The Savvy Manager

Here’s what your boss wants from you

May 9, 2018

Here are some actions you can take (or not take) that would be surefire C-suite pleasers.

That new hire just isn’t working out

March 28, 2018

Two months into his once-promising career, Bam! The new hire’s co-workers are grumbling to you about his ineptness, his work is shoddy and often turned in late. And his attitude is about as appealing as the forgotten lunches in the break room fridge. What happened? There are only two things, and you only have control over one of them.

All I need to know about leadership I learned from the Super Bowl

February 9, 2018

Here’s what I learned from the game and its trimmings that I can put to use in my quest to be a better leader.

Grammar and spelling: Why its important

January 21, 2018

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It’s playtime! What’s your policy on bringing kids to work?

December 14, 2017

Does your company allow its employees to bring their kids to work? There are only three options for this issue.

Go ahead, let them move the goal post!

November 13, 2017

Management myths vs. realities

October 25, 2017

When you step into management, you begin operating under certain tenets of human behavior in a societal cluster known as the workplace. The people in that workplace—your employees—are wired differently, but are all there for somewhat common reasons: to make money, get along as best as possible and remain on the payroll. Which should mean there are certain truths or tricks of the trade to keep them all humming. Not so fast. Here are several myths of management and the realities behind them.

How to get over your fear of conflict

September 26, 2017

What’s the hardest part about being a manager? Confrontation. Especially if you’re naturally averse to conflict.

Employee recognition: 5 rules to get it right

June 8, 2017

If you want to keep your employees plugged into their jobs and coming into work with better ’tudes, you’re going to have to reinforce them somehow. But the question is, how? And when? And how much?

Subtle words that taint your emails

May 12, 2017

Employees expect decorum out of their managers, and are equipped with “decoders” to interpret a boss’s underlying meaning in their words. Those decoders often malfunction, painting you as an uncaring, bulldozing oaf, even though you’re not. (You’re not, right?)That leaves you with one recourse if you want avoid inadvertently sucking the wind out of a worker’s sail—unless that’s your goal. Be careful what you say.