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Slacker Manager

Archive for the ‘management’ Category

November 10th, 2008

Become the Manager You Always Wanted to Have

Golden Slacker winner Wayne Turmel is putting on an amazing conference in Chicago the 15th and 16th of December. Called “Become the Manager You Always Wanted to Have,” for the low cost of just $450, you can spend 2 days with Wayne and learn many things that will help you become a better manager.
Topics include:

Delegation […]

By Phil Gerbyshak -- 1 comment

October 30th, 2008

Goodbye from David Zinger

Bye, by David Zinger

I enjoyed writing 1/2 of Slacker Manager for the past 15 months. I wrote close to 200 posts at this site.
Thank you to Phil Gerbyshak for being my partner through thick, thin, and numerous behind the scene quirks, glitches, and changes. I wish Phil all the best with this site and know […]

By David Zinger -- 9 comments

October 28th, 2008

Your One Word for Management: David’s Second Last Post

The last word on management is yours…

by David Zinger
Reminder: This is the Change Poverty - Two Cent Challenge. Click the penny below to join us:

Here are the responses you gave to the September 23rd request for one word for management.Thank you for your responses. You have the last word in management on Slacker Manager […]

By David Zinger -- 1 comment

October 28th, 2008

Age of Conversation 2

The Age of Conversation 2 is here. I was fortunate to be one of the many fine contributors. You are going to be seeing a lot about this book in the next few days!

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By David Zinger -- 1 comment

October 25th, 2008

My Two Cents Worth on the Credit Crunch and Giving Two Cents for Every Blog Word You Write This Coming Week

Here are two of my presentations on SlideShare.
The first is on the credit crunch: Click here if the show does not load in this window.
Crunched By Credit

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: cents upheaval)

This second slide show is an appeal to bloggers to donate two cents to overcoming poverty for every word you […]

By David Zinger -- 0 comments

October 23rd, 2008

Once Again…

Click on the Penny to Change Poverty

One More time

by David Zinger
This post appeared in April and had some wonderful responses that I have included here. I thought I’d do it once again…
Just once…We all have dreams.Some of us even wake up.Most of us forget our dreams.Or we don’t feel entitled to […]

By David Zinger -- 3 comments

October 21st, 2008

What is your favorite non-blog Management or Business Site?

What non-blog business site is in your sight?

by David Zinger
I spend most of my time reading  management/leadership blogs. There are a few management or business sites that are not strictly blogs that I also follow.
Do you have a favorite non-blog site you visit for management or business information?
Here are a few of mine:

BNET […]

By David Zinger -- 4 comments

October 16th, 2008

A War for Talent Rant and When Life Throws You a Lemon…Duck!

Watch Out: I am turning sour and moving to action!

by David Zinger
I can’t be a slacker when I see what is currently going on in our economy and workplaces. I am getting angry and I am choosing to give my anger voice while channeling that energy into constructive action.
My background is in counselling psychology. I […]

By David Zinger -- 9 comments

October 14th, 2008

Your Last 5 Zingers (revisited - October 2007)

Going, going…

by David Zinger
Here is a classic from October of last year. I have 7 posts left for Slacker Manager.
What would be the last 5 statements you would voice to other managers if you knew those statements were the last 5 things you could say?

This was a very thoughtful and emotional post to write. It builds upon […]

By David Zinger -- 4 comments

October 11th, 2008

Economics: Trick, Treat or Threat

Do you feel like wearing a costume?

by David Zinger
Halloween is fast approaching.
The world economic situation is turbulent to say the least. As a manager do you see this as a trick? Do you see it as a treat? Or do you add an h to treat and get t-h-reat!

I am interested in the impact of […]

By David Zinger -- 4 comments

October 9th, 2008

Learn the Management Power Hours with Lisa Haneberg

What are you doing December 9th and 10th?
Join Lisa Haneberg in Washington D.C. I will be visiting the group for an hour or two as a guest provocateur!
Are you ready to be a great manager? I think this grows in importance each day we have more business and economic upheaval. This is a two day […]

By David Zinger -- 0 comments

October 7th, 2008

Expanding Connections

Two words towards being a genius

by David Zinger
I had the wonderful opportunity this year to work with Dick Richards and Jodee Bock in Fargo. Dick spent a day with us helping us discover a two word key to our individual genius. You can read about his approach in his book: Is Your Genius at […]

By David Zinger -- 6 comments

October 4th, 2008

Just a moment

Are you managing your moments?

by David Zinger
Today, can you stop the words and concepts?
Lose your mind and come to your senses.
Change occurs when we stop and become mindful.
We don’t need to learn some powerful strategy — we need to give our full attention to the moment.
You only have moments to live, are you living your moments?

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By David Zinger -- 0 comments

October 2nd, 2008

Only a heel uses a shoe phone in a group of people

How do you get smart?

by David Zinger
Maxwell Smart, in the old episodes of Get Smart, had a shoe phone. He often looked like a heel using his phone in public.
Now everyone has a portable communication device, from Blackberries and i-phones - people are connected to just about anyone except the people right in front of […]

By David Zinger -- 5 comments

September 30th, 2008

Performance Management: How do You do It?

I am very curious about how you handle performance management issues. I would love to read your comments on any of the following 6 questions:

How do you make sure your employees receive feedback?
How do you feel about giving feedback?
What challenges do you have with feedback?
When was the last time you received a formal performance review? […]

By David Zinger -- 7 comments