Guest post from Barry J. Moltz
I know a lot about management mishaps. After working for IBM for 10 years and then running three businesses of my own over the past 15 years, I have had my fair share of train wrecks both as a manager and employee. At IBM, they trained me as a classical […]
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 […]
This is a guest-post from Stephen Smith, who is the editor of Productivity in Context, a resource for articles on Productivity and Leadership, New Media Studies, and tools for organizing. Click here to read more about improving your life and work through increased mindfulness, education, and workflow practices. This article was written with tongue-slightly-in-cheek, so […]
This is a guest-post from Stephen Smith, who is the editor of Productivity in Context, a resource for articles on Productivity and Leadership, New Media Studies, and tools for organizing. Click here to read more about improving your life and work through increased mindfulness, education, and workflow practices.
If you’re going to be a Slacker Manager, […]
This is a guest post from Ade McCormack
How many IT people do you see holding court at parties? How many of us hope to be seated next to a technical architect on our next flight?
Introduce yourself as an IT person at a party (I know, I’ve done this) and they all start telling stories […]
This is a guest-post from Stephen Smith, who is the editor of Productivity in Context, a resource for articles on Productivity and Leadership, New Media Studies, and tools for organizing. Click here to read more about improving your life and work through increased mindfulness, education, and workflow practices.
If you’re going to be a Slacker Manager, […]
Water cooler gossip can kill any work environment. Being a manager, I have found that often times this gossip is hurtful and even hateful.So what can you do to combat this axis of office evil? Simply join in yourself.
There is simply no way to get a better finger on the pulse than by […]
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 […]
Guest article by Sandy Renshaw
As a new business owner, I find myself doing more than a few pro bono projects for worthy causes and discounted projects for organizations to which I belong.
These projects are making a big dent in the time spent on my regular client work. In my quest to find balance, I […]
Guest post by Rosa Say, author of Managing with Aloha Coaching
We live in a time of information overload and knowledge gluttony: What do you zoom in and focus on, and apply open-minded listening to retain, and what becomes nothing but more noise, cluttering up your hearing and your view planes?
If you are a great manager, […]
This is a guest article from Miki Saxon of Leadership Turn
Phil and David offer great info here at Slacker Manager, but to make the most of it you may need to change your MAP (mindset, attitude, philosophy™).
MAP (mindset, attitude, philosophy™) is the basis for everything you do—it’s the why of life.
Everything you do and say […]
This is a guest post from Michael Kanazawa.
When things get stressful, we often throw out phrases automatically to try and get beyond the issues for the moment without really doing what is right. But often these phrases don’t do much to help in the moment and don’t’ solve the true issues either. There are a […]
Everyone knows that work can put a damper on your family life. If you haven’t decided to completely jettison your family, as I suggested in a previous post, this tip might help.
It’s easy to get carried away at the office, and end up working 6 or 7 hours past your usual working […]
This post is from Cheryl Cran based on her book about The Control Freak Revolution.
It may seem odd to think that a control freak could be a good thing. Not so odd in my opinion. Many leaders are labeled a control freak by sheer nature of being in leadership. An Australian survey of 385 employees from around […]
Michael Kanazawa is co-author of the book BIG Ideas to BIG Results, and has a blog under the same name.
There are a lot of ways to try to make your job easier. You can re-engineer complete processes, install new IT systems, and reorganize your organization. But, do those really make life easier? And […]
Paving the path of least resistance, so you don't trip and fall.
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