Weekly Recap January 5, 2011 | Leadership & Management
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Contrary to the popular phrase “Ignorance is bliss,” it’s not – especially if you’re the manager of two workers who genuinely don’t get along. When 2 employees hate each other, their animosity can turn a healthy working environment into a cancer ward. Coworker conflict will always come up; you can’t be everyone’s best friend. But you need to be civil and able to work together. The longer the dislike endures, the more it’s likely hurting their productivity and that of those around them. Sooner or later, it needs to change and be remedied.
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Effective Manager's Understand the Importance of Coaching People. Managing employees to ensure superb performance is crucial to gaining – and keeping – a competitive edge. A coaching culture is today's silver bullet. Effective managers coach their employees early and often.
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HP just announced its 7th CEO in 12 years. No, no one was promoted from within to fill the big chair. Instead they chose to look outside and hired heavy-hitter Meg Whitman to steer their course towards “Innovation.” Do the rewards outweigh the risks of making an outside executive hire?
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Do you ever wonder why your sales teams always seem to have so few star performers? If you manage a sales team then you no doubt have a small percentage of 'stars' - the top producers who deliver dramatically more than anyone else on the team, right?
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The military is the ultimate bureaucracy. It is the epitome of a broad, top-down organizational hierarchy with thousands of personnel across multiple locations and divisions as well as lots of room and experience between the generals and privates. Whether your workforce is the size of an army or is lean and flat, you can still benefit from emulating the best leadership principles of the US Armed Forces.
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The current pool of available talent is larger, and more diverse than ever. This fact alone should tempt managers to rethink their hiring process. The quantity of people and the skills they have to offer can be overwhelming for companies trying to find the best fit for available jobs. The volume and quality of submitted resumes may breed anxiety for those trying to pick the best applicant.
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Effective teamwork and leadership are the keys to success! Here are some lessons from Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III and his Baylor Bears that can apply to any team environment and organization.
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In the past, managers were generally older than the people they managed. In recent years, we have seen this is no longer the case. Research clearly shows that this presents some unique challenges and that these managers need help managing multi-generational workforces to avoid conflict and a decrease in staff morale.
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We’ve all witnessed the havoc and felt the pain created by problem co-workers. Ironically, the biggest mistake managers make when managing problem employees is avoiding the problem. They stay away from the employee and place added burdens on other employees whom they trust. This leads to a whole host of other bigger problems.
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