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06 April 2009
Change must involve the people and must not be imposed on the people.
I read this line on businessballs.com and it made me really stop and think. Often times when changes happens, or comes down the pipe it definitely involves people, but is it involving the right people, while imposing the wrong ones. In a perfect world Read More...
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31 March 2009
8 ways to retain talent in a recession
CIO Insight has a great slide show illustrating ways to retain your talent during this insane economy. With budgetary cut backs and other cost saving measures being put into practice it's easy to lose sight of a company's most improtant assest-it's people. Read More...
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24 February 2009
Effective learning for you and those you manage.
As companies tighten up and work groups/teams scale down in size we may find ourselves being asked to take on new roles and responsibilities. Some of us have even taken this economic downswing as an opportunity to stretch ourselves and take on new projects, Read More...
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17 February 2009
Lost heads?
I'm sure everyone is tired of hearing about the economy, layoffs and the stimulus package especially since we are bombarded by this news almost everyday. However, this is the current reality we are all living in and we must continue to be productive. Read More...
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03 February 2009
Change Management
It's been said many times, "that the only constant is change, " and Heraclitus would agree considering his doctrine of change being central to the universe. Everything changes and this means you may be a new manager, or you will be managing a new team. Read More...
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29 January 2009
Questioning as a way of life
I would like to thank Rajesh who is a Principle Development Manager at Microsoft for providing the content for this entry. He poses a great question and scenario that I'm sure quite a few TechLeaders deal with on a daily basis. There is a soft skills Read More...
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27 January 2009
Managing through layoffs.
It more than obvious that our economy is in trouble and hopefully will we see an upswing in the second half of the year. Unfortunately, many of you have had to be the bearer of bad news and let employees go, or you have been let go yourself. This weakened Read More...
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14 January 2009
Have we learned from classic mistakes, or are we continuing the cycle?
While doing content research for TechLeaders I came across an interesting list that describes some of the people-related classic mistakes in the software industry. The article was broken down into people, process, product and technology. Over the next Read More...
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12 January 2009
The #1 responsibility of a people manager is __________ (fill in the blank)
Empower and Grow individuals! I am very passionate about this. I fully believe that everything else I am responsible for takes a back seat to making sure the people on my team can be successful and move forward in their careers. That those individuals Read More...
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09 January 2009
Manage by Results - Managing remote employees part 5
This is the last installment of our 5 part series on managing remote employees. Managing remote employees is not easy and just like being a remote employee it is not meant for everyone. Hopefully through this series you have been able to take away some Read More...
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05 January 2009
Managing Remote Employees - Part 3
Happy New Year and welcome back from the holidays. We are going to pick up from where we left off and discuss tactics and advice for managing remote employees. Communication is extremely important when working on a team and having remotes makes it that Read More...
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19 December 2008
Managing Remote Employees - Part 2
The traditional office and the 9-5 days have morphed into home offices, teams in different countries and no standard set hours. Some employees flourish in a remote role, while others are just not cut out for it. It takes a certain type of individual to Read More...
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18 December 2008
How to Manage Remote Employees - Part 1
Due to the globalization of today's business managers are faced with having to manage remote employees. This can be a daunting task especially if you are new to managing people let alone remote folks as well. Throughout the next couple of weeks TechLeaders Read More...
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17 December 2008
Is it better to be right and hated or to be wrong and respected?
With various reorg’s, promotions and people transferring across organizations we might find ourselves working for a new manager. There is often a sense of excitement and trepidation as everyone gathers for the first team meeting to find out who’s leading Read More...
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12 December 2008
How do you develop your vision, drive it and keep it in line with the company’s?
Very interesting question and as a front line (M1) manager this can be challenging. I am a firm believe that everyone on the team needs to have a clear attachment to the Vision. I like to work both directions… from the bottom up and the top down. First Read More...
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