Companies often struggle to find their future leaders. How do you identify those who have or can develop the right skills to tackle your team’s toughest problems? In uncertain situations, we usually focus on what we know: looking for employees who met their performance goals. This approach works well for …
What does it mean to think like a manager? This aspect is often overlooked. We usually tell people to be great leaders rather than managers. However, separating management and leadership can be risky. Leadership without management can lead to arrogance, while management without leadership results in an uninspired style. One …
I want him fired. How is it that understanding, kind, thoughtful, rational, collaborative people like you and me are provoked by the work performance of certain colleagues that our imaginations race with ways to get them out of our lives and work – in any way possible? We dream up …
Employees who work under compassionate managers are 25% more engaged in their jobs, 20% more dedicated to the business, and 11% less likely to burn out. Too many companies, though, appear to have missed the memo. They still maintain tight hierarchies and treat their employees more like resources than people, requiring excessively …
