Lisa Haneberg recently shared a brilliant list of 5 simple reasons managers fail. #1 came as no surprise to me.
Fail to build positive and trusting relationships.
So simple, yet often completely missed by many managers. Management is a team sport folks, and if you don’t like it, you shouldn’t be a manager.
If you get that point, […]
I frequently am asked by my team to help them solve difficult problems with customers, and this week I stepped out of my head and thought about what questions I ask that help get the problem fixed fastest.
What is the real problem? Are you sure you understand the full scope of the problem? If not, […]
As a manager, I have weekly reviews with each member of my team. We talk about 3 things:
What’s gone well (and how can we do more of that)
What needs improvement (and how can we improve faster)
What’s the general feeling of how things are going in relation to your goals and the rest of the team.
3 […]
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, […]
Thanks to Jodee Bock for sharing this in the comments on Hear See Do Training. It was very helpful for me to think about. So helpful that it deserves to be showcased as a separate article for those who might have missed it. Thanks Jodee!
I am a certified trainer for Job Relations Training (JRT) which […]
This is a chapter from the book Don’t Ask Stupid Questions: There Are No Stupid Questions by Tim Brownson. Chapter and book cover used with permission of the author. Please read all the way to the end to win YOUR copy of this great book.
Children ask better questions than adults. May I have […]
Yes Steve, I have found 3 passionate individuals to fill shore up my open positions. The past 2 weeks have been great fun, for I get to learn from 2 new folks, with a 3rd joining us on the 31st.And then I came upon this quote.
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. […]
Do you want superstars or role players?
Super Bowl XLII was quite a game, pitting the superstar New England Patriots versus a more role playing team in the New York Giants. Sure, the Giants had some stars, but it’d be hard to argue that the Patriots had less talent than the Giants did.
If you look at […]
Share your care with your team, and you will have a magnificent team.
“Folks don’t care how much you know, until the know how much you care.” - Dr. John C. Maxwell
The easiest way for me to remember to care for my associates is the acronym CARE. It reminds me how to treat them all year […]
Marshall Goldsmith - December 2007 Inductee into the Order of the Golden Slacker
Marshall Goldsmith is the December inductee into Slacker Manager’s Order of the Golden Slacker.
Marshall has made outstanding contribution to management and leadership coaching, he is widely published and he is committed to helping people be the best leaders and managers they can be.
Slacker Managers […]
David Zinger recently talked about batting a management 5 for 5, and I thought I’d add my 5 things to his list, and create my own 5 GREAT gifts to share with your team.
Start with Gratitude for a job well done, being as specific as possible with the praise. You like praise. I like praise. […]
As it’s nearing year end, the time is right for us to talk about performance evaulations, and how we can now whether we, as slacker managers, were successful or unsuccessful in our year’s efforts.
Here’s a list of 5 habits of highly successful slacker managers. To me, slacker managers are those managers that are the most […]
Click here to go to Harvard. Are you seeing crimson?
Okay, I know you did not get a Harvard MBA but you did click into 11 Harvard business bloggers. Management blogging is now at Harvard, one of the world’s most prestigious universities.
You may not be able to afford to go to Harvard or you may have trouble getting […]
On my way to work this morning my trusty SUV rolled over 177777 miles. Now that’s not a big milestone, but a neat one to see on the odometer. It got me to thinking about personal milestones and how we measure where we are in life.
So often we try to measure our lives […]
I’ve worked with an equal number of commercial and non-profit organizations over the years and one of the most interesting people-types I’ve encountered is the new non-profit volunteer. Overflowing with energy and motivation, willing to take on any task, they jump right in on whatever you ask and plow right through it. These […]
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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