Blogs About "management"

Ever had trouble getting along with and getting what you want from office support staff? Watch this VIDEO for a few tips.

 

Firing someone is never easy.  Well it is sometimes easy when the person does something illegal or willful.  But if the person is NICE and actually TRYING, then it is not easy (or else you aren't human).  There are obvious signs it is time to fire an employee.  But what are the subtle signs...

 

In 2012, 75% of my clients said...

Earlier this month, I posted career advice for about the military to civilian transition. This time, I cover career advice from a military leader that translates to the civilian space:

On November 14, 2012, Fordham Graduate School of Business hosted a lecture by General Peter Pace, retired Marine Corps General and 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under the G.W. Bush Administration. It was an enthralling 90 minutes,...

At different points in time, we all need or want something from a wide variety of people. You want a friend to refer you for a job. You want your boss to give you a raise. You need your team to deliver results for your department. It might seem that each of these diverse requests needs to be handled differently. But there is a simple two-prong framework that you can apply...

This post originally appears in my Work In Progress blog for Forbes.com:

 

Hiring in 2011 was stronger than previous years, and the uptick has continued in 2012. This is no secret to your staff, who have endured low or no salary increases and a higher workload. The fact that job market reports are positive, coupled with the frustration and exhaustion of recent years, makes this a ripe opportunity for your staff to...

 

For my Thanksgiving blog I am giving thanks for entrepreneurs’ endeavors to create something tangible and great starting from mere ideas.  Many compelling stories about well-known, highly regarded companies—Zappos, Southwest, Chipotle, CarMax, and Apple, to name a few—center on the opportunities, complexities and risks inherent in entrepreneurship.  These ventures navigated the hurdles of early stage company and capital formation, scaled up, achieved exceptional customer and brand loyalty.  Their narratives bring to...

 

 

 

Once you become really serious about your business – meaning you choose a partner, decide to raise capital, go live to “real” customers, pretty much anything that involves putting you or your assets at risk – you should consider forming a company.  It will cost you a few dollars, but, it is the first step in protecting yourself against personal liability in connection with running your...

 

We all have them and very few of us act upon them.  There are many reasons why not.  Money, time and lack of faith in ourselves are just a few.  Today, however, there is lots of help available to take you from step A to step B.  Some examples: Openinvo.com (a matching service for idea generators and idea seekers); incubator services for start-ups some examples...

Last summer, I attended a four month Emerging Leadership Program within my company that was designed to prepare and train project managers and supervisors for their enhanced roles and responsibilities. In our first session, the facilitators spent a significant portion of the class discussing the differences between leading versus managing, and introduced a concept called "servant leadership". I have to admit I had never heard of the term before, but I...