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Tag: Management

  • Monkey Management-Don’t Take the Monkey

    Don’t. Take. The. Monkey. Ever had someone stop by your desk, tell you about a problem, and walk away, leaving the mess in your hands? They just gave you a monkey. And what’s worse is that you let them do it. If you’re not familiar, there’s a common phrase this relates to, which is “monkey…

  • Playing the “Boss” Card (Leadership 101)

    How the “boss” card damages your leadership potential and how to avoid it Why? Because I said so, and I’m the boss, that’s why. If you’ve ever heard those words, you’ve probably transported yourself back mentally to a time when you were a young child being chastised by an adult. If you spend any amount…

  • 6 Human Resources Tips For Managers

    Recently I was asked about human resources tips that managers need to know. There are quite a few, but I was able to narrow the list down to 6 good ones. Please feel free to copy this post and email it to all of your managers if you think it would be valuable for them! I’ll…

  • Does HR Really Care?

    This snippet appeared in a post on the Ask a Manager blog a few months back. Thought it was a good topic to jump start a post as well as a great reminder from Alison on the dual roles of HR. Sometimes when I read an article advising a reader to go to their HR department for…

  • New Supervisor Training

    I attended a new supervisor training session a few years ago, and it left me with some strong feelings about how to run a supervisor training program. I think the way it’s traditionally been done is a poor method for teaching managers what they need to know, but I haven’t decided on the right combination…

  • Retention Management-11 Ways Managers Can Influence Turnover

    Retention management is a responsibility that is pushed from HR to managers to executives and back again. As the ones closest to the action, supervisors can have a positive impact on employee turnover if they take the right steps. “People leave managers, not companies.” Marcus Buckingham in First, Break All the Rules Whatever your turnover…

  • Ten rules to work (and live) by

    Sometime last year I ran across Dale Dauten’s website when I found out he was coming to the Alabama SHRM conference to speak. My post on killing the status quo focuses on that session, but he also has created a list of rules for work that I think most people need to learn. It’s titled…