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Managing Interns: Tips and Advice
I saw a set of questions on Focus.com about how to manage and mentor marketing interns. As I used to manage and mentor lots of consultants including interns when I worked for Deloitte, I wanted to...
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What Makes a Good Manager – 7 Qualities
What makes a good manager? This is an excellent question to ask as you are getting promoted to manage others or have already been managing for awhile. There are many managers out there but few are...
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Effective Team Management – 4 Tips to Raise Morale
Effective team management is essential to your career acceleration and success. Managing a diverse team of workers is likely to be one of the most difficult things you’ll ever do in your career. As a...
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Managing Interns: Tips and Advice
I saw a set of questions on Focus.com about how to manage and mentor marketing interns. As I used to manage and mentor lots of consultants including interns when I worked for Deloitte, I wanted to...
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What Makes a Good Manager – 7 Qualities
What makes a good manager? This is an excellent question to ask as you are getting promoted to manage others or have already been managing for awhile. There are many managers out there but few are...
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Effective Team Management – 4 Tips to Raise Morale
Effective team management is essential to your career acceleration and success. Managing a diverse team of workers is likely to be one of the most difficult things you’ll ever do in your career. As a...
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Perhaps you have heard the phrase – Don’t assume because it makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me.” While it seems tongues and cheek, it’s very good advice. It’s amazing how we can understand this...
View ArticleGiving Constructive Feedback – 10 Tips
How to give constructive feedback is a great question to ask and an important soft skill to develop especially if you are now managing a team. The abiliity for coach and mentor well each of your team...
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How to Become a Rock Star Manager – 7 Steps
Being a “Rock Star” Manager means You achieve steller results through inspiring / leading your team You are respected and appreciated by your superiors and your team Ultimately, You will be on the fast...
View ArticleTransition to Managing People is a Roller Coaster Ride
If you want to advance in your career, advancement to people management is an important milestone to achieve. It takes 5-10 years to get promoted to manager. That’s like the initial climb into a...
View ArticleBeing a Manager – 5 Characteristics to Avoid
We often hear about the new skill sets we need to develop when we transition from a team member to a people manager. What we don’t hear as often enough are the skills that we have to UNLEARN once we …...
View ArticleLet Your Team Take Care of the Monkeys
What is all this talk about Monkeys you may ask? Well, the article is inspired by one of the most famous management articles written in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) back in 1974 called Management...
View ArticleHow to Manage Millennial on Your Team – Expert Interview
It’s my distinct pleasure to introduce our first Executive Author – Kate Lin (pen name). Kate has an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and over 20 years of work experience. In the last 2...
View Article5 Tips to Improve Teamwork in the Workplace
Good teamwork calls for creating conditions that encourage everyone in the team to share their ideas, feel empowered, and perform in a collaborative and coordinated manner. As a team leader, you are...
View Article4 Soft Skills Every Manager Needs
Managers with stronger skills in multiple areas have greater chances of becoming successful. As a manager, you need both hard skills (e.g. business or project management) and soft skills (e.g....
View Article3 Leadership Lessons from KungFu Panda 3
This weekend, our family went to see KungFu Panda 3 and loved it. It was both entertaining for the kids and educational for us all. I was amazed at how well the story line conveyed some fundamental...
View ArticleShould I be Working While Sick?
Should I be working while sick? The answer ideally is no. If I am sick, I should go home and rest. Come back when I feel better. The real world however is not that simple, especially when we are...
View ArticleThe Power of Words – Speak Wisely at Work and at Home
My husband sent me this video last week and I was blown away by its message. It Is < 5 minutes, but carries a powerful reminder for us all – the power of our words and why we should speak wisely....
View ArticleHow to Hire the Right Talent for Your Team – 4 Tips
Hiring good talent is hard. It’s more of an art than a science. You usually have to do it on top of a full time job. Just asking behavioral questions do not work. And there is usually little time to...
View Article5 Starting Tips to Be More Strategic at Work
“To get to the next level in your career, you need to be more strategic.” Have you heard this feedback before? If so, read on. It’s one of the most common pieces of feedback given to upcoming...
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