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February 15, 2021February 15, 2021

Essential Interview Questions To Avoid Hiring Entitled Workers

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As a leader, a positive workplace culture is important to maintain, which means that it is essential to hire the right people on to your team. A toxic influence on your team can come in the form of an entitled worker. Entitled workers believe that they are deserving of preferential treatment which can cause conflict on your team. One of the best ways to deal with an entitled employee, is to avoid hiring them in the first place. Here is a list of essential interview questions to avoid hiring entitled workers.

February 3, 2021February 11, 2021

Learn The Art Of Holding Back – When To Avoid Making A Decision As A Leader

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These days, success in management is all about achieving results, meeting the next bench mark, and keeping high client satisfaction. While there are numerous opportunities to make quick decisions as a manager, there are some key times to hold back and wait. Essentially, the best course of action at times can be inaction. Here are five times where it is the right choice to avoid making a decision as a leader.

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021

How To Manage A Mid Career Crisis And Refocus Your Goals

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Feeling a bit blah these days? Your retirement account is starting to grow, but the day you get to hand in your retirement notification is still a distant goal. You are diligently working away, but nothing seems exciting any longer. You may not be in the position you had hoped to be in by this stage of your career. Or, you may have achieved more than you had hoped, but it all feels meaningless and you are privately questioning moving on to something else. These signs point to a potential mid career crisis. Here is how to recognize a mid career crisis, manage a mid career crisis, and refocus your career goals.

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021

The Real Reason Incompetent People Get Ahead

Have you ever sat at a conference room table internally cringing at what someone else was saying and wondered just how they got there? Six months later you hear that they received a promotion. Yes, that person. The idiot, the one you can outperform because you have better projects, or deliverables, or more letters after your name? Yes. they got a promotion (and probably a nice raise too). Here is the real reason incompetent people get ahead and how you can follow their lead on what they did to win over the higher ups.

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

The Surprising Benefits of Being A Friendly Manager

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A persistent idea in the business world is that only those that are self-serving and cutthroat can get ahead. While this may be the reality at certain organizations, it is no longer the rule that you have to be a complete A$%#@!e to be successful as a manager and get the most out of your team. Instead, it’s possible to be the type of leader you have always dreamed of following and get buy-in from your staff while maintaining a friendly demeanor. Here are the benefits of being a friendly manager, and tips for how to maintain balance so that you do not become overly friendly or a pushover.

January 14, 2021January 15, 2021

Make Your Leadership Life Easier With This One Skill

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Want to seem like a leadership savant? Here’s a secret, you don’t have to be amazing at everything, except your relationship management skills. Often when we think about the importance of developing relationships, we focus on the client side or only our immediate team. Do not forget the importance of building a network within your organization both up, down, and across the organizational chart. Developing a positive reputation at all levels and across the organization is essential for your future success. You never know who you will need assistance from on a project, or who you may be working with in the future. Here’s how to make your leadership life easier.