“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” - Epictetus
Questions to think about:
How can you use this quote to improve your management effectiveness?
How can your team use this quote to improve customer relationships?
Is this quote even good for anything, or is it just another […]
Are you in the management sin bin? by David Zinger
Do you work with win/win or the 7 deadly sins?
Pride - thinking you know it all, can do it all, as you raise your chin and ride with pride up the office elevator to your job as the assistant to the assistant manager of office copy supplies.
Envy - coveting your co-workers corner […]
This week’s Monday Morning Management Tip is a simple, but not easy, one: solicit feedback. I’ll talk about the who, and the how, of feedback below. The first few times I did this, I didn’t like what I got back from folks, but I carried on and did it anyway. You should too.
From whom should […]
So what’s your story?
by David Zinger
Click here to read Tim Wright’s method to find your management stories. Tim Wright writes right on Culture to Engage.
Here are 3 reasons according to Tim why collecting stories are important at work:
Organizational culture contributes to success.
Leaders (managers included) build cultures by their actions and communications.
Stories are pivotal elements of that […]
Do you see the art in leadership?
by David Zinger
Click here to read Don Fredericksen wrote about the art of balance, the art of leadership. Don states, in leadership, balance is critical, but balance is hard. Balance is an art, perhaps art aids balance.
Don provides a good summary of Nancy Adler’s work on art and leadership: As […]
Our random winner of Don’t Ask Stupid Questions: There Are No Stupid Questions by Tim Brownson is Julie Poland who shared the following brilliant question:
I ask myself, “How can I apply this information?” I admit to being an information junkie, but I also know that it’s not particularly beneficial to stash a whole bunch of […]
We are in this together by David Zinger
We are now focusing much more on getting the generations together and seeing their similarities rather than the shallow categorization of people by age.
Cheryl Cran on the Bold Leader Blog wrote about 3 things all generations want at work. Click here to find out what those things are. Here […]
Books and Other Things by David Zinger
Here is a very simple management exercise. I have done this with groups for over 20 years and have been both inspired and amazed by participant answers.
This post will work if you work. What I need from you is the willingness to briefly write about a book, poem, or thing […]
I have a problem, and I need the smart folks who read Slacker Manager to help me.
This year I have already lost 3 people on my team, 1 to a promotion within the company and 2 externally to a different (more technical) position in other firms. Another is leaving at the end of summer, […]
by David Zinger
Who are you listening to as a manager?
How many words have you consumed today?
How many words have you consumed this year?
What have these words done for you?
Stop reading and start listening to yourself.
Think about your biggest challenge and don’t go in search of answers. Rather sit with the problem for the next 10 […]
Thanks for tuning in for another Monday Morning Management Tip. Quick tips to help you impact your team on a Monday morning.
This week’s tip is managing by walking around. Invest 15 minutes this Monday morning in your team to getting up, walking around and seeing how team is REALLY doing.
I’m not saying you should micro-manage […]
Passion and Purpose by David Zinger
Take a pause this weekend to read the following article by Peter Vajda and connect with your purpose and passion.
Click here to read this guest post at Slow Leadership. The author connects passion and purpose. Do you also connect passion with purpose in your work?
Passion is energy. Is your passion positive, […]
by David Zinger
In the year 2008, every manager can stand to be more distinct.
Rajeesh Setty has been writing regular posts on how to distinguish yourself. He is getting close to 200 posts on this topic. Here are 5 recent links to Rajeesh Setty’s beyond distinction series:
#181 - Remember your friends when you don’t NEED them
If […]
Guest article from Bridget Wright of Leadership News and Changes
As a small business manager, owner or entrepreneur, networking and finding new clients can be a real challenge. Every business has a period where it seems that nothing is happening: no new clients, no new projects, nothing. This can be especially hard for the solo-preneur who […]
Stand Tall with Small by David Zinger
It is unfortunate that we equate small with insignificant. We have so much going on in our management and personal lives that to take on a new initiative or project or to coach a team or organize a neighbourhood function seems too daunting so we do nothing. If we stopped […]
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