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August 6th, 2008

It’s Our Ship: Book Review

Recently I got a review copy of the audiobook It’s Our Ship by D. Michael Abrashoff. I really enjoyed it, as Mike read his own book, and I always enjoy hearing books read by their author. I got an unabridged copy, which I searched high and low to share a link to but I couldn’t […]

By Phil Gerbyshak -- 2 comments

April 8th, 2008

Questionning Management: A Day in the Life of Bob

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 […]

By David Zinger -- 4 comments

April 1st, 2008

Tom Peters 10 Years of “Health” Work: Management Zingers #4

Management Zingers#4: Tom Peters on Health Care

What do you think about health care? Tom Peters has just completed a 286 slide presentation on health care. He said it has been 10 years in the making. Tom always has something
TO SAY ABOUT MANAGEMENT!
Click here to slide into a healthy dose of Tom Peters: Americans mostly think […]

By David Zinger -- 0 comments

March 8th, 2008

Management Zingers: Volume 5 No. 7

Here are  this week’s Management Zingers

These are 5 of the best leadership and management articles from the WEB during the past week. If you want to go directly to the post or article, click on the title at the front of each zinger.
Getting Passionate About Responsibility for Passion by Steve Roesler looks at passion in management. He […]

By David Zinger -- 6 comments

February 29th, 2008

Tucking Your Kids Into Bed With Instant Chat

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 […]

By Phil Gerbyshak -- 10 comments

February 21st, 2008

The 10 Questions Not to Ask as a Manager

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 […]

By David Zinger -- 4 comments

February 4th, 2008

The Manager as Decision Maker

This is a guest post from Stephen Smith
Being a successful manager depends on taking responsibility as a leader, and one of the duties of a leader is to make decisions. Making good decisions can influence morale, for good or ill. Your decisions can solve or create problems. Some days all you manage to accomplish is […]

By Phil Gerbyshak -- 7 comments

January 30th, 2008

How to Make Your Company a GREAT place to work!

Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For was unveiled last week, and the firm I work for made it for a 5th time in a row. It’s amazing to think that a company that employs 2300 people, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin can get such amazing recognition 5 years in a row. It’s a true […]

By Phil Gerbyshak -- 6 comments

December 12th, 2007

Day 1 & 2: The 12 Days of Management

Welcome to the 12 days of management.
This series will start on the 12th. of December and end on the 25th. of December.
 
You guessed it: I have used the structure of the 12 Days of Christmas to look at what we in middle management can receive and give (Thanks to Rosa Say for making giving and receiving […]

By David Zinger -- 0 comments