Managers Need To Understand The Difference Between “Working From Home” And “Remote Working”

It turns out that these two ways of working are actually very different

As managers, one of our goals is to find ways to get the most out of everyone who is part of our team. One way to go about doing this is to show some flexibility in where our team members perform their work. Right now both remote working and “working from home” are popular workplace … Read more

Should Managers Let Their Team Members Set Their Own Goals?

How hand's on should a manager be?

One of the biggest challenges that we face as managers is trying to determine just exactly how hands-on we should be with the members of our team. The problem is that there is no one solution to this problem. A great example of this dilemma comes when it’s time for an employee to set goals. … Read more

Managers Need To Learn How To Move Slower

Is it possible that slowing down may help you to be more successful?

As managers we always want to find ways to use our manager skills to get more things done. Our to-do lists just seem to keep getting longer and people are always asking us to accomplish more things in less time. Our bosses are willing to send us to manager training where we’ll learn how to … Read more

The Millennial Workplace Is Coming – Will Managers Be Ready?

The workplace is changing, will you know how to handle it?

As all managers have probably realized by now, the millennials have arrived. That younger generation of workers are moving into the office at the same time that the baby boomers are starting to move out. The arrival in force of this new type of worker is going to cause some fundamental changes to occur in … Read more

Managers Understand That Company Culture Starts With Them

Managers are responsible for fixing problems with company culture

Managers realize that it’s always been hard to use their manager skills to attract and retain the top quality talent that they need. It seems as though it has become even harder to do this lately. What seems to be a key way that managers can make this happen is if they use their manager … Read more