Tag: management

Workplace Success

No MBA? No Problem

Once upon a time, a high school diploma was enough to get a good executive job. Today, the quality of the MBA degree itself has become determinative. Current expectation is that a high-level manager demonstrate strong technical skills, mastery of soft skills, and extensive abilities to manage, influence, interface with, and negotiate with a wide …

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Congratulations! You’ve Been Promoted to Management. Now What?

Congratulations!  That promotion you have been working so hard for has finally come to fruition. You’re a manager!  So now what?

Depending on the type of company you work for, you may be whisked off into a management training program or, and all too commonly, you may be left to fend for yourself with the …

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Why Setting Expectations is Critical at Work

It’s often said that your employees don’t have to like you as long as they respect you. This is true, however, there are many pitfalls that will not only make your employees not like you, but lose respect for you as well. No one wants to be a bad boss, even if we don’t expect …