Essential Leadership Skills: Delegating · The higher position you work in, the more you will need to delegate the hands-on work to other people. This skill is something that especially the new managers will need to learn quickly to be able to let go of their old tasks, and to get a solid grasp of …
Essential Leadership Skills: Employee Engagement · Do you know how engaged your employees are? These statistics tell that you probably don’t. While doing some research on productivity and high performance in the workplaces, I came across some very interesting stats about employee engagement, and how massive impact it (or rather the lack of it) can …
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How to ask for a promotion – complete guide · Asking for a promotion is often seen as a scary situation, as it puts us in the position to reveal our ambitions and dreams, and then be judged and possibly rejected by our superiors. However, it is the best way to advance your career and …
Essential Leadership Skills: Crisis Management · Crisis situations will raise now and then in your own work, and within your team or the whole company. They often hit due to the occurrence of some unseen events or nasty surprises, or they can be raised by some oversights or mistakes in our work or planning. No …
Do you know how amazingly costly it can be to deny a salary raise? · While writing an article about asking a salary raise, I came upon very interesting statistics of the costs of employee turnover for companies. I have been part of a few hundred salary negotiations, decisions, approvals and review rounds on my …
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13 steps how to get promoted quickly to your first management position · Getting promoted to your first manager position can be a difficult task, and it may prove impossible if you don’t know the correct tactics and don’t prepare properly. It is important to understand that it is not a game of luck or …
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10 reasons why and how some people get promoted fast and often · Some people seem to be on a fast track on their career, collecting promotions at work and taking up greater responsibilities on a pace that most people can just dream of. When you look at them going from the sidelines, it seems …
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Take ownership of your work – Troubleshooting, Part 2 · This is the second part of the article, Take ownership of your work, and start to lead: Troubleshooting. The First part is here. In theory, taking ownership of your work and starting to lead doesn’t sound too hard to do, right? Why then isn’t everyone …
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Become a Leader: Take ownership of your work and start to lead · So, you have found your workplace, or you have been there for a while already, and now you want to kick it up to a new level. The first thing to do is to show yourself and everyone else around you that …
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