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Managing and Experience

December 8, 2010

Stephanie Luetkehans said, “Having it all doesn’t necessarily mean having it all at once” and that’s good advice for all those clamoring to manage beyond their experience. Notice I said experience, not time, not skill. It’s the depth that’s forged in the fires of actually doing a job in a variety of economic times. This [...]

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Winning Management Traits

December 5, 2010

In the book, The Orange Revolution: How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization, coauthors Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton refer to five traits that are common among the best managers – those that achieve enhanced business results. They refer to them as “The Basic 4+ Recognition.” Here they are… Goal Setting (knowing where [...]

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What to Give?

December 1, 2010

It’s that time of year and managers are thinking about what to give their people and still stay within their budget. What you give says a lot about who you are. Really good company swag – $4.50 – $25/person Department party – $300+ Your time and interest – priceless And if you’re the CEO think [...]

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Manager as Developer

November 28, 2010

In Get Smart, the movie based on the TV series with the same name, Maxwell Smart dreams of getting out from behind his desk and becoming a field agent for the secret counter-intelligence agency called CONTROL. After multiple attempts he finally passes the field agency test only to find that he does not get the [...]

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Thanksgiving Attitude

November 24, 2010

I’m a bit ambivalent about Thanksgiving along with many other holidays, such as Mother’s Day. While I understand and even agree with the idea of honoring a certain attitude, it seems hypocritical when the attitude exists only on that day. Sadly, many of the people most vocal about a holiday are the same people whose [...]

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