Management Concepts

Keys to Successful Virtual Work

Posted on November 27th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Guest Blogger, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Management Concepts, Team Building, Work - Life Balance

Virtual work, virtual offices, remote work, telecommuting, telework – whatever term you use – it all means essentially the same thing – employees are working from multiple locations on a permanent or semi-permanent basis and relying [ … ] Read More

Top 10 Ways to Guarantee Your Best People Will Quit

Posted on November 14th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Guest Blogger, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts

Keeping your BEST people – the impact of company culture I recently came across the ‘Top 10 Ways to Guarantee Your Best People Will Quit’ written Mel Kleiman. He has kindly agreed to my reposting his list. [ … ] Read More

Hiring to Build a Great Team

Posted on November 6th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Job Search, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Team Building

What’s so darn difficult when hiring to build a great team? In a recent survey, Direct Hiring Managers and HR Managers wanting to build a great team were asked to name what they considered to [ … ] Read More

Job Titles vs. Work Environment

Posted on September 12th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Guest Blogger, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, News

My two-bits worth on Job Titles vs. Work Environment ….. PLEASE – we have heard enough – no one wants to work with Rock Stars, Ninjas, Gurus, Aces or Warriors! Workforce.com agreed to my reposting their [ … ] Read More

Managing from the Middle

Posted on September 5th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Team Building

The Middle Makes it Happen In just about everything – life, work, and politics — the middle is extremely complex. Being in the middle of the business can be a difficult place. “Middleness” is particularly challenging when [ … ] Read More

Have you Hugged Your Boss Today?

Posted on August 21st, 2014 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, HR Related, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Seasonal Content, Team Building

The third Friday of each August is “Hug Your Boss Day.” This year Friday, August 22nd will highlight workplace relationships, build awareness of the employee/boss relationship and value the importance that managerial style affects employee job satisfaction and wellbeing. [ … ] Read More

The Mark of a Great leader

Posted on August 14th, 2014 | Career Advancement, Goals, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Self Management

Years ago, when most organizations were based on the hierarchical business model of the Industrial Age, a great leader was one who was unemotional, rational, even mechanistic. Those days are gone. Today’s leader, especially one who is [ … ] Read More

Managerial Courage – Can you be an effective leader without it?

Posted on May 20th, 2014 | Goals, Guest Blogger, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Self Management

Managerial Courage I have been a human resources executive for many years and the one skill or attribute that continues to be a derailer for leaders is the “lack of managerial courage.” This may not be [ … ] Read More

Are You Satisfied with Your Employees Performance?

Posted on May 12th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, Guest Blogger, HR Related, Management Concepts

When it’s performance management time, is everyone just thrilled to be part of the process? People love to get feedback, and managers are just itching to have those constructive feedback discussions with their fully engaged employees. [ … ] Read More

The Art of Micromanagement

Posted on May 8th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, News, Team Building

What is a Micromanagement? In business management, micromanagement is a management style where a manager closely observes or controls the work of subordinates or employees. Micromanagement generally has a negative connotation and in many cases, employees [ … ] Read More