Tag: good management

The One Really Important Question that the Best Leaders Always Seem to Ask

Editor’s note: From time to time I’ve been reposting some of my most popular articles from the past. This one was published here and on LinkedIn back in September 2017. I’VE WORKED WITH a lot of leaders during my career, and I could go on all day about the qualities that separate the good from

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The Christmas Bonus Problem: Sometimes You End Up With a Lambskin Fanny Pack

Editor’s Note: This is my last blog post of the year. It’s a Skeptical Guy holiday classic from back in December 2018. See you in the New Year! I’VE WORKED THROUGH so many holiday seasons that I feel a little like Clark Griswold. If that name doesn’t ring a bell, the character should. It’s the role

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The End of the Year Job Market? It’s a Pretty Odd Way to Close the Door on 2023

Editor’s Note: This is the final Workplace Week That Was for 2023. We’ll return next year. HERE’S A FINAL THOUGHT on the year-end job market — it’s an odd and frustrating time to try to find a new job. One of the indicators of just how odd an employment market we have is a story

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A Christmas Lesson For All: Treat People Less Like Scrooge, More Like Fezziwig

Editor’s Note: I’ve been republishing some classic posts; here’s one from December 2021. GIVEN HOW CHAOTIC the last several years have been with lockdowns and other such calamities, nobody would blame you for being a Scrooge during the holidays. But, what if you just don’t identify with Scrooge? Perhaps a more contemporary grouch would be better

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It’s Not For Everyone, But Here’s How to Help Workers Who WANT to be a Manager

Editor’s Note: I’ve written a version of this weekly wrap-up for more than 20 years — from Workforce.com to TLNT.com to Fuel50. Now, I’m doing it here. Let me know what you think at johnhollon@yahoo.com. I THINK I WAS WAS BORN to lead and be a manager. I’ve been doing it since I was editing

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The 5 Most Important Things I’ve Learned About Being a Better Manager

I’M A SUCKER for anything that tries to answer a question I almost never hear anyone ask much less answer: How can I be a better manager? Notice I say anything that “tries” to answer this question  because I have found that most advice on how to better manage people usually goes one of two

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