Strength impoverishment in our workplaces.
by David Zinger
Assessing the poverty of strengths in the workplace. Here are the results from my latest management strength survey.
55% of people have had no strength training
18% of participants spent less than 1/5 of their day using their strengths
only 9% of participants spent over 4/5ths of their day using their strengths.
28% of respondents […]
May’s Golden Slacker: Leo Babauta
Inducted by David Zinger
I am delighted to induct Mr. Leo Babauta of Zen Habits as the May inductee in the Order of the Golden Slacker.
It is an honor to induct Leo Babauta into the Order of the Golden Slacker. Leo’s primary focus is on productivity and his perspective, suggestions, and articles on […]
Info, info, info, info, info, info, info, info….everywhere but not a drop to think?
Are you bobbing, almost drowning, in a sea of information?
Take this article, why are you reading it? Don’t go away just yet, I have my own simple answer at the end.
We have reached the point where the productivity experts are just adding to […]
Guest Post: Kelly Andrew Brown
My optimal time for getting anything done is 30 minutes - with few rare exceptions.
If I’ve let any given task drag on longer than that, chances are I’ve lost my way. I’ve either forgotten the outcome, I’m unclear on my next step, or I’m off on some weird tangent. So one […]
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 […]
Guest article by Kevin Eikenberry, author of Remarkable Leadership
My kids were both involved in school programs called DEAR – Drop Everything and Read. The idea was to carve out a time in the day as reading time. I love the idea, the goal, and reading. As much as I believe we grow and […]
We are now into our second week in 2008. Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? Are you still on track with them or do they seem as far away as Resolute Bay, one of Canada’s northernmost communities and one of the coldest inhabited places in the world, with an average yearly temperature of minus 16.4°C?
Click […]
As a manager, I have weekly reviews with each member of my team. We talk about 3 things each week:
What’s gone well (and how can we do more of that)
What needs improvement (and how can we improve faster)
What’s the general feeling of how things are going in relation to your goals and the rest of […]
Do you ever feel like you’ve got 27 hours of stuff to do, and only 8 hours of time to do it in? Do you wonder how you can take back your life, and focus on what’s really important, or how you can measure the things you do to ensure they are having the maximum […]
Read and apply these five focusing practices to improve your ability to focus as a manager.
A dog at play has the mind of a wise martial arts master,
a mind capable of perfect focus ~ Author unknown
Define Your Focus. How do you define focus? Read the definition below and determine how you can use focus definitions […]
Marshall Goldsmith - December 2007 Inductee into the Order of the Golden Slacker
Marshall Goldsmith is the December inductee into Slacker Manager’s Order of the Golden Slacker.
Marshall has made outstanding contribution to management and leadership coaching, he is widely published and he is committed to helping people be the best leaders and managers they can be.
Slacker Managers […]
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 […]
There are many qualities great managers might have, but I’ve found 4 that run through the veins of all the great managers I’ve encountered. If you want to become a great manager, start with these 4 qualities, and work forward from here.
Accountable for results - too often managers worry about all the details. Great managers […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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