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The Impact of Manager Reviews on Team Dynamics
Manager reviews have long been regarded as pivotal for organizational growth and individual development, but their profound impact on team dynamics is often overlooked. How a manager is reviewed directly influences a team’s overall morale, trust, and cohesion. Well-structured reviews highlight areas for managerial improvement and set the tone for how team members collaborate, communicate, […]
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The Ultimate Guide to What Makes a Good Manager
Just as no one is born an engineer or doctor, no one is born a manager; what makes a good manager is a combination of a specific set of soft skills, personality traits, a willingness to grow into their position, and more. As an employee, it can be hard to identify a good manager. Especially […]
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The Importance of Good Lab Managers
Just as with any other organization, labs in the healthcare and biopharmaceutical industries need to be properly managed. Without adequate management, labs can quickly find themselves struggling with their resources, productivity, employee efficiency, and budgeting. Managers must organize a workflow, oversee the daily operation of the lab, and train new employees. Keeping the lab conditions […]
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How to Be a Better Manager
So, you want to learn how to be a better manager? Here’s the good news. You just took the first step toward improving your leadership skills. Managers must seek out information and work to improve their skills to find the most success. However, learning to become a better manager requires more than picking up a […]
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Agenda for Meeting with Manager
It is essential to have an agenda for meeting with the manager. Too frequently, managers and team members avoid one-on-one meetings because they are unsure how to run them or handle challenging topics. Having an agenda for the meeting helps keep things on track. The eLeaP continuous performance management system provides organizations with powerful options […]
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Preparing for Management When You’re a Creative Asset and Natural Leader
Preparing for Management! In order to be successful in business, it’s important to be able to think creatively. After all, creativity is what drives innovation and growth. But many people find that their creativity starts to wane as they move up the corporate ladder. This is because managers are often bogged down with day-to-day tasks […]
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Common Mistakes Managers Make and How to Avoid Them
SmaBeing a manager is no easy feat and not everyone is cut out for the job. Whether or not you have years of management experience or just starting on your manager journey, you’re bound to make mistakes in the future and have made plenty in the past. Fortunately, there’s always the opportunity to learn from […]
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Qualities That Make an Effective Manager
Without top-quality managers with the right skill set to lead, an organization will often struggle to succeed. Managers affect so many aspects of an organization, and when a manager is ineffective, the impact can be very negative and often detrimental. But when management is successful, the impact is positive and can drive a company to […]
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Manager Skills and Training: Top Skills to Develop in Your Managers
Managers are tasked with monitoring and coaching employees to improve their performance. However, achieving those goals can be challenging, particularly if your managers lack the required skills and capabilities. Without key skills, it is impossible to get employee buy-in, build engagement, and boost performance. Training your managers to focus on these critical skills and capabilities […]
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5 Ways to Build Mindfulness into a Hectic Manager’s Schedule
Mindfulness has become something of a buzzword today. Once relegated to Zen Buddhist circles and yoga studios, the practice has exploded. You’ll find Olympic athletes doing mindfulness training, police officers building these practices into their lives, and successful CEOs trying to be more mindful every single day. Mindfulness, far from being simply a catchword, is […]
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The Key to Manager Effectiveness: Self-Awareness
As a manager, you must be able to work with employees to improve their performance. One way to do that is through one-on-one meetings, but your effectiveness here may be hampered. If you lack self-awareness of your own strengths and weaknesses, it becomes impossible to provide guidance and help employees develop and become their best […]
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Improving Manager Effectiveness to Maximize Leadership and Success
There’s a lot of focus on remote worker productivity and engagement in our strange new world. However, while they are crucial to success, you cannot overlook the effectiveness of your managers. If management is dropping the ball, it doesn’t matter what else you do. How do you ensure manager effectiveness, though? It will require intentionally […]
