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Doing More of the Same

Doing More of the Same

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store the other day when I overheard two women behind me reconnect. They had worked together years ago but had gone different ways when their former employer laid them both off. After the Day of the Pink Slips, "Sue," had apparently taken classes and searched for new opportunities to put her old and new skills to use. She's now working and seemed fairly upbeat. On the other hand, "Caren" found work in the same industry only to be laid off...

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Share Your Lessons Learned: Develop New Leaders

Share Your Lessons Learned: Develop New Leaders

My client's goal was to develop their next generation of leaders. At a recent meeting I wasn't surprised to hear every group of senior managers complain about the weak or under-developed personnel management, delegation, strategic thinking and personal accountability skills in their direct-report managers. The really interesting thing is: Almost all of these senior managers are individuals who themselves had these same weak skills just a few short years ago. Huh. I wonder how they strengthened...

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Who Is The Project Manager?

Who Is The Project Manager?

A brilliant and gutsy move for leaders is to continually develop his or her managers' project management skills. When this happens, the leader is ensuring the organization's future. The leader is creating a deep, talented pool of managers capable of initiating, planning, executing, managing, and closing strategic projects. These managers are then an integral part of the leader's team in moving the organization forward towards its vision. However, I'm still amazed at the limited project...

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Do YOUR Job

Do YOUR Job

A manager approached me this week after a work session to seek my advice on how she should address one of her employees. This employee is increasingly becoming Trouble (with a tall T). He is more often than not selecting which projects (and which elements of each project) he will work on. When the manager asks the employee to redirect his efforts, the employee replies in patronizing tones in front of other staff members. This employee has also failed to complete the primary project his...

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