Free Training Advice for Managers from Olympians
by David Zinger
Tomorrow the Olympics will start in China. Do you want to get a “head” start? The Official site of the Olympics is offering 22 short videos by winning Olympians on how to enhance performance. If you go to the official Olympic site the section is called the Olympic Personal […]
Employee Engagement From Acceptance to Zen
by David Zinger
I invite you to view this 28 slideshare presentation on Employee Engagement from A to Z in pictures and in words.
Employee Engagement A To Z Slides
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A Guide to Reading Blog Posts
by David Zinger
This post is from August of 2007. I will highlight about one from each month of the last year. I think we often consume blog posts and have no idea was we just took in. I encourage you to scan many posts but when you latch on to […]
Get Psyched as a Manager
by David Zinger
Sports is often used as a metaphor for leadership, management, and the workplace. What lessons have you learned from playing sports that helps you as a manager.
My specific interest is the application of sports psychology to management performance. I taught Educational Psychology at the University of Manitoba for over […]
Do you slack? Can you slack? Have you thought about slacking to create focus, turn off work, and get fit?
Slacking may not be what you think. In fact, slacking may reduce thinking.
Are you ready to think differently about being a slacker?
You slack when you wobble atop a one-inch-wide strand of nylon webbing suspended between two poles, […]
What are your 3 management wishes?
Slacker Manager Readers Respond. Here is a selection of responses from Slacker Manager readers on 3 wishes they would like a Genie to grant. The 3 types of wishes were:
The wish I would grant for the people I manage is…
The wish I would grant for the organization is…
The […]
I admit it, I am addicted to good blogs
by David Zinger
We do not use an extensive blog-roll on Slacker Manager. I published the list of blogs I follow on my site: www.davidzinger.com. There was such a positive response with people finding new blogs or rediscovering old blogs that I decided there was good value to […]
Retire Now (Again)
by David Zinger
I started to co-write Slacker Manager with Phil Gerbyshak in July 2007. I have written 3 post a week every week for a year. During the next month I will highlight a few of my favorite posts. Here is the first post I wrote for Slacker Manager.
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Leadership lessons for creating really good trouble.
by David Zinger
Miki Saxon wrote a post on Richard Stengel’s article on Mandela’s 8 Lessons of Leadership. Miki stated: if you don’t take time to click and read the entire text you’ll be doing yourself and those around you a major disservice. I believe in service so I was challenged […]
With this post, Slacker Manager reached 1000 posts.
Thanks to all of you who have been with us - from reading 1 post to reading 1000.
We encourage you to stay with us for the next 1000!
Please comment. Write your comment about our 1000 posts. Do you have a post that has stood out for you? What […]
There is no place like home.
by David Zinger
Stephen Smith posed a question about tips for working at home. I have worked at home for about 28 years and this includes a period of having 3 children under 2 years of age.
I now have an 18 year old and two 16 year olds at home. Working […]
Management is like fencing. Management is like swimming. Management is like…
by David Zinger
Here are 5 sports metaphors for management created by Slacker Manager readers. Management is like:
Baseball. Baseball, because its a team sport, but allows individuals to excel; also, there is a lot of strategy involved in baseball similar to the competition in the workplace
Fencing. The […]
One small thing.
by David Zinger
I was mowing the lawn and thinking about how much grass I have to mow. I think as managers we often have so much to do that we just keep mowing right through it without full attention.
Here is my “small” challenge to you this summer.
What is the one thing you can […]
Give me some space.
by David Zinger
How much attention are you paying to space as a Manager? I am not talking about outer space or the best parking space. I am talking about the psychological and organizational space we have at work.
Harvey Schachter reviewed the work of Andre Martin on leadership and space. Leaders need to create space […]
The July Golden Slacker: Tim Wright
Inducted by David Zinger
I am delighted to induct Mr. Tim Wright as the July inductee in the Order of the Golden Slacker.
It is an honor to induct Tim Wright into the Order of the Golden Slacker.
Tim Wright provides a culture to engage. He provides tips, examples, and how-to insights to grow […]
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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