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Help for the Overwhelmed Working Manager

Let's Grow Leaders

Can you relate to the phrase, overwhelmed working manager? Recently we received a question from a manager and this manager writes, “I am a working manager. Not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work besides having to lead my team. What should I do?”

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Manager Vs Leader: Which One Are You?

Lead from Within

When it comes to leadership, the terms manager and leader are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. A manager is responsible for maintaining the status quo and ensuring that tasks are completed on time and within budget.

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Working Manager: How to Support Your Team and Get Work Done Too

Let's Grow Leaders

Successful Working Managers Relentlessly Prioritize, Invest in People, and Delegate “I’m a working manager – not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work, besides having to lead my team. What is a working manager? To manage this overwhelm, Mind the M.I.T.

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Using Your Remaining Training Budget Wisely

Kevin Eikenberry

Whether you manage the training budget for yourself, your team, your department, or your entire organization, you are acutely aware that there are just two months left in the year. The post Using Your Remaining Training Budget Wisely appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Management Tools For Leaders: The FADE Cycle

Rich Gee Group

Benefits: In many instances, quick, off-the-cuff 'executive' decisions are made to solve endemic problems (upper management is notorious for doing this — they know better than you). The Fade Cycle is a powerful tool to help you stand back, analyze the issues with data, develop a solid solution, and execute with confidence.

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Strategic, Simple, and Successful Guide to Managing Change for Leaders

Lead from Within

It’s more than managing budgets or metrics; the key lies in understanding and managing the people side of change. Embrace a team effort with diverse leaders: Change management thrives on collaboration. This simple, strategic, and successful guide will help leaders effectively manage change. #1

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Will this project manager make a good people manager?

Lead Change Blog

Sam’s team just delivered a complex project on-time, on-budget, and with impeccable quality. His company is eying him for promotion, because they want him to “rub off” on other project managers, whose results aren’t as stellar. In theory, a good project manager can become a good [.] Curriculum developer.

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