Apr 16 2013

The "To Do" List Every Boss Should Have

People like lists. It helps to summarize the complexity of life. You don’t have to listen to all the music out there because iTunes or Amazon gives you the top 10 or 50 downloads, movies or books.  And there are thousands of lists of what managers and entrepreneurs should and shouldn’t do every day and now even on the weekends. 

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Dec 28 2012

5 Resolutions You Need to Keep

I know many of you don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions.  And if you’re like me, when it comes to things like exercise or dieting, I’ve blown it before the end of January.  But when if comes to work, making resolutions and keeping them can mean the difference between success and failure, especially when it comes to managing people.

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Nov 01 2012

Staying Positive in the Face of Adversity

For millions of people, the full impact of hurricane Sandy is still being felt.  The NY subway finally opened, but there are almost 5 million people without power.  As a manager and leader in this region, how do you stay positive?

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Oct 04 2012

4 Ways to Make Management More Fun

Managing people is one of the hardest jobs there is. There’s a reason that 68% of managers confessed they don’t like being managers (Berrett-Koehler 2011).  When I had a dozen high performing sales people working for me, I ‘d often ask if they wanted to move into management. Of the 12, only 2 said yes.  But there are ways to make the job not only easier, but fun. Here’s how:

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Sep 24 2012

5 Ways to Find Out if You Lead by Example

One of the biggest challenges managers face is realizing that their actions are no longer their own. You may not notice it, but your staff is watching what you do and say every day.  You’re setting the tone and culture of your office and so you might want to double check if you really set the right example.

 

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Sep 20 2012

Join our Webinar and Enhance Your Management Skills

Cindy Flanders is excited to partner with the  Center for Competitive Management and lead a webinar October 5th at 11:00 am EST on  Management Success: Essential Skills to Inspire, Motivate and Be a More Effective Manager.

Are you constantly putting out fires, instead of focusing on the bigger management picture? Is your daily agenda so jam-packed, that you rarely have time to manage strategically?  Is your boss tripping up your ability to manage in a manner that makes sense for your direct-reports and projects?

 

 

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Sep 11 2012

5 Lessons Learned From Bad Bosses

They say there are two things certain in life- death and taxes. I would argue there’s a third- working for a bad boss.  And since I just wrote about how to get rid of a bad boss, I thought you might be able to learn something from them before they go.

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