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05/12/08 Tip of the Week: People Management Skills: Tip 7 - Document, document, document.

May 12, 2008

When it comes to managing people, all key conversations, both good and bad, should be documented. Little, if anything, should be only verbally exchanged. Managers are, and need to be, accountable for their assessments, decisions, and actions, especially... Read more...

04/28/08 Tip of the Week: People Management Skills: Tip 5 - Acknowledge end results achieved.

April 28, 2008

At a psychological level, employees value and need acknowledgement of their work, both good and bad. Acknowledgement should not interfere with the employee manager relationship, rather it should enhance it. Seek to understand and acknowledge both the... Read more...

04/28/08 Tip of the Week: People Management Skills: Tip 5 - Acknowledge end results achieved.

April 28, 2008

At a psychological level, employees value and need acknowledgement of their work, both good and bad. Acknowledgement should not interfere with the employee manager relationship, rather it should enhance it. Seek to understand and acknowledge both the... Read more...

04/21/08 Tip of the Week: People Management Skills: Tip 4 - Find the right span to manage from.

April 21, 2008

Most employees do not like micro managers as they manage to close resulting in a employee disempowerment, lack of trust, and reduction of motivation. Absentee managers are no better as they provide insufficient guidance, control reporting, and often are... Read more...

04/14/08 Tip of the Week: People Management Skills: Tip 3 - Make the career of your employee a priority.

April 14, 2008

The better your employees perform, the better you as manager will have performed. Ensure your direct reports have career goals and a career path and seek to establish and confirm those areas of assistance and facilitation that you can provide. Your actions... Read more...

04/07/08 Tip of the Week: People Management Skills: Tip 2 - Think of people management as a role.

April 7, 2008

Some people think of people management as being a boss of some kind. Being a good boss doesn't necessarily mean being a your employee's friend. Rather, it entails providing direction and feedback and then doing all that you can to make sure that your... Read more...

04/07/08 Tip of the Week: People Management Skills: Tip 2 - Think of people management as a role.

April 7, 2008

Some people think of people management as being a boss of some kind. Being a good boss doesn't necessarily mean being a your employee's friend. Rather, it entails providing direction and feedback and then doing all that you can to make sure that your... Read more...

03/31/08 Tip of the Week: People Management Skills: Tip 1 - Acknowledge people management as a skill.

March 31, 2008

Are you good at People Management? Surprisingly, most managers respond in the positive, yet survey after survey provides quantitative and qualitative data suggesting otherwise. As a first step, acknowledge that people management is a skill unto itself... Read more...

03/24/08 Tip of the Week: Project Portfolio Management: Tip 10 - Remember who the boss is.

March 24, 2008

Project portfolio management can be a tremendous discipline for management and the leadership team. It will facilitate the strategic alignment of projects and programs to the priorities of the business. However, there will come times when the business... Read more...

03/24/08 Tip of the Week: Project Portfolio Management: Tip 10 - Remember who the boss is.

March 24, 2008

Project portfolio management can be a tremendous discipline for management and the leadership team. It will facilitate the strategic alignment of projects and programs to the priorities of the business. However, there will come times when the business... Read more...

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