Liquid Planner Collaboration

MARCH 8, 2023

Recently, it’s felt like my work as a project manager has been all about making sure the right people are lined up to do their tasks at the right time. First, they get bored of having big gaps in their work and nothing to do, and use that time to update their resume. They also quit. That’s not enough.

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Alison Green

APRIL 25, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. The better I do, the more resentful my boss gets I’m a manager in a technical field and my boss used to be a huge micromanager. If I, as a manager, had a direct report who was firing on all cylinders, I’d be thrilled. Here we go… 1.

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Lolly Daskal

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Time is a valuable commodity for any leader, and it is important to use it wisely. If you want to be a successful leader here are the four ways you need to learn how to use your time wisely: Create time blocking: Time blocking is the practice of scheduling your day into blocks of time for specific tasks or activities.

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Manager Implementation Employee Engagement Leadership Development 71

Agile42

JULY 3, 2023

In fact it tends to be a rather broad term, which is often used to indicate a variety of team structures, with different levels of authority. Self-governing teams have responsibility for all four functions of executing tasks, monitoring and managing processes, designing the team and setting directions.

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Government Team Management Manager Benefits 92

Lolly Daskal

JANUARY 23, 2023

As an executive leadership coach, I have long recognized the importance of understanding how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we lead and manage organizations. This technology can take on a variety of repetitive and mundane tasks, freeing up leaders to focus on more strategic and high-level work.

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Monday Task Management

JUNE 16, 2022

As a small business owner or manager, you’re already familiar with the grit and creativity it takes to stay relevant and reach new customers. Now you might be ready to explore digital growth efforts via direct sales or marketing, but managing all of it can be a task of its own. more likely to report success. Flexibility.

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Manager Small Business Workflows Project Management 98

Liquid Planner Leadership

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Almost everyone today, regardless of their industry, needs some level of project management skills. And nearly every kind of business would benefit from deploying built-for-purpose project management software. Entrepreneurs end up juggling a variety of different tasks across many functions. Prioritize tasks.

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Project Management Software Manager Small Business 82

AlignOrg

APRIL 3, 2024

But beyond that, they’ve both taken unique approaches to managing talent that have allowed them to grow and succeed where many of their competitors have failed. We most often think about fungible talent as being used in the tech industry. Let’s examine just a few of the ways companies are using fungible talent.

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Monday Task Management

JUNE 16, 2022

As a small business owner or manager, you’re already familiar with the grit and creativity it takes to stay relevant and reach new customers. Now you might be ready to explore digital growth efforts via direct sales or marketing, but managing all of it can be a task of its own. more likely to report success. Flexibility.

Manager 98

Manager Small Business Workflows Project Management 98

Zenefits

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Time management is tricky for both employers and their workers. In fact, 91% of people feel that better time management would reduce stress at work. In other words, time management is a major win. But it’s up to HR and employers to create a workplace environment that fosters better time management skills. Improved focus.

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Manager Metrics Employee Communications Employee Engagement 97

Get Lighthouse

JULY 28, 2023

To accomplish those things, Bezos has used a few surprisingly straightforward leadership principles. In today's post, we'll be sharing some of the most important ones and providing advice on how to actually use them for your team. Use the waterline to turn risk and failure into your advantage.

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Manager Energy Reorganization Accounts 137

15Five

APRIL 4, 2024

Some businesses lean on their HR Information System (HRIS) to fulfill all of the needs of HR leaders, including gathering insights into employee performance… but an HRIS on its own is ill-equipped to manage the demands of effective performance management. HRIS platform vs. performance management system: what’s the difference?

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Performance Management Manager Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) Performance Review 57

Sweet Process

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

As you navigate the complex task management process, you might look for tools that seamlessly integrate with your activities. If you have been enjoying SweetProcess […] The post SweetProcess Chrome Extension: Everything You Need to Know (Plus How to Use It) appeared first on SweetProcess. Cancel anytime.

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AIHR

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

What’s more, 70% of organizations are reconsidering how they manage performance. This is a key part of performance management and typically occurs annually, biannually, or quarterly. There are four different types of performance review templates that you can consider using for your performance reviews.

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Performance Review Scaling Performance Management Benchmarking 79

Walk Me

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Are they tearing their hair out and protesting out loud at the introduction of ChatGPT into the organization, or smiling as they utilize new digital tools to do the repetitive work for them, allowing them to focus on higher-level tasks? Why is the change management life cycle important? How does the change management life cycle work?

Change Management 98

Change Management Manager Implementation Organizational Change 98

AIHR

JULY 7, 2022

With the labor market in an unpredictable state and technology rapidly changing the way businesses run, HR requires tools to help them hire, manage and retain employees—the success of an organization depends on it. Contents What is HR project management? What is HR project management? HR project management examples.

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Project Management Manager Recruitment Benefits 117

15Five

APRIL 17, 2024

You’re ready for a change, but you don’t know how to make sure you pick an employee management platform that’s the best bang for your buck. Second, employee engagement platforms like 15Five automate and centralize just about every task involved in these essential processes. You’ve had it with working out of spreadsheets and forms.

Employee Engagement 85

Employee Engagement ROI Performance Review Metrics 85

Alison Green

APRIL 22, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. The majority of these remote employees do not need to be on camera to complete daily tasks; however, when meetings or training sessions occur, “cameras on” is expected. The top of the bed was fully visible and they did not use the blur feature.

Manager 101

Manager 101

Zenefits

JULY 9, 2022

Think you have great time management skills? Of course you can’t because we don’t manage time at all. We don’t manage time at all. We manage how we use the time we have — in our workdays and our personal lives. Time is another tool you have at work (and at home) to accomplish tasks that need doing.

Manager 90

Manager Administration Onboarding Benefits 90

Alison Green

APRIL 8, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It should be as simple as: “When you’re writing emails to anyone outside our team, you need to use standard punctuation and capitalization and include an opening and a sign-off with your signature. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1.

Government 83

Government Manager Benefits Operations 83

AIHR

JULY 6, 2023

We’ve created a helpful roles and responsibilities template Word doc that you can use when defining an employee and team roles and responsibilities in the organization. Roles and responsibilities refer to the specific tasks and obligations expected from each employee or position within an organization. What are job tasks?

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Sales Sales Software Sales Management 79

AIHR

DECEMBER 7, 2022

AI taking over job roles may sound a little far-fetched, but data points to a staggering 270% growth in AI use across industries. In the US alone, organizations are implementing a record number of AI robots in a bid to reduce unfilled vacancies. Various HR tasks previously performed by humans are becoming automated.

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Administration Organizational Development Manager Implementation 119

Zenefits

JULY 25, 2022

Organizations and corporations of all sizes need an effective way to manage their human resources tasks. Yet, an ADP study reported that 70% of businesses with fewer than 50 employees don’t have a formal process for handling HR tasks. Unless the HR software is user-friendly your employees may find it too complicated to use.

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Software Human Resources Administration Recruitment 92

Alison Green

MARCH 24, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. My coworker, who is involved in a committee that acts as a liaison with management, has been advocating for withholding PTO as punishment for failing to attend a sufficient amount of educational seminars. Third, you don’t manage people via punishment.

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Manager Administration Accounts Education 90

Vantage Circle

JUNE 18, 2023

According to Fredrick Herzberg, By building into people's jobs, job enrichment improves task efficiency and human satisfaction. Rather, it fosters a psychologically safe work environment where managers support a growth mentality and employees strive to assume greater responsibilities. Examples of Job Enrichment 1.

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Employee Engagement Diversity Implementation Manager 104

AIHR

MAY 2, 2024

It ensures that employees understand their responsibilities, work hours, and the methods of communication they should use. However, as with all business practices, a work-from-home policy is only effective if it is designed with the organization and employees’ needs in mind and is managed and measured.

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Operations Implementation Metrics Manager 92

Get Lighthouse

AUGUST 30, 2022

What can I do to avoid unwanted surprises with my manager? And: What are the best approaches to managing up well? Unfortunately, despite these being common challenges, there's not a lot written on the subject of managing up. Expert Advice for Managing Up at Work. How to start on the right foot managing up.

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Manager ROI Performance Review Engineering 136

Vantage Circle

JULY 5, 2023

Human resource managers face an enormous challenge in sifting through hundreds of resumes to find qualified applicants for each open position. Recruiting becomes more efficient and productive if you can automate the screening stage or other repetitive tasks in the employment process. Recruiting is the same way!

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Recruitment Human Resources Onboarding Benefits 104

Refresh

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Whether you have a small task force of highly engaged workers or lead a team within a large, multi-faceted organization, how well you and your employees manage projects can either make or break your business. And most project management solutions fall into two categories: Agile and Waterfall. Agile Iterative Project Management.

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Project Management Manager Software Benefits 121

Lolly Daskal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

When it comes to leadership, the terms manager and leader are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. A manager is responsible for maintaining the status quo and ensuring that tasks are completed on time and within budget.

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Manager Operations Employee Engagement Leadership Development 109

Get Lighthouse

JUNE 14, 2022

Whether this is a conversation you've had in your head or one that's happened to you when talking to your boss, you know the hard truth: As your team grows, it becomes geometrically more complex to manage your team. And as a manager, you're caught in the middle of this. So how many direct reports should a manager have?

Manager 139

Manager ROI Benefits Scaling 139

Lolly Daskal

APRIL 24, 2024

Throughout this journey, leaders play a crucial role in advocating for security and the responsible use of AI. It’s a multifaceted task that demands both vision and vigilance. Start with small, manageable projects to understand AI’s capabilities and limitations. Explore how AI can enhance your existing processes.

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User Experience Human Resources Implementation Manager 89

Get Lighthouse

APRIL 1, 2023

Yet, too often in the workplace, the conditions we create as managers make our employees unhappy, unmotivated, and ultimately crush morale. No matter where you are in the org chart, from first-level manager to CEO, your efforts and attitude impact your team. Other managers are very hands on. Management is not one size fits all.

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Manager Engineering Revenue Energy 145

Liquid Planner Productivity

JUNE 14, 2022

The French sculptor Auguste Rodin once said, “Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.” Effective time management skills are much more than the concept of improving productivity. To help you break free of striving to master time management skills that don’t deliver what they might promise, here’s a list.

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Get Lighthouse

JANUARY 5, 2024

Are you managing your own team? Wondering how to advance past your team of individual contributors to leading a group of managers? Fortunately, the steps to get there are similar to the key things to become a manager. Fortunately, the steps to get there are similar to the key things to become a manager.

Manager 97

Manager Onboarding Engineering Culture Change 97

15Five

MARCH 4, 2024

In some organizations, AI tools are quietly being used by individuals or teams that haven’t shared them with anyone else, worried they’ll get in trouble for trying to save time on their work. As Stephanie says, “AI can mean not feeling demotivated by a task that’s taking me away from what I love to do: communicating with and helping people.”

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Implementation Workflows Manager Performance Review 77

Liquid Planner Collaboration

JANUARY 11, 2023

This was a classic example of an exaggerated ripple effect plaguing planners and project managers across all industries. In a previous blog post , I discussed the dangerous impact of discarding variation in task estimates and dependencies between other tasks or projects. Introducing the Big Event. Figure 3 – Resource Workload.

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