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Tips for First-Time Managers, From First-Time Managers

By Jennifer King, Guest Blogger Congratulations! You’ve finally been promoted to “manager.” While the bump in salary and new job title is nice, you now have heaps of responsibility you didn’t have before. As a manager, part of your new job is being responsible for the growth and well-being of an entire team. You may …

Guest Post: How Project Managers Can Manage Conflict

The following is a guest post by Susan Shearouse, author of Conflict 101. Early morning, the mists rising off the placid river, the crew racing in that long sleek boat, each team member pulling through the strokes in unison, the team leader sitting at the back calling commands. Ahhh, teamwork… What happens when the reality …

Performance Appraisals: A Quick Guide For Managers

It’s that time again! Perhaps the most dreaded management practice is the annual employee performance appraisal. Whenever the subject comes up, out comes the groans from both managers and staff no matter what industry or type of company. Many say employee performance appraisals are like having a root canal — only more painful. It shouldn’t …

Are Mergers Good for Social Enterprises?

It’s very rare for social enterprises to merge. And when they do, it’s usually because one of them is failing. But let’s consider a situation where impact and sustainability might be enhanced if two successful social enterprises were to merge. Should they?

Defining Managers and Leaders — Training for All

Often combined, often confused, often misused is the best way to describe the relationship between Management and Leadership. Here is the problem for trainers: they aren’t the same thing. Training one is teaching nuts and bolts to a mechanic. One is more mechanic than engineer. Ask yourself if it is better to have one leader …

5 Leadership Skills for Project Managers

Guest post from Claudia Vandermilt: As a project manager, your teams rely on your leadership skills to guide and encourage productivity and project success. When provided with quality leadership, team members often respond positively; they build stronger relationships and rise to project challenges brought forth by their leader. Arm yourself with these five critical leadership …

Making junior project managers more senior

In project management, we imply the existence of a strong relationship between experience and good decision making. The question is: What kind of experience? Domain experience or project management experience?

Real Responsibilities of Project Managers?

Too many businesses describe the responsibilities of a project manager along the lines of: “to deliver the project on time and within budget” – this is the goal of project management, not the responsibilities of a project manager. Neither, for example, does it do much to help those entering the profession to understand the fullness …

In-House Project Managers vs. External

I have been having an ongoing discussion with a global company that has been having big issues in delivering its major customer projects. They are looking to develop a strategy for provision of real project managers / and or professional project management expertise to help. In doing this, they are having an important debate: Should …

Exit Interview Questions to Understand Employee Turnover

Exit interviews are structured conversations with departing employees that gather valuable feedback about their organizational experiences. They provide an opportunity to learn why employees leave and gain insights into workplace dynamics, culture, and operational practices. Exit interviews play a crucial role in understanding patterns of employee turnover. Organizations can address root causes and improve employee …