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How to be a Damn Good Developmental Manager

Great Leadership By Dan

Have you ever worked for a manager that consistently helped you learn new skills and develop? A manager that took an interest in your career, challenged you to be your best, and believed in your potential to grow? That’s the kind of manager that most employees want to work for. In many cases, managers just don’t know how.

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How to Make Your Performance Review Process Suck Less

Next Level Blog

If you’ve done a good job of staying engaged with your people throughout the year, you shouldn’t have to use the annual review to deliver a surprise message or drop the hammer about something that didn’t get done. Be aware of what you’re trying to do and intentional about how you do it. Check out this post I wrote back in 2013.

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What Leaders Can Learn from the Most Efficient Exit Interview Ever

Next Level Blog

A few weeks ago, I was in a conversation with a group of senior managers when one of them told a story that put what has come to be known as The Great Resignation in sharp relief. In the text, the former employee wrote that if any effort had been put into conveying why and how they and their work mattered, they would have stayed.

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Best Jobs for Women in 2012, Stress-Free Management Tips, Victoria’s Secret’s Human Trafficking Problem

Women on Business

4 Principles of Stress-Free Management. Want to learn how to run your business without all the stress? Click the link above to read 4 key tips for stress-free management from Rene Shimada Siegel of Inc.com. The Glass Hammer shares the story of Karen Wimbish whose career soared after her children had grown.

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Five Ways to Win Well with Your Assistant

Let's Grow Leaders

Instead of hammering me about it, Karin acknowledged it but helped us quickly move on. She could tell that I already had thought through how to avoid it in the future. A good manager will make sure their “behind-the-scenes” staff are up-to-date and on board with the organization’s mission and values.

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How Transformational Leaders Manage a Really, Really Bad Day

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Henna Inam (a CEO Coach) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

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101 Greatest Quotes About Success and How to Achieve It

Lead from Within

If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven’t made up their minds. Very few understand why or how to prevent it. How to Succeed as A New Leader. How to Succeed as A New Leader.