and attention.  I’d like the blog to enhance your day, not detract.

I would also like this blog to be more interactive.  Please comment, share your thoughts and ideas.

I trust your holidays went well and now we are starting a new year!  So much to look forward to.  Cold and warm weather, new and old friends, new and comfortable experiences, changes and things that are the… Continue reading

Taking a break!

takingabreakI'm taking a break over this holiday season!  I'll be back in early January.  I'm working on something special that I'm excited to share.

Have a wonderful holiday season.  Enjoy your friends and family!!  Be safe and happy.

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Can’t we just all get along?

Can't we just get along?I recently had a client ask me the following:  “How do you manage when you have two people who don’t like each other and you need to have a meeting with them?  They are two peers and I’m running the meeting and have been told by their bosses to include them in the meetings and one says to me – keep me out of it as much as I can.
 
I’ve encountered this situation before.  Realize you are not here to make two people like each other.  Nothing you could do or say could make that… Continue reading

Picky Boss

My boss is driving me crazy!”  “He picks at everything I do!”  “I can’t seem to do anything right in the eyes of my boss!

Does any of those statements sound familiar?  Are you saying those things?  The number one reason people leave their jobs is their boss.

Before you head out the door, or worse – stay and become miserable, try the following steps.  Be warned, many people feel really uncomfortable when they are talking to people in authority – which in this case is your boss.  You may be pretty nervous,… Continue reading