Enthusiastic Employees: Do You Have Them?
“I mean it. I feel like I’ve died and gone to heaven here. If things…
Marcia Zidle
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Career Advancement: Have You Hit the Glass Ceiling?
Do you feel that you’ve gone as far as you can with your current employer?…
Improving Yourself
When Times Are Tough What Do You Do?
Our company is going through some hard times because of the economic uncertainty. We are…
Leadership Skills
Are You About To Lose Your Job?
I’m starting to see and hear things that make you wonder. Am I about to…
Improving Yourself
Performance Appraisals: Are You Playing Games?
“I find myself trying to avoid those annual appraisals with my people. Much as I…
Leadership Skills
Make the Right Career Move: Part 2
Imagine that you’ve been offered two different positions and you have to decide which one…
Improving Yourself
Managing Problem Employees
“I’ve taken over a project team and there are several problem employees. One spends more…
Leadership Skills
Make the Right Career Move: Part 1
Imagine that you’ve been offered two different positions and you have to decide which one…
Improving Yourself
Motivate Your People With Your Drawerful of $100 Bills
The office holiday party was a huge success. Was it just a way to thank…
Leadership Skills
Tips For Starting a New Job
Starting a new role can be both exciting and stressful. It’s moving from the familiar…
Improving Yourself
Smart Hiring: 7 Best Practices for Selecting Top Talent
“Many managers make poor staffing decisions. By all accounts, their batting average is no better…
Leadership Skills
Career Transition: From Technical Expert to Effective People Manager
Recently I spoke to a talented young software engineer who had been fast tracked into…
Improving Yourself
Employee Coaching: Get the Results You Want
“Managers who coach their people become known as good managers to work for, developers of…
Leadership Skills
Career Change Without Leaving Your Organization
You love the company, the culture and the people. The problem is that you’re bored…
Improving Yourself
Career Advancement: Strengthen Your Company Network
”I’m known as a steady worker but don’t get the choice projects. I know I…
Improving Yourself
How Not to Motivate Your Best And Brightest
Are you seeing a decrease of employee motivation and morale, especially with your top performers?…