“Failing to plan is planning to fail.” This great quote from Alan Lakein is pretty well know and the down-sides of not planning are well respected. In my experience as a consultant, most organizations have a strategic plan in place, and most are pretty good. So why...
In my 40+ years of working and consulting experience, I have talked to thousands of managers about their work. There is a common theme of: “I am delegated too much work,” or, “I don’t have the resources I need,” and even, “I am not given clear priorities.” And yet,...
Before I started Effective ManagersTM, I went through a period of reading and reflection, which ultimately led to my research project with the University of Ottawa . What I was trying to figure out was why managers so often find themselves in no-win situations. They...
At some point, every manager will face a big career making or career breaking decision. Depending on whether or not they make the right choice, these decisions can be wildly successful, or they can have a detrimental impact on a manager’s ability to meet the strategic...
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CEOs and Heads of HR are increasingly skeptical about employee engagement surveys. If you are reading this article, you are probably in that same camp. How can this be? We all know how important it is to have engaged employees. The research evidence is overwhelming....
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