Alison Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. This past summer, after I had inspected a llama facility, I received a call from the VP of llamas, asking when they would receive their llama approval certificate. It’s your Friday good news! I am appreciated. I am heard.

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Get Lighthouse

JULY 20, 2022

If your company has a group of new managers , then it's very likely many of them are thinking the above. Whether you were left to flounder when you started out as a manager or you had some great help, there's a lot you can do to help them succeed as a senior leader. One of the best ways is to gift them a great book (or a few). Pick the right book.

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Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This blog is packed with the 50 best New Year Office Party Ideas for 2024 to make your celebration a hit. Explore this blog for top office New Year party ideas, including exclusive suggestions for remote teams and various company sizes to suit different budgets. Get ready to ring in the New Year at the office!

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Vantage Circle

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In this blog, we have curated a must-have checklist for your new year’s corporate party. Read our blog on: 16 Best Office Party Ideas That are(actually) Out of the Box. And that one thing is partying your way into the New Year. Let’s dive in! How To Get Started With Your New Year’s Corporate Party?

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Alison Green

MAY 20, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. That’s about when I started reading Ask A Manager daily. I was offered a fully remote role in my field with more PTO, a huge title bump, and a 95% pay raise! It’s your Friday good news! Obviously, that isn’t what happened.

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Mike Griffiths

JUNE 5, 2020

All I can do is offer some tips for consideration. After reviewing what is possible, ask “Where is the next best dollar spent?” 8 Tips for Reprioritizing. If appropriate, ask them if there are any new, higher-priority initiatives the team can be helping with. It is a dilemma. We need to move forward.

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Get Lighthouse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Do you struggle with what questions to you ask your manager during your one on ones? That’s why it’s crucial to know which questions to ask your manager during your one on ones. Every type of one on one is unique, though, with different topics to discuss and questions you should ask to make the most of them.

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Alison Green

OCTOBER 28, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I asked each person your magic question , and it impressed them while also giving me great insight into the work I could expect to do. It’s your Friday good news! It was to the airport, so he could fly home).

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Mind Tools Team Management

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In striving for inclusion, leaders may find it useful to ask themselves, and their employees, whether everyone understands their role in building an inclusive environment. When we detect an imbalance in the workforce, it may be tempting to adopt strategies that will tip the scales back.

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Vantage Circle

JANUARY 16, 2023

Set up a mini challenge for National Hobby Month where you ask your team to dedicate an hour of every workday to a hobby and show it off at the end of the month. As an HR professional, starting the new year by finding, curating, and planning for the upcoming events in the coming months is a not-so-fun start. National Thank You Month.

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Alison Green

MAY 27, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A few weeks later, I get the news that I’m getting a $28k pay raise (!!). It’s your Friday good news! 1. “I have worked for the same company since graduating, and have been there nearly 8 years.

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Get Lighthouse

JULY 22, 2022

What you talk about, and the one on one meeting questions you ask, make all the difference in the performance of your team. If you find this post and others on the Lighthouse blog helpful, please go here and upvote Jason Evanish's answer.]. So then: what should you talk about? Table of Contents. See a topic that interests you?

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Get Lighthouse

MARCH 28, 2024

Then you hear those dreaded words – "I need to put you on a formal performance improvement plan. Do you understand what that means?” Whether it’s you, a friend, or a colleague, being put on a performance improvement plan, it’s unfortunately a big deal; you need to realize the gravity of it, because it means you or they are not quite cutting it.

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Optimum Associates

OCTOBER 2, 2023

As with any aspect of ourselves that we may want to modify, an excellent starting point is to raise your self-awareness. How concerned are you about other people’s judgements regarding your decisions, performance, or values? Their disapproval may matter to you more than you realize. The “Watchouts.”

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In fact, if you are not going to follow through on employee engagement commitments, you would have been better off if you had never asked for employee feedback in the first place. Tips on How to Follow Through on Employee Engagement Commitments. Here are a few tips: Picture the Pros and Cons. The Bottom Line.

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Get Lighthouse

MARCH 1, 2023

We've talked a lot about the styles of managing and the qualities of a good manager on the Lighthouse blog. Pacesetting - where a leader raises the bar for their team by setting an example of high performance and holds their team accountable to it, replacing them if they cannot meet that standard. You might call them bossy.

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Vantage Circle

JANUARY 16, 2021

The blog will focus on the essential and necessary skills that a manager should focus on resolving conflicts. Did you know that 85 percent of workers in a company experience conflict at some stage? To be honest, conflict in an organization will exist, but it is avoidable if you know how to handle the situation competently.

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Optimum Associates

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As with all of my articles my goals are to: raise your self-awareness motivate you to acquire skills provide simple, practical tips Deborah S. was raised in the US Midwest, the youngest of 4 siblings (3 older brothers). was raised in the US Midwest, the youngest of 4 siblings (3 older brothers).

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Walk Me

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This article will explore what a learning culture is, the importance of creating one in the workplace, and tips for creating environments conducive to continuous progress. Increasing employee development can create a positive ripple effect across the entire business. What is a learning culture? Why is a learning culture important?

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Know Your Team

MARCH 26, 2020

Every few weeks, I ask one question to a founder, CEO, manager, or business owner I respect…. 1Password is quite unique as a company: They didn’t accept any outside funding for the past 14 years, up until just a few months ago having raised a $200M Series A. Subscribe to our Newsletter here. Resources for new remote managers.

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LSA Global

JUNE 23, 2019

How to Handle a Request for a Raise. During our new manager training sessions, new supervisors tell us that one of the most challenging situations managers face is how to handle a request for a raise from one of their direct reports. But make no mistake, how you handle a request for a raise from a member of your team matters.

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Get Lighthouse

JULY 6, 2023

They are one of their most comprehensive looks at what really motivates and engages employees. Since we've looked at these across multiple years, we'll also be showing you how they've changed over time. Fortunately, Gallup has been surveying managers and employees for decades. As the report put it: "Only one-third of U.S.

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Mind Tools Leadership

OCTOBER 20, 2021

But instead of tearing into me, pointing out how stupid I’d been, or even just handing me off to someone else, John chuckled, told me not to worry, and asked how he could help. Imagine this. You’re driving for work late one evening when your car breaks down on a lonely road. What happens next? A Lesson in Leadership.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 28, 2022

When we ask participants in our new manager training workshops to list the attributes of great leaders, the most common are: self-awareness, learning agility , communication , and influence. Interestingly 80% of those leaders want to raise their compassion but don’t know how. They lead from the head as well as from the heart.

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Vantage Circle

JUNE 17, 2021

Now, let’s look at these top tips on improving your chances of achieving success at work. 7 Tips To Quickly Achieve Success At Work. Now, let’s look at these top tips on improving your chances of achieving success at work. 7 Tips To Quickly Achieve Success At Work. Why Should We Celebrate Success At Work?

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Mike Griffiths

JANUARY 16, 2021

For example, if the reporting engine we were asked to use does not support the data volume needed, we may need to stop using it, select a replacement, test it and implement that solution instead. This article explains what a risk-adjusted backlog is, why they are useful, how to create one and how teams work with them.

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Mind Tools Problem Solving

MARCH 1, 2018

These are the activities that can help you and your company to raise your game, right? But, what if you asked yourself, “Are these really the best practices for my company – or does someone just say they are? Best practices. Those two words carry a lot of weight. They can get you up onto a level with your leading competitor.

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LSA Global

JUNE 5, 2017

Here are four helpful tips as you undertake to upgrade the knowledge and skills of your workforce as part of your talent management strategy. Ask the experts. Be willing to ask the experts for help to raise your game. Learning is not just a matter of exposure to knowledge. We call this 3×3 Relevance.

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Chris LoCutro

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Have you ever hired someone, thought they understood their job, and discovered they were on a totally different page? In this week’s podcast episode, we’re diving into “The Training Trap,” a place where leaders feel stuck, communication and morale are poor, and team members don’t get what they need. But what happens when you kill the trap?!

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Optimum Associates

MAY 5, 2023

Written by Marty Seldman, Ph.D. “For me, protecting time for self-care has been one of the most challenging responsibilities to manage in my leadership journey. Unfortunately, I have learned this the hard way. Since building robust self-care habits into my life, I have been able to create “room” for creative, strategic planning.

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Chris LoCutro

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

I want you to think this through with me, do you ever ask a team member to handle something something important, but it's kind of crunch time? Or maybe you’ve delegated stuff, but it just seems to drag on forever, so you jump in to get it done? It’s time to break free from the Silent Overload Cycle. And it's still not done yet?

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 23, 2010

Great salespeople and leaders also realize that when they remember this fact they are less frustrated and more successful. Salespeople are selling a vision and ideas; so are leaders. As leaders help people to see a vision of something different in the future, they are doing the same thing. Not at all.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The cardinal rule of employee engagement surveys: don’t ask for employee feedback unless you are determined to follow through with meaningful actions and answers. Surveys driven simply by curiosity only raise employee hopes that things will improve. Rule Number One – Follow Through on Employee Engagement Results.

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Alison Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

This post, Ask a Manager speed round , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s the second-ever Ask a Manager speed round! How to ask questions: Submit a question using the form here. How to ask questions: Submit a question using the form here. The first was last year and it’s here.)

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Alison Green

JUNE 10, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! 1. “A while back, I posted in an open thread about needing to leave a job I love because my husband was facing heath issues that could leave him permanently disabled. So I embarked on a job search reluctantly.

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15Five

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Ben is an author and chief research officer at Lighthouse Research, and I think you’re really going to enjoy how he translates his deep research into practical ways for you to differentiate your talent acquisition process and ways to more deeply engage and retain your employees. Ben is a wealth of knowledge, so let’s dive in.

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Andrew Chen

MAY 14, 2018

This was originally published on Intercom’s blog here. [Hi readers: I wanted to share a podcast interview I did with Adam Risman of Intercom, who interviewed me on a wide array of topics including Dropbox’s viral growth methods, my time at Uber, and future growth strategies. Hope you enjoy! -A]. Listen to the podcast here ».

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