Sep 25 2013
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In my study of the generations in the workplace I’ve found that there tends to be a difference between the youngest members of the workforce, the Millennial Generation, and everyone else. Millennials tend to relate differently to authority. As a rule, they were raised to be more questioning and not accept authority at …
Sep 18 2013
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Selecting New Managers: A Thirst For Learning As a young maintenance officer in the Air Force, I knew there was much to learn. I didn’t know how much. My supervisors always seemed to have a question for which I had no answer, forcing me to dig into yet another facet of the job. …
Sep 11 2013
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Retail stores are a constant source of amazement for me. Why? Because so many retail companies are able to survive in spite of the seemingly haphazard way they approach the selection and training of their management level people. Though different retail companies have different ways of selecting management candidates, they seem to have …
Sep 04 2013
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Gerry was a good leader – for the most part. His team was usually effective and his people were loyal to him. The problem is, I didn’t really trust him. I knew that Gerry would cut corners when he thought it would help get the job done faster. I also knew that he …
Mar 18 2013
Leadership Development: What Supervisors and Managers Need to Know Too often supervisors and managers are thrown into their new position and expected to sink or swim. In fact, sometimes they aren’t even considered worthy of leadership training being “just managers.” Remember supervisors and managers have the most face-to-face, day-to-day contact with the people …
