Find your Community and Genius in Fargo
by David Zinger
Many have watched Fargo, the movie, but have you experienced the community of Fargo?
Jodee Bock created and facilitated an incredible 2 day event in Fargo this past week.
Day 1: An open space day where a strong community of learners worked together to create bigger small talk. It […]
Guest article from Wayne Turmel, Cranky Middle Manager, and president of Great Web Meetings
I’ve been doing a lot of interviews and speaking on the subject of middle management lately and there’s one thing that emerges time and time again- the key to becoming uncranky is usually in the manager’s control.
I know it seems like a […]
Strength impoverishment in our workplaces.
by David Zinger
Assessing the poverty of strengths in the workplace. Here are the results from my latest management strength survey.
55% of people have had no strength training
18% of participants spent less than 1/5 of their day using their strengths
only 9% of participants spent over 4/5ths of their day using their strengths.
28% of respondents […]
According to the editors of HRWorld.com, Slacker Manager is one of the top management and leadership blogs. I am very flattered to count this blog among the great ones, and I do think David and I do a very good job of offering a unique look at management, leadership, and productivity. Our inclusion is […]
If you’re a people manager, then you know taking care of your people is the most important thing you can do. You know that you can’t get work done without the people you serve and yet many organizations don’t invest any time or money in employee customer care. I had been looking for a […]
What if you could grant 3 wishes…
by David Zinger
Click here or on the wishbones above and take 2 minutes to be transformed into a management Genie. Grant 3 wishes for managers:
The wish you would grant for the people you manage.
The wish you would grant for the organization.
The wish you would grant for yourself.
Go ahead Genie, do it […]
Do you need Longer Days?
I was invited a number of weeks ago to try out Longer Days. Longer Days is a personal assistant company. I was provided with 15 hours to see what I thought of it. My experience was very positive and I am convinced that I will make use of a virtual assistant […]
Employee engagement is one of the most important things you need to understand to become a great manager. It’s something David and I are extremely passionate about unpacking and teaching back.
This week I was fortunate to talk to Sybil Stershic, author of the amazing book Taking Care of the People Who Matter Most, and I’ll […]
Readers of Slacker Manager, I’m curious…
What do you manage?
Just drop in and leave a comment.
If you’re curious what I manage, I manage the associates that work on an IT Help Desk.
That didn’t hurt me a bit. You can do it too!
What do you manage?
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Go-Giver and Deliver: Transform being a go-getter into being a go-giver.
by David Zinger
Harvey Schachter, my favorite business book reviewer writing in Canada’s Globe and Mail wrote a review of The Go-Giver that piqued my attention.
My instant thought was, “not another one of these fables!” yet Harvey is a careful critic of business literature and not one to […]
Inc. recently ran a great article about 7 ways to get fired, with such boneheaded moves such as surfing for porn, job hunting at work, and drinking at work making the list.
Here are a few other ways you can get fired from your management job. Follow these at your own risk.
Date your direct reports […]
The June Golden Slacker: Tom Peters
Inducted by David Zinger
I am delighted to induct Mr. TOM PETERS as the June inductee in the Order of the Golden Slacker.
It is an honor to induct Tom Peters into the Order of the Golden Slacker.
TOM PETERS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP WRITER, EDUCATOR, AND PROVOCATEUR. TOM JUMPS TO A DIFFERENT […]
Bill Taylor recently shared a unique strategy from online shoe retailer Zappos: It offers new employees $1,000 (plus up-to-date pay) to leave the company. It’s an interesting strategy: pay folks who aren’t 100% committed to the company’s mission, vision and values a decent sum of money to quit right now, rather than find out they’re […]
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