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Managers Deal With Employees Who Aren’t Coming Back

June 16, 2022 by drjim
Not all workers want to return to the office

Managers need to deal with team members who are in high demand who have decided that they don’t want to return to the office

Categories Management Tags competitive, IT manager skills, IT manager training, IT team building, new job, pandemic, power struggle, remote worker, return-to-work

How Managers Can Prevent Remote Work From Halting Their Careers

December 16, 2021 by drjim

Managers who are working at home may cause their careers to come to a halt if they don’t make a special effort to keep their management informed

Categories Career Tags career, chats, flow, goals, halt, IT manager skills, IT manager training, IT team building, pandemic, updates, work from hole

How Bad Managers Can Become Good Managers

December 2, 2021November 25, 2021 by drjim
The pandemic has the ability to create good managers out of bad ones

Managers who are used to controlling team members need to understand that the pandemic has changed everything and now they need to manage for results

Categories Management Tags Active listening, control, cost, expectations, impose, IT manager skills, IT manager training, IT team building, manager, need, pandemic, results

Will Work From Home Keep You Behind?

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 by drjim
Working from home may cause your career to shift

Team members and managers who work from home need to take steps to make sure that their career is not impacted by their decision

Categories Career Tags career, IT manager skills, IT manager training, IT team building, pandemic, parents, passed over, performance, promotion, remote worker

How Managers Can Manage A Hybrid Work Environment

July 29, 2021 by drjim
Managers need to find new ways to engage team members

As workers return to the office managers need to understand that the new hybrid work environment is going to require them to change how they manage

Categories Management Tags experience, intentional engagement, IT manager skills, IT manager training, IT team building, pandemic, relationships, returning

How Managers Should Do Performance Reviews During A Pandemic

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 by drjim
Is this the year that you should ease up on your evaluations?

: In the year when everyone is dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, managers are rethinking how they handle year-end performance reviews

Categories Management Tags bonuses, Covid-19, IT manager skills, IT manager training, IT team building, manager, mid-year review, pandemic, performance review

How Managers Can Boost Their Stage Presence During Videoconferences

December 17, 2020 by drjim
Managers need to understand how to have stage presence during a video conference

Managers who find themselves doing a lot of video conferences need to take the time to make sure that they are coming across well

Categories Innovation Tags Covid-19, eye contact, IT manager skills, IT manager training, IT team building, occupy, pandemic, screen, smile, video conference, voice

How Can Managers Get Creative When It Comes To Team Member Burnout Issues?

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 by drjim
Team member burnout is real and managers need to be able to deal with it

Managers need to get good at detecting when members of their team are starting to feel burnout and then they need to take steps to deal with this

Categories Management Tags burnout, cope, Covid-19, feelings, IT manager skills, IT manager training, IT team building, manager, pandemic, stress, team member

Bill Gates Suggestions For How To Become A Better Manager

December 3, 2020 by drjim
The secret is to not just manage people

Managers should take time to listen to what Bill Gates suggests for ways to manage their teams during the current pandemic

Categories Career Tags Bill Gates, Covid-19, empower, human, IT manager skills, IT manager training, IT team building, mental health days, Microsoft, pandemic, perfection

How Managers Can Successfully Work From Home

November 22, 2020November 19, 2020 by drjim
Yes we can work from home, but we just have to know how to do it

Managers who find themselves working from home need to take the time to create a work environment that will allow them to be successful

Categories Career Tags Covid-`19, dedicated, expectations, focus, home office, IT manager skills, IT manager training, IT team building, pandemic, work from home
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