Are You Relying Too Much On Your Strengths?
A popular notion is that you should only focus on your strengths rather than develop…
Marcia Zidle
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Employee Coaching: 3 Guidelines to Make It Work
Managers who coach their people become known as good managers to work for, developers of…
Leadership Skills
Career Change: Is It the Best Move For You?
“I’m a lawyer in a firm but I’m unhappy. I’m not really sure if I…
Improving Yourself
Boost Productivity: Beyond Time Management
Beyond Time Management to Increase Productivity Each of us has 24 hours every day. No…
Leadership Skills
Climbing The Career Walls In Our Lives
We have all experienced walls or challenges in our lives. They may be personal; they…
Improving Yourself
Employee Surveys: If You Measure It, You Manage It
“One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before…
Leadership Skills
15 Job Search and Career Books You Must Read
A recent post on the LinkedIn group- Career Thought Leaders Consortium – asked for the…
Improving Yourself
Motivate Your Best People and Not Break the Bank
In an earlier post on employee motivation, I answered a manager’s question “How can I…
Leadership Skills
Don’t Wait Until Job Search, Think Resume In Everything You Do
When job seekers are developing their resumes, they have to identify what they are selling.…
Improving Yourself
Employee Turnover: Why People Quit Their Jobs
There are many reasons why good employees quit and go to another company, perhaps even…
Leadership Skills
Fear of Failure: Do You Have It?
What do these people all have in common? Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times Michael…
Improving Yourself
Employee Motivation: 7 Ways to Keep Your Staff Energized
Employee Motivation: 7 Strategies to Maintain Staff Energy Managers often ask, usually with exasperation, “How…
Leadership Skills
Build Your Change Muscles! Build Your Career!
As the pace of change in the workplace continues to increase, managing the many disruptions…
Improving Yourself
How Does a Young New, Supervisor Lead?
How do you supervise people who are more experienced than you? Many years ago I…
Leadership Skills
Connect Your Career With Your Personality
You know when you are in a job you like. You also know when the…
Improving Yourself
10 Tips for Effective Delegation
Delegation is often very difficult for new supervisors and managers. Many managers want to remain…