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Slacker Manager

Archive for August 2007

August 15th, 2007

Who Picks Up Your Slack?

As a manager, you need to recharge your batteries. You get tired, just like your team. And when you do, you know that you are 1 of 1; that is there is likely nobody else in your organization who does exactly what you do. That means most likely you have to get everything cleaned up […]

By Phil Gerbyshak -- 6 comments

August 13th, 2007

Welcome Phil and David!

At b5media, we are never happy to see people leave. Especially people who we like and that have talent like Brendon Connelly. When b5media purchased Slacker Manager, we knew it would be hard to replace him. Lucky for us, Bren agreed to help out and we have been fortunate enough to recruit to amazing bloggers […]

By admin -- 16 comments

August 11th, 2007

Summer Reading: 5 Books to Feed Your Brain

Over at Execupundit, the list of Wharton’s Books for the Summer was linked to. It’s a pretty self-serving list, with 3 books that Wharton published on the list. They did manage to include Marshall Goldsmith’s new one What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, but all in all, it’s still a pretty uninspiring list.
So […]

By Phil Gerbyshak -- 5 comments

August 7th, 2007

Call the CEO: Great tip from a Senior Slacker Manager

Over at Gal Morale, Donna Cutting shares what the Colin Reed, CEO of Gaylord Entertainment does to keep the lines of communication open with his associates. He calls it Call the CEO, it happens once a month, and here’s a bit of what Donna shared about this outstanding idea:
Any employee - that’s ANY employee - […]

By Phil Gerbyshak -- 7 comments

August 6th, 2007

5 Ways to Fail Forward

One of the best ways I’ve found to pick up the slack as a manager is to realize that failing forward is my best option for future success. Taking a few minutes to learn a lesson from the times that didn’t go so well have been what taught me the most in my time as […]

By Phil Gerbyshak -- 0 comments

August 4th, 2007

Slack: Not Just a Smack on Efficiency

How do you feel as you experience slack at work or in your personal life?
Are you comfortable with slack or are you compelled to be doing something…anything?
Currently Slacker Manager is in the transition time between Brendon Connelly writing this blog and two other bloggers picking up “the slack.”
 
During this period of slack, I encourage you to read the […]

By David Zinger -- 1 comment