Posted in coaching, management, managing on Jan 25th, 2010
Approaching Your Direct Reports as a Coach
I know that American football enthusiasts are abuzz with the results of the Saints/Vikings playoff game, but today I’d like to travel across space, time, and sport to UCLA in the 1960’s and 1970’s, when legendary basketball coach John Wooden led the Bruins to an unprecedented ten NCAA championships [...]
Posted in management, managing on Jan 19th, 2010
Online Management Training
Good managers are often good for different reasons in very different situations. But fundamentally, good managers know how to use resources to get things done effectively and efficiently. For most, this isn’t a natural skill.
New managers usually have demonstrated success as strong individual contributors. Now, as a manager, you must abandon that familiar [...]
Posted in leadership, leading and managing change on Jan 11th, 2010
Leading and Managing Change
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!
Change is inevitable. David Bowie wrote a hunky-dory song about change. Barack Obama won his presidential campaign with the promise of change. Disruptive technologies are all about change. Why then is there often resistance to change in the workplace? How can managers lead and manage change more effectively?
Given the complexities of the [...]
Posted in business e-mails, business writing, coaching, communication, creativity, entrepreneurship, general, interviews, job search, leadership, management, managing, memos, presentations, public speaking, resumes and cover letters, time management on Jan 4th, 2010
Online Business Training
Happy new year! After the hectic holidays, January is that quiet time when everything resets: new calendar year, new fiscal year, new business goals, new personal goals… Life returns to normal, at least for a little while, and you’re determined to make this year different.
So, what are your new year’s resolutions? Hmm, let [...]
