How to respond when your boss expects the impossible
“We just got a new project assigned to our team. You have four weeks to complete it. Oh, and there is no change to previous projects priority and deadlines” – True story. Do you remember a situation were your manager asked you to do the impossible? Impossible means there is no way you will be […]
Solve your Goal Setting & Employee Evaluations with a straightforward strategy
December & January are the busiest months of the year for us managers. We need to publish our goals for the coming year, and we need to collect & write employee evaluations. I remember myself working nights and weekends to complete these tasks. Not always sure what the exact goals should be as sometimes we […]
How hostage negotiation skills can take out the heat off a tough conversation with your employee
Many managers feel that the worst part of being a manager is to have a tough conversation with their employees. Second only to laying off someone. We prefer as managers to focus on meeting our goals and solving challenges. Just last week I answered two questions on the topic. One was “How do I tell […]
Almost everyone has failed. Here’s how to make the most out of it
Lets have a look at one thing we can’t avoid in life. I have failed in the past and I will fail again in the future. We all failed and will fail in the future. We didn’t want to fail, we didn’t expect to fail, but we fail! What is failure? Usually, failure is defined […]
How a simple process set my new team to a great start
You’re promoted to be a manager and get to lead your first team! Congratulations! Or maybe you already manage, but a re-org just happened, and you have a new team now! Bottom line – you have a new team and new goals — either way, you need to take action. Start with WHY Why? When […]
