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How to Avoid a Whack A Mole Management Style: Manage the Problem, Not the Symptoms
September 1, 2009 – 12:33 pm | One Comment
How to Avoid a Whack A Mole Management Style: Manage the Problem, Not the Symptoms

Reactive Management = Whack A Mole
Does management ever feel like you’re playing a game of “Whack A Mole” at work? Most managers I’ve worked with or observed either don’t have the time or haven’t carved …

7 Questions For Entrepreneurs as They Build Their Business Models
June 22, 2009 – 9:58 am | One Comment
7 Questions For Entrepreneurs as They Build Their Business Models

You have a brilliant idea. But do you have a business model? Check out,“Your Business Model: More Than a Pitch” by Gwen C. Edwards, who used to run a $400 million networking division of SBC …

Low Performers: Both Sides of the Coin, Being One and Managing One
June 18, 2009 – 9:54 am | 2 Comments
Low Performers: Both Sides of the Coin, Being One and Managing One

Low performers negatively impact coworkers and companies. No one aspires to be a low performer. Sometimes it just happens to knowledge workers, who are unhappy with their jobs, employers, or lives. How we know if …

Can You Lead Remotely from Your Home Office?
June 17, 2009 – 10:26 am | No Comment
Can You Lead Remotely from Your Home Office?

Can you lead remotely from your home office? If you aspire to move up the corporate ladder, should you telecommute? In their column and podcast, “The Welch Way,” Jack and Suzy Welch answer the question, …

What Your Leader Expects of You
June 10, 2009 – 11:01 am | No Comment
What Your Leader Expects of You

As a worker, do know how you need to be managed? As a manager, do you direct reports know what to do with or without you? Are you a new manager, wondering how to manage …

The Favoritism Test: Discover If You Play Favorites
June 8, 2009 – 11:58 am | No Comment
The Favoritism Test: Discover If You Play Favorites

Leaders like suck-ups? Really? Marshall Goldsmith knows how to identify if leaders like ”suck-ups” and are in denial about it. In his post “The Favoritism Test” at Strategy+Business.com, Marshall shares his ideas on:

Why leaders knowingly …