2 tips to impress your executive
You will learn a great deal about your executives if you just pay attention. This will lead you to understand them at a deeper level so you can build a stronger partnership with them.
Category: People Skills
Focus on potential too
The most successful leaders see the potential in their employees—and they have a plan to help them realize that potential, says David Deacon, author of The Self-Determined Manager. He recommends you spend time answering these questions for each employee.
Smart answers for nosy colleagues
A co-worker asks you a way-too-personal question. Here’s how to respond.
Leadership Tips, Vol. 319
Silence is golden … A great interview question
‘Can I work for your company too?’
What should you do if you are asked for a favor you cannot comfortably grant? Here are some approaches that can help deal with the request in a way that is both appropriate and comfortable.
Ask 4 questions before tattling at work
If you’re unhappy with a co-worker’s behavior and aren’t sure whether reporting the person would be telling or tattling, ask yourself these four questions.
Managers should start thinking like a coach
Here are some quick coaching tips that you can start implementing today, from the new book The Culture Solution, by New York Times best-selling author Matthew Kelly.
Managing a ‘determined’ talker
When a co-worker launches into an extended monologue or otherwise just won’t come up for air, follow this advice.
Cellphone rules for work
While cellphone etiquette at work should be common sense, too many people break the rules. Don’t be one of them.
6 tactics to get an exec’s attention
Many books and articles cover the art of listening well. But what can you do when you’ve mastered this skill, but your boss hasn’t? How can you cut through the fog when the person you work for won’t focus on what you have to say?