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How to Be an Unpredictable Manager Who Energizes the Team.

Rich Gee Group

Over 20 years ago, I had a manager whose presence was an instant energy booster. Sometimes, he'd spontaneously invite us to sit in on a meeting with upper management, giving us a glimpse into high-level decision-making. Traditional management theory often centers around stability, predictability, and standardization.

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Working Smarter: Improve Your Time Management Skills

Rich Gee Group

Time management is critical for all leaders as they impact and direct their team's overall strategy and operations. I've developed a few essential methods for effectively managing your ever-growing schedule: Set clear priorities: Identify the most critical tasks and projects you need to deliver and have your teams focus on them first.

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Get The Best Out Of Your Team.

Rich Gee Group

In today’s new world of work, many managers are struggling to find the best way to motivate, energize, and most of all KEEP their employees. Here are three insights to help you navigate this uncharted territory of hybrid work and get the best out of your team: Time Of Day Find out what time of the day is most effective for each team member.

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How To Lead Effective Virtual Teams.

Rich Gee Group

The impact to our teams and how we manage them will be a major concern for all leaders moving forward. Yes — we’ve been managing from afar for the last year, but — we were in crisis mode and everyone had to adapt quickly. Consider how to best structure various decision-making processes within your virtual team(s).

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Turn Your Managers Into Leaders — Teach Them To Coach.

Rich Gee Group

Many managers today are task masters. Today, many organizations make the mistake of letting their managers do whatever they want without focusing on each associate — they make the process mechanical and impersonal. You have managers, not coaches. Most of all, they listened when you failed and celebrated when you won.

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Management Tools For Leaders: Cause & Effect Diagram

Rich Gee Group

Summary: It’s a great tool for brainstorming and encouraging team participation. It allows you as the leader, to help your team understand the root causal elements of a problem and (have them) identify areas of improvement. For our purposes, we will focus on management problems/process issues. They solve their own issues!

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What Is The Difference Between a Manager and a Leader?

Rich Gee Group

It’s incredible how many people think they’re leaders, who are in fact functioning managers and how many managers who are actually leaders in disguise. You need the confidence to trust yourself AND your team to make that a reality. But the real question is, what’s the difference?