Are you ready to Fall ahead?
by David Zinger
Happy New Year. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere we have just completed July and August and we are moving into September and the fall.
Click here to read a short post I wrote at Employee Engagement Zingers about September 1st. being my psychological and learning New Year’s […]
The September Golden Slacker: Marcus Buckingham
Inducted by David Zinger
Marcus Buckingham is our final inductee into the first year of the Order of the Golden Slacker that has included Tom Peters, David Allen, Lisa Haneberg, and Marshall Goldsmith.
I am delighted to induct Mr. Marcus Buckingham as the September inductee in the Order of the Golden Slacker.
It […]
This Chrome is Gold
by David Zinger. I have been using both Internet Explorer and Firefox on my Window XP computer. I installed Google Chrome this evening and was amazed at the speed of my surfing. You can access the free browser here: http://www.google.com/chrome. I would love to hear what you think and what your experience has been (I […]
Project friendship: What will you do?
by David Zinger
This is our second 50 work mini saga.
Click here to read the first mini saga and over 20 comments based on the saga.
Rick and Joe are personal friends. Rick is the project lead on a key corporate initiative. Joe is 2 weeks late on a deliverable he committed […]
Do you want to fly for free? Are you ready to make a pig of yourself?
Click here to read a review I wrote a of Jack Hayhow Jr.’s Wisdom of the Flying Pig. I really liked the book and now Jack has offered a PDF version of the book free of charge to Slacker Manager […]
Best Practices: Do we need more practice?
by David Zinger
There is the old question that was asked by someone in New York City. How do you get to Carnegie Hall? The New Yorker replied: practice, practice, practice.
Do you practice the best practices of management? What are those best practices and how did those specific practices achieve […]
After much delay, I finally was able to normalize both voices and remove the pops and hisses so I can share this great interview with you between Sybil Stershic and I about Employee Customer Care. We talked a little bit about her book Taking Care of the People Who Matter Most, and I highly recommend […]
Multi multi everywhere and too many tasks to do…
by David Zinger
Dave Crenshaw looks at how “doing it all” gets nothing done in The Myth of Multitasking.
Often we skip dedications when we read a book but I appreciated Dave’s dedication to Carlos who taught him to “move very slowly, but in a great rush.”
This book is yet […]
An earlier version of this post appeared in November of last year. All the management motivation books with carrots on the cover were driving me nuts. There is nothing like something driving you nuts to get you to take action. This post was a big step towards my primary focus now being employee engagement. Click here to visit […]
Interesting article over at Interview Chatter titled “She Thought She Was Getting Fired.”
Quoting the article:
“When Marie Lupe Cooley, 41, of Jacksonville, Fla., saw a help-wanted ad in the newspaper for a position that looked suspiciously like her current job — and with her boss’s phone number listed — she assumed she was about to be […]
5 Zingers - The Wisdom of the Flying Pig: Guidance and Inspiration for Managers and Leaders.
by David Zinger
Managers and Leaders will really be able to soar with The Wisdom of the Flying Pig.
This was one of the best produced books I have read in the past few years. The writing is succinct, the design is […]
5 Zingers - Success for Hire: Simple Strategies to Find and Keep Outstanding Employees.
by David Zinger
Success for Hire is a terrific resource for managers who want to find and keep the best talent but are unsure how to proceed.
1. Got you Covered. Although you can’t always judge a book by the cover, I love the […]
Management Mini Saga
by David Zinger
Rajesh Setty wrote a delightful change this manifesto: Mini Sagas: Bite Size Lessons for Life and Business.
A mini saga is written in 50 words -not more, not less, exactly 50 words.
Rajesh lists 3 benefits of writing a mini saga:
Writing a mini saga expands your creativity.
Writing a mini saga stretches your thinking.
Writing a mini saga […]
The August Golden Slacker: David Allen
Inducted by David Zinger
I am delighted to induct Mr. David Allen as the August inductee in the Order of the Golden Slacker.
It is an honor to induct David Allen into the Order of the Golden Slacker.
David Allen helps us all get things done. He has done it so well that it is […]
This is a guest post from Aaron Stannard, who is the editor of Working Smarter, a productivity blog for managers and presenters.
The best thing a manager can do for his employees, in my opinion, is to make their lives easier by eliminating or simplifying tedious tasks that are not directly related to their employees’ job […]
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