I’m very excited to share the 10 nominees for the 2008 Best Leadership Blog contest with you. The contest is again hosted by Kevin Eikenberry, and this year I was part of the panel this year that narrowed down the field to 10 best. One randomly drawn voter will be given a three month membership […]
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 […]
Over at Leadership Turn, Miki Saxon is nearly completed with a great series going on about whether Warren Bennis’ 13 differences between leaders and managers still hold in light of today’s modern workforce. Bennis is thought of as a pioneer in the field of leadership studies, much as Peter Drucker is considered the father of […]
Lost luggage by David Zinger
As I write this, I am sitting in the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan airport waiting to catch a flight to Winnipeg, Manitoba. I am heading home. When I left home 3 days ago I forgot to pack two items that I needed for the trip (shoes can always come in handy).
This made me […]
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 […]
According to a recent article in the Boston Business Journal, Harvard Business Publishing has launched a new Web site for leadership development professionals who are seeking out interactive learning experiences and information on talent management and strategy, according to the organization. You can find the new site at www.harvardbusiness.org/corporate, and they promise it will be […]
I am getting worried about myself. I think pixie dust from Tom Peter’s NONSTOP RANTING is rubbing off on me. Today, I am ticked off at competent managers and managerial competencies.
Competencies and list of competencies are an incredible anemic pathway to robust management practice and development.
You know what I am talking about: Those competency tables […]
Congratulations to Harvey Schachter for being the February 2008 inductee into the Order of the Golden Slacker. Harvey, you make management mean more.
Phil and I are determined to honor people who have made outstanding contributions to management development. Instead of a quick link and a list in a blog-roll we have created: The Order of […]
Is your organization geared up to manage, master, and transform the ways work and the workplace has been changing?
Corporate Agility outlines a new model for competing in a flat world. Corporate Agility: A Revolutionary New Model for Competing in a Flat World was written by Charles E. Grantham, James P. Ware, and Cory Williamson.
Does your workplace produce […]
Welcome to the 12 days of management.
This series will start on the 12th. of December and end on the 25th. of December.
You guessed it: I have used the structure of the 12 Days of Christmas to look at what we in middle management can receive and give (Thanks to Rosa Say for making giving and receiving […]
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 […]
Can you mentally move from woe is me as a manager to woo is you focused on followers and customers?
Do you woo? Do you know what woo is?
Here is the description of woo from the Gallup StrengthsFinder 2.0:
Woo stands for winning others over. You enjoy the challenge of meeting new people and getting them to like you. […]
Take the following management quiz to determine if you know your management experts:
The management expert who can help you in one minute is:
Justine A Second
Ken Blanchard
Ben Clock
Wally Ticking
The managment expert who will get you emotional is:
Ima Feeling
Daniel Goleman
Emo Tion
A. M. Ygdala
The management expert who will help you set objectives is:
I. O. B. Ject
Peter Drucker
Rick Scattered
Arthur Ambiguous
The management expert who built a […]
I believe that there is no such thing as positive or negative feedback. The positive or negative impact of feedback is based less on what we say than on our reasons for saying it and how we say it. The person receiving feedback can always use the feedback in a constructive manner.
How do you give […]
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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