The Struggling Manager

Most managers learn next-to-nothing and change little over the course of years. You can become a top manager if you can make yourself into a learning manager. Keep reading →

All around the world, there are people sitting in desks typing on computers right now who are wondering why they have been at the same pay grade for years without any opportunity opening up for them at all. Here are some suggestions on how to change that starting today.

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The effect of serendipity is felt in lives around the world every day. It is a powerful experience, often overlooked, and usually not anticipated. Be ready for serendipity. It has and will continue to happen to you. Philosophizing about its causes I leave to your discretion.

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Focusing on behavior is an exceptionally powerful practice, but it requires great discipline and real-time awareness of potential situations where a focus on emotion or imagination can easily become the standard… a standard which is useless to the recipient and therefore entirely ineffective

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Have you ever wondered why things will not stay organized? It takes a special kind of person to keep things running along smoothly in the same fashion day after day, week after week. That person is a warrior in the battle against entropy. Learn what entropy is and why you must do battle with it on a daily basis in everything you do. Keep reading →

Efficiency is the measurement of output divided by input. If you can increase the fire without having to shovel more fuel into it or keep the same fire going with less fuel, then your efficiency has increased. Efficiency is basically mileage - how much can you get from how little? Every manager wants more output without having to pay for it. Deliver improvements in efficiency to your boss and be a hero.

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When we begin a new job, we pass through several phases of competency at that job. During each phase, we may experience difference emotions which we may misinterpret. To avoid making the wrong decision, learn to recognize the Four Competencies and your current state in each context of your job.

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Managers that focus on effectiveness are powerful people. They do not merely get things done. They get the right things done.

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Don’t worry about why other people do things, and don’t imagine what they meant by what they did or what their goals might be. Instead, focus on their behavior. Keep reading →

All business owners want operational efficiency: inputs/outputs. Find out where it is desperately needed in your work. Avoid misapplication of efficiency as this can destroy you. Keep reading →