Taking on your first official management role is exciting. It’s also challenging, overwhelming and perplexing. In a webinar with over 900 first-time managers, The Ken Blanchard Companies asked people to list their biggest challenge when they made the leap from individual contributor. David Witt, Program Director for Blanchard, wrote about their responses in this LinkedIn…
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The Careers Network – Thousands of Executive Education Resources at Your Fingertips
Here’s a great resource I recently learned about: The Careers Network. The Careers Network has taken on the ambitious goal of cataloging all publicly offered executive development programs throughout the world. So far, they’ve amassed a list nearing 2,500. Natalie Baker, the site’s US editor-in-chief, told me that the site’s goal is to provide the…
Why New Managers Must Excel at Setting Goals
Goal-setting in the workplace is key to getting things done. Countless studies on human motivation and performance bear this out. Yet it’s a fact that’s often lost on first-time managers. And even if they understand the importance of setting goals for team members, new leaders miss the nuances of this important management skill. I turned to…
22 Fresh Leadership Insights
The March Frontline Festival is up at Karin Hurt’s Let’s Grow Leaders blog. As an homage to springtime, this month’s theme is “fresh insights on leadership.” As always the topics are wide-ranging, with 22 leadership writers weighing in on: False assumptions your boss makes about your career Your audience decides if your story is believable…
4 Ways Leaders Can Bring Sanity Back to Their Team’s Workload
When you lead a team, there are two elements to productivity: managing your personal output and overseeing others’ workloads. And there’s no shortage of interruptions, distractions and organizational tomfoolery to make it seem like there’s no way you (or your team) will ever accomplish anything meaningful. On Smartblog on Leadership this month I write about the…