Tag: Employees

Managers spend lots of time managing their direct reports, even though they’d prefer it if their employees would manage themselves. But managers themselves are often the root of the problem. Many managers struggle to clearly and concretely define their expectations for the job or person. Because the manager can’t nail it down, the employee has...

We’ve all experienced this: You address a personal issue with a colleague or you share some critical information with a project sponsor and it blows up in your face. You had no idea it could have gone that way but it did, and now your relationship with that person is fractured. If you’re like most...

It’s precious to watch a young child learn. They ask questions that reveal their naivety and inquisitiveness. Question after question, their minds churn taking in information and formulating new questions. There is a lot of power in the questions children ask, and because of this they are rewarded with information for growth. As adults, power...