by Dwight Mihalicz | Jan 19, 2015 | Dwight Mihalicz, featured, Managers
Are senior executives experienced enough to manage themselves? This certainly is a common assumption held by many organizations. CEOs tend to be focused on outward things, such as organizational strategies and goals, and often leave senior management to fend for...
by Dwight Mihalicz | Dec 29, 2014 | Dwight Mihalicz, featured, Human Resources
I recently read an interview in Fast Company on the dismal state of employee engagement in the American workforce. Jim Harter, Ph.D., heads up Gallup’s research on employee engagement. Using 263 research studies across 192 organizations in 49 industries and 34...
by Dwight Mihalicz | Dec 15, 2014 | CEOs, Dwight Mihalicz, featured
Delegation is at the heart of what managers do. One of the first lessons frontline managers learn is that they will be more effective and get more work done if they delegate than if they try to do everything themselves. Letting go, planning, communicating, and...
by Dwight Mihalicz | Nov 24, 2014 | Dwight Mihalicz, featured, Managers
The annual performance review is dead. Or at least it should be!! Not only are these meetings stressful for both the manager and the employee, they are ineffective for measuring the successes or failures of the staff member, or for encouraging positive change....
by Dwight Mihalicz | Oct 6, 2014 | Dwight Mihalicz, Managers
Hailed by Business Week as “the man who invented management,” the late Peter Drucker influenced many leaders with his theories on modern business. One of the greatest thinkers in management in modern times, your organization can still benefit from his ideas. 8...