Posts Tagged ‘Management’
VIP Corner: Marc Cenedella on the difference between leaders and managers
SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big Think.” This week, we’re featuring Marc Cenedella, the CEO and founder of TheLadders.com. For Marc Cenedella, the difference between leadership and management is in the details. While leadership focuses more on [...]
5 secrets to managing a virtual team
Yael Zofi is founder and CEO of human capital consulting firm AIM Strategies and author of the new book “A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams.” Her organization development work focuses on helping leaders and their teams become more successful through organizational alignment. She has created many team-based alignment tools, facilitated global team strategy retreats, designed [...]
Nothing beats a positive outlook
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Small Business — tracks feedback from small-business owners. We run the poll question each Thursday in our e-newsletter. Two weeks ago, we asked: What’s the best motivator for your employees during the holidays? Creating a positive atmosphere: 36.59% Celebrating accomplishments: 28.46% Keeping them in the [...]
10 ways to mind your manners at work during the holidays
The holidays are a great time to get to know your colleagues through workplace activities, including parties and volunteer events. To kick off this two-part blog series, I reached out to Anna Post, great-great-granddaughter of etiquette expert Emily Post and co-author of “Emily Post’s Etiquette, 18th Edition,” to find out the modern do’s and don’ts [...]
It doesn’t matter when you prepare
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Sales — tracks feedback from sales managers and executives. We run the poll question each Wednesday in our e-newsletter. Last week, we asked: Do you work over the weekend so your can hit the ground running Monday morning? Yes, often: 39.75% Yes, infrequently: 21.12% Yes, [...]
It’s all about communication
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Sales — tracks feedback from sales managers and executives. We run the poll question each Wednesday in our e-newsletter. Last week, we asked: Do you punish your team members for telling you the truth? No: 77.59% Yes: 15.52% I’m not sure: 6.9% Like all of [...]
You shouldn’t fire employees by surprise
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Small Business — tracks feedback from small-business owners. We run the poll question each Thursday in our e-newsletter. Two weeks ago, we asked: This week, Yahoo! made news by firing its CEO over the phone. Would you ever fire or seriously discipline an employee over [...]
Plan your work, and work your plan
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Sales — tracks feedback from sales managers and executives. We run the poll question each Wednesday in our e-newsletter. Last week, we asked: Do you have plans in place to handle the problems that could present themselves without warning? No: 80% Yes: 20% When I [...]
