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Managing People at Work

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Handling the move from “one of the gang” to manager

Has an internal promotion created a scenario in which you now manage former colleagues? Such a power shift requires some adjustments from all involved. Here’s how to navigate this potentially tricky road.

10 crucial questions to ask your employees

As a manager, it’s your responsibility to understand your employee’s strengths, weaknesses, natural talents, goals, aspirations and personal preferences. That’s quite a tall task if you manage large teams consisting of 10 or more people. Yet getting to know your employees becomes much easier if you

Is March Madness unproductive? You bet! Embrace it anyway

March Madness is back for 2023, reviving annual concerns that the games—and associated bracket-pool betting—will distract employees and sap productivity. Is filling out tournament brackets and obsessively tracking game results a massive waste of time? Of course it is. Should employers crack down on

Poll: 70% say financial stress harms work performance

Seven in 10 workers surveyed by insurance company YuLife believe their own financial worries negatively affect their on-the-job performance.

Keep it Legal: Tread carefully when monitoring employees

With rapid advances in technology, monitoring the workplace has become easier and cheaper. It’s no longer just cameras in common areas. Now it’s possible to examine productivity measures like keystrokes taken during a shift and out-of-office activity through vehicle location or company-issued cell p

Hands-off versus micromanaging: 4 ways to find the perfect balance

Managing employees is a never-ending balancing act teetering between undermanaging and micromanaging. Tipping the scale too far in either direction is a recipe for disaster, so your best bet is to stay snug in the middle—not breathing down your employees’ necks while not letting them run entirely am

Change management: Involve employees early to get increased buy-in when making changes

Change often scares people. A shift from the familiar generates feelings of uncertainty. The environment one knew how to navigate becomes filled with potential obstacles and hazy outcomes. Organizations can reduce some of this discomfort and boost the likelihood of workers getting on board with chan

7 reasons leaders must shift in today’s changing workplace

Good leaders adapt and shift, an especially crucial element in today’s rapidly changing world. We all know a massive amount of change is happening in today’s workplace, so it’s a no-brainer for leaders to change along with it. If this doesn’t describe you as a leader, read on to learn how to shift a

Become the best boss you can be

American poet Maya Angelou famously said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” In that simple wisdom lies the heart of inspirational leadership and becoming a “favorite boss” to those you lead.

Avoid these missteps: 6 reasons intentional communication can fail

Failure teaches lessons. Talking about the gains and successes when leadership uses intentional communication techniques in a workforce is fun. However, much can be learned from looking at communication failures.