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Part of the experience of being a manager is having to fire an employee. So this morning we will look at when a manager should consider firing an employee and how to do it with tact and professionalism. Please note that this is not professional legal advice. Readers are cautioned to seek legal counsel prior […]

Q: How important is hiring as a skill managers should have? A: Hiring is an important talent to have because anytime you are adding someone to the team, you are either making the team stronger, or making the team weaker. A hiring mistake can cause many hours of aggravation for the manager down the road […]

As managers complain more and more about being so busy, it is important for the manager to delegate greater responsibility and accountability. A: Why Don’t Manager’s Delegate More? There are two primary excuses for not delegating – First – If you want something done right do it yourself. This of course indicates a high need […]

Q: Why is this so important? A: Deciding who should be promoted into a leadership position or into a position of greater authority is an important decision for most businesses and organizations.A supervisor or manager will have a dramatic impact on the success of the organization. They will either help lead a workgroup to greater […]

Many managers and business owners want their employees to have greater accountability so let’s look at some ways that we can instill a greater sense of ownership at work. Q: How does an owner think? A: An owner thinks about getting and keeping customers and generating profit from increasing revenues and reducing costs. An owner […]

In the last few weeks, there has been a lot of buzz about a book and movie called The Secret – Oprah has run at least three shows on it ad it was on Larry King as well. The Secret is basically the law of attracting what you want into your life by focusing your […]

Managers often struggle when they have to give someone corrective feedback at work. Let’s look at how to take some of the pain out of the process. First of all, managers need to realize that by not confronting a performance issue it hurts the employee who may not know they aren’t performing, it hurts the […]

It is common, especially when employees are promoted into a management or supervisory position, they often have trouble with the transition from being a buddy to being a boss. Q: Do they become too soft on people, or too tough? A: It can be both, some let the promotion go to their head and get […]

One thing that differentiates leaders from everyone else is their ability to look beyond today’s challenges and set a positive tone for future success. This is not just putting a positive spin on gloomy news – this is seeing the possibility of future success and leading people there. Windsor has seen its share of ups […]

I had a listener ask me for some help on how she should ask for a raise at work. So I thought it would be good to tackle the issue of how to ask for a raise at work and also, as a manager, what to do when your employee asks for a raise. Q: […]