Dr. Z. prides himself on his knowledge of the historical development of 360-degree feedback. At the institute “Doc Z”, as the students call him, conducts a leadership boot-camp on The Historical Development of 360-Degree Feedback from Cro-Magnon Man to Al “Chainsaw” Dunlap.
Here is the executive summary from his soon to be written Harvard Business Review […]
Here are 4 thoughts to manage or are they management thoughts?
If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done. –Unknown
There are two rules for success. . . 1) Never tell everything you know. –Roger H. Lincoln
When everything’s coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.
On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger […]
Today in the United States is that wonderful Hallmark holiday, Boss’s Day. Not sure what to get me, I mean, your boss? How about a copy of a great book, some coffee, read them the Boss’s Day Poem, or just a heartfelt thanks is enough recognition for most. Managers, especially middle managers, never get the […]
Human communication has its own set of very unusual and counterintuitive rules. ~ Malcolm Gladwell
Steve Denning is releasing his new book today, The Secret Language of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire Action Through Narrative, published by Jossey-Bass. If you purchase the book today you can also receive 36 free additional leadership tools.
The book will equip you with […]
After hiding out at http://leadershipinstitute.wordpress.com/ Dr. Z is moving to Slacker Manager. It has something to do with his fear of Burgundians! You can visit the old site if you are interested in the short 5 month history of his leadership institute but over the next few weeks we will reprint the top 5 of Dr. […]
Use this weekend to determine how you manage weaknesses.
Brian Brim wrote a new article on the Gallup Management Journal on adopting a strength-based approach does not mean you can ignore your weaknesses. I believe strongly in a strength based leadership approach and write about it frequently on www.davidzinger.com. It is a challenge to determine how […]
This article comes to you courtesy of Kerry Patterson, the author of the book Influencer: The Power to Change Anything. I’m working through it now, in tandem with a few other books, and it is a great read thus far! Kerry also was one of the authors of one of the books you must have […]
Are you a mindful manager?
I have taught psychology at the University of Manitoba for the past 25 years. One of my favorite psychologists is Dr. Ellen Langer. I find her work on mindlessness and mindfulness both fascinating and practical. I strongly recommend her 1989 book, Mindfulness. The book is as valid today as it was 18 years ago. […]
While most of the time here at Slacker Manager we write about how to be a better manager, today I’d like to share some of the habits of the worst managers I’ve had, and how you too can be a highly ineffective manager.
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE: If you do all of these 7 habits, I can […]
Canada celebrated Thanksgiving day a month earlier than the United States. We had Thanksgiving celebrations yesterday.
My question today is: Are you a turkey as a manager trying to gobble up all the credit or do you feast on thanks. I encourage you to think of the people you need to thank and to find a […]
Wayne Turmel started it all, with his article called Wearing Big Boy Clothes. In it, Wayne argues he behaves more professionally when he wears his “big boy clothes,” an interesting comment to say the least. Wayne is a cranky middle manager in the Midwest.
Lisa Haneberg argues we shouldn’t care about a dress code. Lisa says […]
They’re at the post is a regular feature of Slacker Manager. In this feature I outline the best management information I encountered over the previous week. Often the information will be blog posts but it will also include other sources of information that can help you to be a better slacker manager.
This week I choose […]
Need to make a management decision this weekend? Use the ultimate guide to management decisions, er the ultimate guide to rock-paper-scissors. Via Make You Go Hmm.
Disclaimer: Not to be used by the faint of heart manager!
Now that I’ve saved you 10 hours this weekend, get outside and do something fun for Pete’s sake!
[Phil Gerbyshak enjoys […]
How do you you apply the principles of improvisation to management?
Too often our management plans consist of mental gymnastics that keep us in our heads and out of touch with what is occurring at work and with our staff.
Many managers are finding the benefit of learning about improvisation to improve their management approach and skills. See Patricia […]
Scott H Young is one of the best productivy bloggers out there, and recently he shared a great lifehack about the popular “getting things done” system that many of we Slacker Managers frequently use. Scott actually hacked this hack, with a great 5 step system called How to Customize GTD to Fit Your Life. Scott’s […]
Paving the path of least resistance, so you don't trip and fall.
Written by David Zinger [email], and Phil Gerbyshak [email] for b5media.
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