Management Matters

Teach Ethics from The Top Down

Unethical corporate behavior is linked to pressure from upper management to meet unrealistic business objectives and deadlines, according to an American Management Association and Human Resource Institute survey. Working in an environment with cynicism or diminished morale, improper training and a lack of consequences for one’s actions are all likely…

You Want To Be A Good Boss But, Do You Need To Be Harsh?

Every manager has to work hard to balance maintaining a nurturing environment with maintaining a certain level of authority. It is by no means an easy task. Most managers fear that if their employees get too comfortable they make take advantage of the easy going environment and slack off. At…

Time Management and Goal Setting

Many times it seems like there just aren’t enough hours in the day. No matter how productive we are and no matter how much free time we wish we had, the clock is always ticking. Think back to what you were doing a year ago. It seems like yesterday doesn’t…

10 Tips To Create Stronger Teams

Positive office dynamics add great strength to a business, while strained ones create strife, according to AllBusiness.com. Managers need to be able to bring team members together to complete projects, and to work together as a single unit.   AllBusiness.com offers theses tips to help managers do just that: Communicate…

Strategic Planning Requires Planning 2017

Strategic planning is a popular catch phrase for developing long-term strategies to deal with a corporation’s growth and development – particularly for increasing profit margins. However, a recent survey found that many executives are unsatisfied with their own company’s so-called strategic plans. If fact, many reported that their companies needed…

Managing The Meeting 2017

How much time do you spend (waste) in unproductive meetings each week? Put a stop to the black hole of meetings by establishing a clear set of guidelines for yourself, other managers, and employees about how a productive meeting should be run.   Phil Grisolia, an accredited Certified Business Communicator,…

New to Interning?

This might have been useful before the summer internship season started, but now you can gear up for 2018 or for your new Fall interns! Every hiring season, there is a new batch of fresh, wide-eyed students and recent grads anxiously hoping to get their foot-in-the door in the professional…

Is Your Position of Power Going To Your Head?

It’s a story we all know well, somebody you know reaches the position they’ve been striving for throughout their entire career and suddenly your once humble colleague becomes an arrogant manager. Often people in this predicament become increasingly isolated; only interacting with people they deem loyal to them and refusing…

Minimize Wasted Time

Every manager knows that employees are going to spend a little bit of the work day dealing with a personal issue. But a recent study found that workers spend an average of 3 hours each week handling personal business. The survey, conducted by OfficeTeam, found that employees average about 36…

Employee Critiques

There is a right way and a wrong way to critique an employee’s performance. The right way will lead to positive growth for the employee and the company; the wrong way can lead to a disgruntled employee whose work performance will suffer.   In “6 Habits of Highly Effective Bosses,”…