A few months back I reviewed what I thought was the coolest chair I’d ever sat in, a tangerine Sumo chair. It was wonderful, and any kids that come over to my house to play love it. It’s also still super fun for me to sit in when I’m relaxing while playing on my […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This is a guest post from Stephen Smith
You may have heard that it’s easy to be a slacker, but it is not as easy as they think. If you are not careful you can go from slacker to loser in a hurry. And no one wants that! Here are five three simple characteristics of a […]
I tend to keep my blogging for this site and my employee engagement site professional with minimal self-disclosure.
I am very comfortable with disclosure but I will do this on www.diehappytoday.com - my site for happiness and personal development.
A while back on Slacker Manager, Phil laid down the challenge to write about 6 things you don’t know about […]
It’s that time of year again when most companies have holiday parties, which means most managers have to make an appearance and show their best side, at least for a few minutes. Being an office holiday party veteran, and having not always been as savvy about things as I am now, I thought I’d share […]
Does your work cause you to travel? How do you use your time in airports before take off?
I would appreciate tips that Slacker Managers use to make something out of their waiting.
Here are my 4 airport productivity habits.
I like to get to the airport early. After checking in I always go to the bookstore and look […]
How’s your management balance? Do you have a management balance, or are you standing on your tip toes, hoping nobody steps in front of you so you don’t fall on your face? I certainly have my days like that, and I find that days like that are among my worst, so I wanted to find […]
Wayne Turmel started it all, with his article called Wearing Big Boy Clothes. In it, Wayne argues he behaves more professionally when he wears his “big boy clothes,” an interesting comment to say the least. Wayne is a cranky middle manager in the Midwest.
Lisa Haneberg argues we shouldn’t care about a dress code. Lisa says […]
How do you you apply the principles of improvisation to management?
Too often our management plans consist of mental gymnastics that keep us in our heads and out of touch with what is occurring at work and with our staff.
Many managers are finding the benefit of learning about improvisation to improve their management approach and skills. See Patricia […]
Office Wisdom: I guess the atmosphere that I’ve tried to create here is that I’m a friend first and a boss second, and probably an entertainer third. ~ Michael Scott, Branch Manager - Dunder Mifflin
In the last episode of The Office, Michael - the manager- ran over one of his employees, believed the office was […]
This summer my wife and I watched all the DVD episodes of the NBC’s Office, from the very first episode.
We got hooked on the characters, satire and parody of office work. Many people I know preferred the British Office series - as Canadians we are divided between the old British Office and the American Office.
Are […]
I watched a clip from a 47 year old professor giving his last lecture, as he is dying from pancreatic cancer. I thought to myself “What would I do if I only had 1 more team meeting to hold?” because I was leaving my company for another opportunity, preferably for an opportunity of my choosing, […]
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