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My Way or the Highway-Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Micromanagement

Is your boss a micromanager? Or even worse, are <i>you</i> guilty of MBHH (Managing By Hovering and Hounding)? Shockingly, four out of five workers say they've been a victim of this management faux pas. Read on to learn how to recognize...

Narnia in the Workplace: Discovering Your Wizard and Warrior Personas

Rather than limit themselves to analyst and caregiver roles, today's leaders and managers need to assume the more dynamic personas of wizard and warrior, bringing creativity and vision to organization cultures that analytic and caregiver models can...

Need a "Do-over at Work? How to Recover from Stupid Mistakes

Next time you make a mistake at work, follow a strategy well-known to children everywhere-ask for a "do-over." Humorist Judy Carter explains....

Negotiating Ploys to Avoid

Five negotiation ploys to avoid.

Never Hire a Bad Salesperson Again

What makes a super salesperson? According to the authors of a new book, <i>Never Hire a Bad Salesperson Again</i>, "Winning salespeople always share one critical psychological trait, and that characteristic is drive." Drive can't be taught, but you...

Never Attend Another Useless Meeting

How to improve the quality of meetings, from the author of "Read this Before our Next Meeting"

Never Beat the Boss at Horseshoes: Lessons Learned in the Pits

The game of horseshoes has a lot in common with the game of life. Author Roy Lantz offers five tips on how to increase your chances of winning-no matter which game you're playing....

New Grad Hires: Ready and Willing, but Are They Able?

Two-thirds of employers say college graduates lack the skills they need to succeed. What's the problem? Nobody is teaching young people how to communicate effectively. It's time for academia and the corporate world to give soft skills some...

New Managers: Alone and Out of Their Depths

Being a new manager is a lot like learning how to swim. You can watch others, study a chart about it or even read a book on it. But ultimately, you learn by doing.