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[9 Apr 2011 | 2 Comments | 546 views]
Is Trainability Underappreicated? And Talent Overrated?

- 5 Pivotal Points Often Overlooked in Hiring The hiring process is fraught with uncertainty. Making the right hire is no sure thing, despite the increasingly large array of sophisticated tools available to managers. We see job candidates scrutinized, resumes inspected, credentials probed, and yet when all is said and done the selection process is [...]

Changes, leadership, motivation »

[2 Mar 2011 | Comments Off | 1,162 views]
Aaaaaaaaaargh! Frustration Management!

Do you want to throw your stapler across the cubicle wasteland? Are you sick and tired of insane office politics? Is your boss an ape? How are you feeling today? A little frustrated? Did you get another meaningless memo from top level management? Well today I am going to write about frustration at the office. [...]

Featured, For leaders, leadership, management »

[28 Jul 2010 | 2 Comments | 13,343 views]
Consequences of Micromanagement

Micromanagement is a curse word in the world of business. What is micromanagement? This article is written with the micromanager in mind, if you micromanage you are destroying your work environment. You are standing in your employee’s way. Why do managers get carried away in details? Do you know if you are micromanaging in the [...]

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[12 Jun 2010 | 3 Comments | 686 views]
Can you manage without a manager?

Work philosophy kind of got my way today. Is it possible to teach a team to work hard together without a leader or manager? The team is responsible for reaching the goals. The team is responsible for filing the reports. The team is responsible for training and getting the job done? Or will a team [...]

Featured, For Employees, For leaders, management »

[10 Apr 2010 | 8 Comments | 8,850 views]
Dealing with Micromanagement

Do you have a boss that keeps telling you what to do? Are you being micromanaged? This is a severe problem, not necessary for you, but for sure for your manager. The problem with micromanagement issues is diverse. You feel like you can’t breathe, develop and grow in your role at work. You feel supervised [...]