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5 Essential New Manager Survival Tips

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To relieve some of that pressure, and to help you get off to a strong start with your team, here are five new manager survival tips you can put into practice today. Ask for their thoughts on company processes and goals and you will soon sense the depth of their understanding of the bigger picture and the part they play.

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Book Notes – Blue Ocean Strategy: How Leaders Drive Change

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The authors had a lot to say about the process of identifying where your company stands in the market place and how the struggle for customers can leave the waters bloody from cut-throat competition (the red ocean). He invited the General Manager to ride with him to see his district. It was about strategy.

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How to Build Team Culture One Test at a Time

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We managed to stay ahead of them, coming across the line in third, and collapsing in a heap at the finish. Bob Chapman was president of a South Carolina-based manufacturing company. Along with some other measures, it would be enough to save the company, and no one would lose their job. I couldn’t believe my eyes.

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Creating Unexpected Wins: Leadership Lessons from “Team Short People”

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So naturally, we pushed harder, and managed to set our log down five feet beyond where they had stopped — just to spite them. In recent years several companies have started initiatives to hire a more diverse array of engineers and computer scientists, but this has been met with substantial push back.

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White Gold: A Story of Persistence

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Hoping to take advantage of this opportunity, in 1866 Samuel Platt organized the Goderich Petroleum Company in Ontario, Canada, secured the backing of local investors, and started drilling on the north bank of the Maitland River. After weeks of laborious effort, he had managed to drill through 686 feet of solid limestone with no luck.

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Stop Yourself! 4 Ways to Grow Your Team by Shutting Your Mouth

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Daily (Micro) Management. Safety issues, emergencies, illegal actions, disrespect, or violations of company policies come to mind. I can think of at least four times when it would be better to stop ourselves, and show some leader patience. 4 Times to Stop Yourself. Caveats – Of course there are times you must absolutely intervene.

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