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How to Manage Employees Who Do Not Want to be Managed

Paul Keijzer June 27, 2020 For the most part, your team is great. You have built a workplace culture where people like to collaborate and share ideas. But there are some employees who are plain difficult to manage. From the brilliant loner who repels collaborating with other team members to the Mr. Know-it-all who thinks … Continue reading How to Manage Employees Who Do Not Want to be Managed →

Group Intelligence Requires Awkwardness. Let’s Quit Trying to Manage It Away

Management Excellence

Ed Muzio June 23, 2020 A friend reports her small local grocery with one entrance and three aisles has implemented one-way aisles in response to COVID-19, presumably to improve traffic flow. Now I haven’t seen schematics, but a basic understanding of odd numbers tells me that unless one aisle is twice as wide as the … Continue reading Group Intelligence Requires Awkwardness. Let’s Quit Trying to Manage It Away →

Antifragile – Why You Need to Study Risk and Not Manage It

Risk Management

Steven Imke June 19, 2020 Many small businesses were forced to close as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Frankly, every decade or so the economy is rocked to its core, leading to an extinction-level event for many businesses. Charles Darwin called it survival of the fittest. Every now and then, we benefit as a … Continue reading Antifragile – Why You Need to Study Risk and Not Manage It →

5 Tips to Manage Your Newly Remote Employees

Remote Employees

Matt Shealy — June 5, 2020 Remote work is now more common than ever. As a leader of an organization, you need to manage new remote employees with a unique skillset and approach. Managing remote employees is very different from managing employees you see in an office daily. Remote work is something that can be … Continue reading 5 Tips to Manage Your Newly Remote Employees →

5 Tips for Leaders to Effectively Motivate and Manage Remote Employees

Leadership Skills

Brownyn Kienapple — May 14, 2020 Any big organizational change in a company will have employees looking to leaders on how to adapt. Clear communication is key, especially if that change is going partially or fully remote. Airbnb’s CEO was applauded for his layoff announcement that was both transparent and compassionate. Other leaders can certainly … Continue reading 5 Tips for Leaders to Effectively Motivate and Manage Remote Employees →

How to Manage Remote Employees

Remote Team Management

Kellie Wong — May 13, 2020 In many ways, managing remote employees is just like on-site management. Your job is to nurture, guide, and support your employees – and if you do your job right, both the organization and the people on your team will grow. However, while you don’t need to reinvent the wheel, … Continue reading How to Manage Remote Employees →

Considering software to manage your digital commerce advertising? Here’s what you need to know.

eCommerce Experience

There’s more tech than ever to help you scale up ads on Amazon, Walmart and other commerce platforms. Pamela Parker on April 21, 2020 Deciding whether or not your company needs a digital commerce advertising management platform calls for the same evaluative steps involved in any software adoption, including a comprehensive self-assessment of your organization’s … Continue reading Considering software to manage your digital commerce advertising? Here’s what you need to know. →

How to Manage Your Followers on LinkedIn (and Why You Might Want To)

LinkedIn Utilization

James Potter — April 7, 2020 While your 1st-degree connections automatically follow your posts and articles, anyone can follow you, even if they’re not in your network. Following someone on LinkedIn means that you can see what they do in a public way and hence all their posts and interactions in the public domain – … Continue reading How to Manage Your Followers on LinkedIn (and Why You Might Want To) →

3 Effective Ways Leaders Can Manage and Motivate a Remote Team

Remote Work Environment

Paul Keijzer — April 6, 2020 As the coronavirus outbreak progresses and fans new fears of worldwide recession, businesses around the globe are shutting their doors, encouraging their employees to work from home. It is not surprising that companies have restructured workplaces at a breakneck speed, with the emphasis on remote work. Tech giants such … Continue reading 3 Effective Ways Leaders Can Manage and Motivate a Remote Team →

Project Management and COVID-19: How to Manage an Extraordinary Crisis

Project Management

Esther Cohen — April 6, 2020 Dealing with the COVID-19 crisis requires tough measures, as our latest article shows. In the year 1697, the Dutch ship Geelvink commanded by Willem de Vlamingh landed on the western coast of Australia. While sailing up the Swan River, de Vlamingh and his sailors saw something extraordinary: black swans, … Continue reading Project Management and COVID-19: How to Manage an Extraordinary Crisis →