Category Archives: Team Culture

5 Questions Everyone in the Workplace Wants Answered – #3

Posted on January 23, 2022 by thebossdoctor

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

Posted on January 16, 2022 by thebossdoctor

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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If not YOU…WHO???

Posted on November 8, 2021 by thebossdoctor

The Imperative of Leadership Succession What is the difference between MANAGEMENT and LEADERSHIP?  That’s a question that often emerges in my training seminars.  One way I help students think about this is by describing management as focusing on the status … Continue reading →

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When you DELEGATE, you gotta COMMUNICATE!

Posted on October 17, 2021 by thebossdoctor

This post was prompted by a number of questions raised by managers and supervisors in my management training seminars.  It brought a very common management blunder to the surface, and I realized it was something that needed to be addressed … Continue reading →

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Learn From Managing Millennials

Posted on August 29, 2021 by thebossdoctor

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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Take Control of Who Goes INTO The Pipeline

Posted on August 22, 2021 by thebossdoctor

Recruiting and Hiring Better in the Public Sector When I am teaching management students how to hire, I’m often accosted by those in the public sector who tell me, “I don’t have any control in the recruiting process—that’s out of … Continue reading →

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Stacey’s Rule of Three for Hiring Young Workers

Posted on August 15, 2021 by thebossdoctor

Since we’re in this series of blogposts on hiring, I’ve decided to add some more hiring insights to the series, including this gem from my own daughter. My daughter, Stacey, is a GenX entrepreneur who partnered with her older sister … Continue reading →

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It’s Everyone’s Job to Help Find Good People for the Organization

Posted on August 8, 2021 by thebossdoctor

At one point in my career, I made a strategic decision to work with a particular executive, because of what I knew I would learn from him, specifically in three main areas of executive skill—budget and finance; how to work … Continue reading →

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Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 6

Posted on July 25, 2021 by thebossdoctor

E = Enthusiastic A recent article on a website for hiring managers posed the question:  If you have to choose, do you hire for experience or attitude?  Their answer was clear—HIRE FOR ATTITUDE! The reason is simple—you can train skills … Continue reading →

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Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 4

Posted on July 11, 2021 by thebossdoctor

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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