Alison Green

MAY 2, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. How do I talk to my employee about sleeping in and missing work? She will be managing our intern this summer, who is working hourly and thus will need to be “in” during typical work hours. It’s four answers to four questions.

Manager 87

Manager 87

Alison Green

MARCH 25, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It sounds like there was a lot of turnover in that role, to the point that management is desperate to retain someone … anyone! It sounds like there was a lot of turnover in that role, to the point that management is desperate to retain someone … anyone!

Project Management 108

Project Management Administration Manager 108

AIHR

APRIL 15, 2024

Effective Human Resource Management (HRM) is essential for businesses of all sizes and starts with knowing the basics. In this article, we dive into the seven Human Resource Management basics you must know to understand the varied roles of HR within an organization. Contents What is Human Resource Management? Let’s get started!

Human Resources 96

Human Resources Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) Manager Performance Management 96

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2024

Remote work offers many benefits, but the lack of community – compared to in-person environments – can cause some workers to feel isolated and lonely. This article will share four evidence-based strategies that leaders and managers can use to build community in their remote teams.

Benefits 113

Benefits Manager Inclusion 113

Alison Green

APRIL 28, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Beyond egregious performance violations and the like, can an employer fire you for doing fine or decent work — but it’s not quite at the level they have in mind? It depends on the job, the manager, the organization, and the needs of the team. Here we go… 1.

Manager 89

Manager Metrics Accounts 89

Get Lighthouse

APRIL 12, 2024

You may have mastered the basics of management, and your team is mostly okay, but you're longing for something more. Our post today gives you 7 actionable leadership growth tactics you can start applying to your work to level up your leadership from where you are today. Eliminate and manage distractions. Are you wasting it?

Manager 119

Manager Banking Media Diversity 119

Lolly Daskal

APRIL 29, 2024

Method 2: Cultivating Mindful Time Management The constant rush often stems from poor time management practices. Encourage your team to embrace mindful time management techniques. This involves setting realistic priorities, breaking tasks into manageable chunks, and eliminating multitasking.

Manager 99

Manager Leadership Development 99

Alison Green

APRIL 2, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. When someone doesn’t use that time to ask anything, it makes me wonder how critically they’re thinking about whether this is a job they really want, let alone one they’ll thrive in. or “is working here a nightmare?”

Manager 96

Manager 96

Alison Green

MARCH 28, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. How do I motivate someone who doesn’t bother to do his work? I previously worked with this group sometimes, but without any of them reporting to me. Due to a re-org and someone leaving, I’m their third manager in this role. Here we go… 1.

Travel 90

Travel Manager Compensation Energy 90

AIHR

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The field of Human Resource Management (HRM) is rapidly changing. We have broken down this list of the best books on Human Resources into the four categories of HR management, popular literature on HR, HR books for beginners, and HR analytics books. Ulrich’s work is always very well-researched, and so is this book.

Human Resources 139

Human Resources Manager Compensation Metrics 139

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

While this can be intrusive, it also presents opportunities for gaining profound insights into employee behavior, such as which applications employees use most frequently or whether employees are at risk of overworking based on their work patterns and productivity.

Manager 103

Manager Performance Review Implementation Human Resources 103

Lolly Daskal

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the demanding realm of leadership, effective time management is not just a skill; it’s a strategic advantage. Here are the best time management tips for busy leaders who aim to excel in their roles and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Set Clear Goals: Goal setting is a cornerstone of effective time management.

Manager 94

Manager Energy Workflows Project Management 94

Alison Green

APRIL 8, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. The part I enjoyed the most turned out to be the project and event coordination: sourcing locations, keeping the books on payments, communicating with vendors, tracking the budget, managing food, etc. What are your suggestions? Yeah, that’s tough.

Education 119

Education Manager 119

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

Alison Green

APRIL 18, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. My coworker interrupts me with questions she could answer herself My coworker and I used to work in the same extremely toxic workplace. But I want to be able to focus on my work without the constant interruptions. Most of the time, I am doing the work.

Hospitality 95

Hospitality Manager Onboarding Media 95

Alison Green

APRIL 9, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Besides the obvious reasons above that our department head has for taking everything Alex says with a grain of salt, our department head has talked to HR about it and they are trying to work with Alex to make them feel heard. It’s five answers to five questions.

Travel 97

Travel Manager Transportation Staffing 97

Alison Green

APRIL 22, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work in a low-level supervisory role for a social service agency. Most of our employees work remotely and are issued desktop computers with a monitor and camera. The top of the bed was fully visible and they did not use the blur feature.

Manager 101

Manager 101

Alison Green

APRIL 9, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. I work in an office setting. We have good working relationships, just not big talkers. Bill used to be located one hallway over. He has absolutely terrible time management skills. But either way, the above language is reasonable to use.

Manager 87

Manager 87

Alison Green

APRIL 29, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. I work as a home care provider and a few months ago when I went in to visit a client, their pet had a pretty bad flea infestation. Can I ask management if they have plans to improve? It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1.

Manager 85

Manager Small Business Scaling Media 85

Alison Green

APRIL 22, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. If you’re pushed after that: “Oh, I don’t plan to participate since I haven’t found that kind of thing useful for my health.” I’ll get to this as soon as I’m back at work.” It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1.

Staffing 95

Staffing Nonprofit Manager Sales 95

Alison Green

MARCH 5, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. I was hired to be a project manager and am now effectively an administrative assistant. The job I interviewed for was listed as a project manager at a very large company. I explained that I had done that work in those contexts before.

Project Management 91

Project Management Administration Recruitment Manager 91

AIHR

MARCH 11, 2024

Because when employees are happy, they tend to be more productive and put more discretionary effort and enthusiasm into their work. To what extent do you feel your work is meaningful and contributes to the company’s goals? Would you recommend working at this company to a friend or family member? Did you know?

Benchmarking 88

Benchmarking Compensation Scaling Software 88

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The EU’s forthcoming AI Act imposes requirements on companies designing and/or using AI in the European Union, and backs it up with stiff penalties. The article lays out what boards, C-suites, and managers need to do to make this process work and ensure their companies will be compliant when regulation comes into force.

Compliance 110

Compliance Implementation Manager Government 110

Alison Green

APRIL 11, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. I am the letter writer who runs a board games group and used Alison’s excellent advice about communication to deal with a problematic member of the games group and the issues their behavior was causing.

Manager 86

Manager 86

Alison Green

APRIL 10, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Is the kiss emoji appropriate at work? This is a low-stakes question, but I keep wondering: Is the kiss emoji 😘 ever appropriate in work communication? I enjoy using them, we even have silly traditions among coworkers. Haha, nice try, manager.

Manager 85

Manager Advertising 85

AIHR

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Many organizations report that using tailored employee scorecards has helped employees understand their role in meeting business goals and how they’re performing, as well as boosted performance rates and lowered turnover. An employee scorecard is a digital record that managers use to monitor and review an employee’s performance.

Performance Management 110

Performance Management Metrics Scaling Implementation 110

Alison Green

APRIL 8, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. New employee writes overly casual emails I’m a millennial and work for state government, where I supervise a new Gen Z employee. I’ve been at my position for less than a year and the reality is sinking in that my work is very, very routine. Here we go… 1.

Government 83

Government Manager Benefits Operations 83

Get Lighthouse

AUGUST 17, 2023

When you start managing a new team, there's a lot of uncertainty: What do they think of you? How was their last manager? As a manager, you need a strong relationship with your team, which starts with what you do on day 1. 2) What have your past managers done that you'd like me to also do or not do?

Manager 132

Manager Reorganization Engineering Revenue 132

Alison Green

MAY 3, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. I make a commission if you use that Amazon link. Here are the rules for the weekend posts.

Manager 61

Manager 61

Alison Green

APRIL 10, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work in an artistic field, which leads to a much more casual environment amongst coworkers and a lot of time for chatting. Escalating this to HR or management is technically possible, but would certainly make things fraught. Tommy is an ass.

Staffing 88

Staffing Manager 88

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. When people are not lined up to do the work, two things can happen. Second, they get tired of having too much work to do and no one caring that they are totally overloaded.

Manager 103

Manager Project Management Human Resources Reorganization 103

Vantage Circle

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

We all know that employee recognition is all about appreciating and rewarding the hard work and achievements of your employees. Research says that 40% of employees rate recognition from managers as the most impactful on their performance and employee experience. Its features include spot awards, manager nominations, and annual awards.

Retention 111

Retention Revenue Implementation Sales 111

Get Lighthouse

OCTOBER 18, 2022

"Time management is an oxymoron. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have." - John C Maxwell , best-selling author, speaker, & consultant on Leadership. Time management vs. priority management. There is always more to be done as a manager. That's where priority management comes in.

Manager 138

Manager SaaS Engineering Accounts 138

Alison Green

MARCH 24, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Sometimes my role works off-site or has other expectations around the time of day that these sessions are held. Third, you don’t manage people via punishment. Your coworker is being ridiculous, and I hope she doesn’t manage anyone with her instincts this off.

Manager 90

Manager Administration Accounts Education 90

Alison Green

APRIL 24, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I recently started my dream job — amazing start-up, coveted industry, huge promise, incredibly competent management (a gift I do not take for granted). As field marketing manager, I agreed to bring my car because I’m covering the entire state.

Travel 79

Travel Transportation Banking Marketing 79

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.

Reorganization 88

Reorganization Manager 88

15Five

MARCH 27, 2024

The Challenge Before they started using 15Five, the team at FlexJobs had two problems many HR professionals can relate to: wasted time and missed insights. From guesswork to best work “With 15Five, there was a huge change. Carol’s teams took the guesswork out of performance management and employee engagement with 15Five.

Performance Management 76

Performance Management Education Performance Review Manager 76