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Tip #1031: Are Your Managers Uncomfortable in Their Role?
I was teaching a class on supervisory skills to newly promoted managers. After hearing about the responsibilities inherent in the position, one manager came to
I was teaching a class on supervisory skills to newly promoted managers. After hearing about the responsibilities inherent in the position, one manager came to
“Resist reverse or upward delegation. Don’t let others hand the job back to you.”Brian Tracy Upward delegation can take up a lot of a manager’s
Supervisors and managers frequently talk themselves out of delegating, when, in truth, complete or partial delegation is possible. Below are typical reasons why delegation doesn’t
In Part One, we considered whether there were system barriers (Step #1) or circumstances beyond the employee’s control (Step #2) that interfered with the employee’s
“To be successful in a knowledge economy, firms need to create learning organizations.” Don Tapscott There is a lot of discussion about the need for
“A dialogue leads to connection, which leads to trust, which leads to engagement.” Seth Godin Whether you are conducting a meeting or facilitating a workshop
“Let’s call them real skills, not soft.” Seth Godin I’m tired of the false distinctions that are often made between soft skills and hard skills.
“The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.” G.K. Chesterton There may be times that an open conflict will
“Student engagement is the product of motivation and active learning.” Elizabeth F. Barkley In his book Drive, Daniel Pink identifies three key components necessary for
“You, your leaders, and your investors are interested in learning only insofar as it improves performance and gets business results.” Michael Dulworth and Frank Bordonaro
“Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.” Jessica Jackley According to Matt Casey, the author of The Management Delusion-
“None of us is as smart as all of us.” Ken Blanchard Our local chapter of the Association for Talent Development (ATD, formerly ASTD) has
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