Managers Who Want To Make Good Decisions Need To Be Self-Aware
: Managers who want to get better at making decisions need to learn how and when they should trust their intuition
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How Managers Can Get Candidates To Stop Turning Down Job Offers
As a manager, one of the most important things that we are tasked with doing is using our manager skills to make sure that our teams are fully staffed. In order to do this, we have to perform a set of tasks: interview candidates, select the ones that best meet our needs, make an offer, … Read more
How Should Managers Be Practicing Transparency?
The goal of every manager is to become a respected manager. This is a fine goal to have, but just exactly how can we make this happen? It turns out that one important step in getting your team to respect you is for you to make the practice of transparency important. Why should you bother … Read more
What Managers Can Learn From Google
As managers, where we work will probably play a big role in how we develop our manager skills. If we could all choose where we worked, I’m pretty sure that a lot of us would all agree that working for Google would probably be a good choice. Once upon a time Google was a small … Read more
What Do Managers Have To Do In Order To Become A Great Team Leader?
Let’s face it, the job of a manager is very much both team- and direction-focused. Managers are the ones who need to use their manager skills to set the course, ensure consistency and develop and reinforce core values for their teams. After you get that part of the job taken care of things become considerably … Read more
Say Hello To The Emojis At Work
So can we talk about our old friend: Mr. Email? I really don’t care how many social media tools you are currently involved in, I’m more than willing to bet that email is still your primary means of communication when you are at work. Now comes the big question: how good are you at using … Read more
How To Be Successful With A Boss Who Is Far Away
The nature of what it really means to “go to work” has been changing for a long time. Nowadays there is a very good chance that you and your boss may not work in the same office. You (or your boss) may work from home or be operating out of a different office. What this … Read more
What IT Managers Need To Know About Giving A Great Speech
One of the primary IT manager skills that an IT manager needs to have is to be able to communicate with others. There are a lot of ways to go about doing this (email anyone?); however, one of the most effective happens when you give a speech. Yeah, yeah – I fully understand that many … Read more
The Secret To Being Thought Of As A Brilliant IT Manager
So here’s a quick question for you: what is the most pleasant thing that anyone on your IT team can hear? If you guessed “their name”, then congratulations, you got it right! t turns out that we all like to hear our name – it’s basically music to our ears. This is nice to know, … Read more
Smart IT Managers Know How To Do The Budget Dance
Creating a budget for your IT team can be a challenge for any IT manager. There are so many different things that you need to keep in mind. It turns out that you also have to show some leadership and have a good understanding of your organization and how to maneuver within it during the … Read more