Category Archives: Management Skills

Managers: You’re not a BFF or a therapist. This is how much you should know about your employees’ personal lives

April 25, 2024 Managers: You’re not a BFF or a therapist. This is how much you should know about your employees’ personal lives Managers have no business snooping around their workers’ privacy, which does not interfere with their willingness or ability to show an interest in their well-being, engagement, career satisfaction, morale, and performance. BY Tomas … Continue reading Managers: You’re not a BFF or a therapist. This is how much you should know about your employees’ personal lives

One simple question that will reframe interactions with a tough boss (and not get you fired)

  By Mike Schnaidt January 16, 2024 “Does everyone on the team deserve to be here?” This question was posed by the person who went on to become tech design leader Eve Binder’s boss at a large company. And of course, they were hired. You’ll deal with bad bosses at all stages of your career. … Continue reading One simple question that will reframe interactions with a tough boss (and not get you fired)

A Manager’s Guide to Successfully Managing a Hybrid or Fully Remote Workforce

A Manager’s Guide to Successfully Managing a Hybrid or Fully Remote Workforce Cecilia Gorman / 08 Jun 2022   When the “future of work” comes up, one of the first conversations is usually about hybrid or remote work. But, according to PwC’s US Remote Work Survey, the “new normal” includes work-from-home opportunities. You can successfully … Continue reading A Manager’s Guide to Successfully Managing a Hybrid or Fully Remote Workforce