Leadership Resources Archives

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

How To Tell An Employee That They Can’t Continue To Work From Home

Employees expect flexibility during a crisis. During the pandemic, employers have been more lenient with their work from home policies to meet the needs. While it may have been a good push to prove to some employers that remote work is feasible, some offices will require their employees to return to the office. But what happens when this work from home arrangement isn’t feasible in the future, but the employee wants to continue? Here is how to tell an employee that they can’t continue to work from home.

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021

How To Handle An Entitled Employee – A Step By Step Guide

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If you feel like employee entitlement is on the rise, you are not alone. There is a growing amount of evidence that employees are developing an unrealistic set of expectations from their employer in the form of requested preferential treatment. Having an entitled worker is a headache for you as their leader, but also for the team who works with them. Here is a step by step guide for how to handle an entitled employee.

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.

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.