Five Mistakes BOTH Parents And Teachers Make When Discussing A Child
Kids need parents and teachers working and communicating with each other to create the best learning environments CNN ran a series of articles about what parents want to say to teachers, and what teachers want to say to parents. The…
The Blaming Manager Versus The Problem Solver
Do you empower staff to solve problems or blame for past sins? Part of the mind-set needed to help you stay balanced, your feet firmly on the ground, involves understanding the difference between a blaming mind-set and a problem-solving mind-set….
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…
The Best Reason To Go To University…And It’s NOT About The Money
Take a look at the following list of jobs I’ve held during and after my stay in higher education institutions. Animator at half way house for those with mental problems (i.e. bipolar, schizophrenia) Research assistant on social psychology projects Teaching…
Writing Tips: How To Become A Consistent, Prolific Writer
Prolific and profit generating author/writer shares his writing strategies One of the challenges for many writers is how to write regularly while maintaining the quality of the writing, and that applies to both article writing, and writing a book. Most…
Never Ending Interviews: Survey Based Research On Customer Behavior and Use of Social Media Often Very Misleading
The really bad news about the “research” that informs us about the value of customer service and consumer behaviour. Q: You’ve commented that you believe the use of surveys in both customer service and social media is causing bad business decisions….
