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Choosing the Best Motivational Leadership Speakers

Career Advancement

Randall, an HR executive, felt that he and many other company managers possessed excellent leadership skills. Some are purely motivational—firing up your employees to perform—and some offer factual case studies and industry examples to show how to elevate managing skills, build a cohesive team, or maximize productivity.

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Mastering the Middle: Unlocking Your Company's Hidden Potential.

Rich Gee Group

A Game-Changing Blueprint for Empowering Middle Managers Designing and delivering a top-notch middle manager program is all about delivering relevance and value. A well-crafted program must address middle managers’ specific challenges, equip them with the essential tools to overcome these obstacles, and make the journey rewarding.

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Why Aren't You Delegating?

Harvard Business Review

But there is: delegation. Delegation is a critical skill. Your most important task as a leader is to teach people how to think and ask the right questions so that the world doesn't go to hell if you take a day off," says Jeffrey Pfeffer, the Thomas D. : Unconventional Wisdom About Management. So why aren't you doing it?

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How to Manage Your Star Employee

Harvard Business Review

Managing your star performers should be no sweat, right? How do you manage someone who is knocking it out of the park? Whether your star performer has just joined your team or has been working for you for a while, here are some tips on how to manage her. “Don’t assume you know what motivates them.”

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How to Manage a Perfectionist

Harvard Business Review

Managing a perfectionist can be challenging but it's not impossible. In many cases, this compulsive behavior can be the thorn in the side of a great performer. "I Stomberg Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and the author of Flying Without a Net. Can you help him become less of a stickler? Yes and yes.

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Making Sense of Zappos’ War on Managers

Harvard Business Review

His letter announced a compensation restructuring, which accompanied a dismantling of hierarchy and the introduction of self-managed, self-organizing teams throughout the company. Two years in, Stayer fired three top managers because they kept deferring to him. ” Stayer soon became the darling of management gurus.

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Make Sure Your Team’s Workload Is Divided Fairly

Harvard Business Review

An important part of your job as a manager is making sure everyone on your team has the right amount of work. Delegating work to your team may sound like a straightforward task of management, but, in fact, it’s complicated. “As a manager, you’re thinking about: What matters to our customers and shareholders?