Tag: self-management
Don’t Get Upset When Your Boss Is Forgetful. Try These Approaches Instead
Leaders always have a lot on their minds, so perhaps they can be forgiven if they occasionally mistake a date or time, or don’t remember asking you to stop or start something. But a pattern... Continue reading
How to Work Safely with a Boss Who Doesn’t Do Follow-up
Early in my career, a senior leader in my firm was a master of “what-if,” “blue-sky” thinking. He would come up with an idea, assign it to whichever staffer happened to be around at the... Continue reading
How to Claim Your Authority When You Feel Like One of the Gang
We all know that a title isn’t enough to elicit respect from your subordinates, or even to develop confidence in yourself. If long-term employees and other leaders think of you as having grown up in... Continue reading
What to Do While You’re Waiting to Be Promoted
When some hotshot skyrockets through the ranks on the way to the C-Suite, other middle managers can feel slighted or overlooked. They worry that they’re not getting enough opportunity or recognition, and wonder why their... Continue reading
How to Survive Being Promoted Past Your Peers
A significant number of employees, supervisors, managers, and even vice presidents find themselves getting promoted and having to figure out how to detach from their old peers as well as how to fit in with... Continue reading
How to Choose an Inspiring Theme for The New Year
Do you know anyone who can’t wait for this year to end? I certainly do, and who can blame them, between family and work troubles, political turmoil and natural disasters. Some of them are looking... Continue reading
In HBR: What to Do If Your Boss Gets Distracted by Every New Thing
This article originally appeared on hbr.org. No matter what the strategic plan says, many of us are more attracted to something new that’s glittering on the horizon than we are to the goals that have... Continue reading
How to Start Restoring Your Boss’s Faith, and Your Own
Most of us have made at least one big mistake at work, and had a hard time getting back on an even keel. But it doesn’t help to wallow in self-doubt. Luckily, there are usually... Continue reading