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 […]
We all know the habits of highly successful managers but what about the unhabits?
If you want to be a highly successful manager who “kicks butts” you will need to break the following 37 habits:
View screens all day long while screening out the people you manage.
Put work before life as in the term work/life balance.
Believe that high […]
Make sure this month is November not KNOWvember!
Section A: Here is a management knowledge quiz:
How many management courses have you taken this year?
How many management blog post have you read?
How many management books have your read?
How many ideas or suggestions have your heard from others?
How many good management ideas have you generated?
Section B: Here is […]
I’m always on the lookout for free stuff to keep myself, and the various folks I work, with motivated. One of my favorite authors and motivators is Steve Farber. Steve wrote 2 of my favorite books on leadership, Radical Leap and Radical Edge, and of course he’s blogging a bit at Steve Farber.com. I’d […]
Regular readers of Slacker Manager know that I hold the Harvard Business Review (HBR) in high esteem.
Although the target audience is C-level leaders I believe anyone at any level of management can benefit by reading the HBR. The articles are well-written, they include wonderful illustrations, and the printed journal includes an eclectic collection of business […]
What are the 8 nuggets you need to mine from the One Thing?
Marcus Buckingham has become a central leader in the workplace strengths movement. His current book is GO Put Your Strengths to Work - 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance.
We often want to embrace the new but we should not lose sight of […]
Phil Dourado commented on What’s Phil Reading (funny, Phil, commenting on a post by Phil. But I digress.) that I should pick up a copy of his book The 60 Second Leader, as it’s perfect for Slacker Managers like me who are looking to get a quicker, better, bang for my buck of time. What […]
How well does your team trust each other?
Dan Oestreich at Unfolding Leadership has done a wonderful job of putting together a team trust level survey.
He is making the survey available for public use with appropriate attribution and non commercial use.
I think it would be an exceptional tool for any team or team leader.
Click here to read Dan’s […]
“Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.” - Stephen Covey
Do you believe this is true? Is this the real difference between management and leadership or is there something else?
Photo credit: Kevin Steele
Stay tuned for the Slacker Manager’s thoughts on this.
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After hiding out at http://leadershipinstitute.wordpress.com/ Dr. Z is moving to Slacker Manager. It has something to do with his fear of Burgundians! You can visit the old site if you are interested in the short 5 month history of his leadership institute but over the next few weeks we will reprint the top 5 of Dr. […]
Here are the selection of winning posts from last week.
Get your pictures moving. Ed Brenegar hit a grand slam for me last week. He loaded the bases with a link and recommendation to Animoto. This is a wonderful and easy site to take your photos and create a video with music in a matter of minutes.
Let’s talk. […]
Phil and I are determined to honor people who have made outstanding contributions to management.
Instead of a quick link and a list in a blogroll we have created: The Order of the Golden Slacker. We will send the inductee a certificate to acknowledge them and we will write a longer post here to honor them.
If […]
Don’t get me wrong, I love fun at work I just resent when someone says we must have FUN at work. This is when I feel like one of Michael Scott’s (NBC television show The Office) employees who are coerced into engaging in FUNtivities.
My Master’s thesis was on humor in counseling. Humor and playfulness are my top signature […]
Looking for some easy, common sense tips on how to be a better slacker manager? Look no further than this Manager’s Cheat Sheet of 101 Common Sense Rules for Leaders.
Some of my favorite tips from the list:
8. Always smile. Smiles are contagious and will make others feel positive when you’re around.
19. Make sure expectations are […]
Do you speak management?
Perhaps you have been at a meeting where someone says, “growth share matrix is in decline because we are at the low end of the innovation adoption curve and we need to enhance instrinsic stakeholder commitment.” This is the kind of statement that makes you look up from the solitaire game on […]
