Category: Articles
Your Complete Guide For Dealing With A Jackass Boss Part 1
If you are dealing with a toxic, nasty or destructive boss, you know how stressful that is. In this first part of our series, we look at being analytical and thoughtful around your options while stressing the importance of not…
Your Complete Guide For Dealing With A Jackass Boss Part 2
Protect Your Career and Future By Thinking Things Through Let’s review from where we left off in Part 1 — the options available to you. . Here is the quick list: ➤ Quit immediately. ➤ Lay the groundwork for moving on. ➤…
Your Complete Guide For Dealing With A Jackass Boss Part 3
In Part 1 of this series, we covered what to consider when deciding what to do if you have a toxic or “jackass boss. In Part 2, we looked at two harder core approaches: creating an exit plan (leaving), and putting forth an…
Common Managerial Mistakes Series: Performance Appraisal Goofs
If it wasn’t for the managers, communication about employee performance could work very well. Here are common errors Performance appraisals are probably the most misused, and goofed-up management tool in existence. Starting from misunderstanding the whole point of appraisals, right…
How To Establish Credibility and Reduce Resistance in Presentations
It doesn’t matter who you are speaking to. Whether to a group of a thousand, a radio or television audience, or one person in the privacy of your office, much depends on your ability to come across in a credible…
Over Empowering Employees — Common Managerial Mistake Series
Managers, influenced by the “employee empowerment” buzz of the late ‘90’s sometimes place too much emphasis on insisting that ALL employees exercise more power, discretion and decision-making in their jobs. The result can be the appearance of indecisiveness on the…
