Deciding on the magic number of participants for a seminar, meeting or team can be a bit of a mystery. Of course, the ideal number depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Here, we share our recommendations to help you achieve the best results.
Delegating can lead to a number of different outcomes. Sometimes, everything runs perfectly according to plan and we feel like terrific managers. But other times, delegating leads to one disaster after another and we are left wondering what went wrong. Unfortunately, few managers are ever given a clear road map on what leads to delegating success. Until now. Here are 12 ways to delegate effectively (almost) every time.
I vividly recall my first week spent working with a certain supervisor on a consulting project. He was loud. He was abrasive. He was not [...]
Many years ago, I did not consider myself to be a project manager. Throughout my career, I have thought of myself as an entrepreneur; a [...]
As I pulled into the client parking lot (a little pressed for time) I was mentally reviewing the packed day ahead of me. First a [...]
If you could introduce a relatively small thing to better unite your team, would you do it? What if it also focused everyone on a [...]
For many of us in Ontario and Central Canada, the weather this weekend provided a great opportunity to get out of the house and work [...]
It is sometimes said that employees don’t leave the company they work for; they leave the managers they report to. Not surprisingly, manager behaviour is [...]
There is an epidemic of too much stuff in North American homes. In this age of excess, many of us could be more ruthless when it comes to purging the items in our homes and offices. What gets in the way of purging? Emotional attachment, lack of time and procrastination are among the most common reasons we hold onto too many things. Read on for some tips to "let go".
Are you so overwhelmed by everything you have to do, you do not have enough time to sleep? Is it time to reverse your sleep [...]
