Do you hear that Buzz?
by David Zinger
One of our readers, Jamie Wesson, asked a question that created some buzz:
Why has Slacker Manager avoided an expose on buzzwords in business?
To Bee
Or Not to Buzz?
Or as a manager just to create a buzz like a Bee.
That is the question.
And with a question like that, who needs an […]
Recently I’ve seen a few folks question our sense of humor at Slacker Manager, and they’ve asked if this is some sort of joke blog or something. Others haven’t seen the humor of our ways, and have taken things very personally, as though we are trying to attack their management style.
To all of those […]
Water cooler gossip can kill any work environment. Being a manager, I have found that often times this gossip is hurtful and even hateful.So what can you do to combat this axis of office evil? Simply join in yourself.
There is simply no way to get a better finger on the pulse than by […]
Are you in the management sin bin? by David Zinger
Do you work with win/win or the 7 deadly sins?
Pride - thinking you know it all, can do it all, as you raise your chin and ride with pride up the office elevator to your job as the assistant to the assistant manager of office copy supplies.
Envy - coveting your co-workers corner […]
We can learn a lot as managers by asking questions.
Yet sometimes as a manager, you may not want to hear the answer to all your questions. Let’s follow Bob, a manager, around from the time he wakes up in the morning until the time he gets back into bed at night.
Qestions Bob might not want […]
Don’t go into work with a frog in your throat rather get yourself ready to leap into management with these surefire success tips that are guaranteed to have you leapfrogging over others into the upper echelons of leadership in no time.
Here are your 9 success tips for the first day of being a new manager:
Clip your nose hairs […]
Everyone knows that work can put a damper on your family life. If you haven’t decided to completely jettison your family, as I suggested in a previous post, this tip might help.
It’s easy to get carried away at the office, and end up working 6 or 7 hours past your usual working […]
Do you fully live your days as a manager or are you just dazed as a manager?
What do you see in the picture below?
Take the following 7 item test to determine your management focus:
I know what day it is?
I know what time it is?
I know who I am?
I know what I am supposed to do?
I […]
Here are some key questions NOT to ask yourself as a manager:
Why am I doing this?
How come when I look at all the hours I put in I make less per hour than the people I manage?
How did my boss ever get to be the boss?
How did this person end up in my department?
Why does […]
Years ago there was a popular book called The One Minute Manager. Who has a minute anymore in 2008? We need to shorten our management time cycles.
Why read a textbook when you can text? Why read when you can scan? Why have a conversation when you can interact with the people you manage with just two […]
Guest article by K.P. Springfield, author of the 5 Habits of Highly Successful Slackers
A little about the book: America has become a “burnout nation” of corporate employees who can never escape the miserable grips of work. New technologies, excessive middle management and growing profitability pressures only scratch the surface of this developing […]
This is a tough time in any middle manager’s life. The time when you finally realize that you care more about your job than your family.
I remember when I told my Dad. He was crushed, but it felt great to release the burden I was carrying around. I also gained more free […]
Quick, what is the best way to make a decision or to predict the future?
It is amazing the faith some people put in rodents. We will gather around to see if the Ground Hog sees his shadow and use that as an oracle for how much winter is left. It seems, only the shadow knows!
There are […]
Who gets to you at work? What gets to you at work? What are those things that irritate you the most?
Here are 13 sources of workplace irritation:
The Enemy: People who are employed by the organization but only see the organization as the enemy.
Slide junkies: Their 30 minute presentation consist of 129 PowerPoint slides as they […]
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 […]
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