Category Archives: Morale

5 Questions Every Boss Needs Answered by Their Subordinates – #2

If you want to be an effective leader, you must be able to get clear answers to five essential questions—from EACH OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS. The first question is the most fundamental: WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM ME IN ORDER … Continue reading

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5 Questions Every Boss Needs Answered by Their Subordinates – #1

If you want to be an effective leader, you must be able to get clear answers to five essential questions—from EACH OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS. This series is an expansion of the principle I shared in my last post: If … Continue reading

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5 Questions Everyone in the Workplace Wants Answered – #5

If you want to be an effective leader, you must be able to answer these questions for EACH OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS. The first question is the most important and fundamental:  WHAT’S MY JOB? The second question follows the first: … Continue reading

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5 Questions Everyone in the Workplace Wants Answered – #4

The first question is the most important and fundamental:  WHAT’S MY JOB? The second question follows the first: HOW WELL AM I DOING IT? The third question is more profound: WHAT AM I PART OF? The fourth question is about … Continue reading

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5 Questions Everyone in the Workplace Wants Answered – #3

This advice is adapted from Jerry R. Wilson’s book, 151 Quick Ideas to Inspire Your Staff.  If you want to be an effective leader, you must be able to answer these questions for EACH OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS. The first … Continue reading

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5 Questions Everyone in the Workplace Wants Answered – #2

Question #2: How well am I doing it [my job]? If you want to be an effective leader, you must be able to answer these questions for EACH OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS. The first question is the most important and … Continue reading

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History’s Greatest Leader

I have purposefully been taking a “holiday break” from posting–to step back; take my foot of the accelerator; and spend some “down” time relaxing and re-charging from all the CoVid non-sense. However…in view of the Christmas season, I’m coming out … Continue reading

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Don’t MICRO-MANAGE; Don’t OVER-MANAGE; Just MANAGE!

I was reading a recent web article by an executive who was extolling the virtues of what he called “micromanagement.” (??!!)  As I read further, I realized he was (in my opinion) misusing the term.  And I think his thoughts … Continue reading

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Learn From Managing Millennials

This is the advice from Nancy Lublin of Do Something, who champions Millennial workers in an article published in FastCompany magazine.  Instead of bashing this young and audacious generation, she vouches for their uniqueness and potential for impact.  She says, … Continue reading

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Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 4

R = Relational A recent survey of thousands of hiring managers (conducted by a national professional staffing organization) revealed the number one quality that hiring managers are looking for in a potential employee: The ability to work well with others! … Continue reading

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