Important Advice for New Managers
Taking on the role and responsibilities of a manager can be overwhelming. It’s one thing to work by listening to what others tell you to do, and another thing to be the one telling others what to do while doing your own job. To help get through your first days as a...
Development Goals for Management
Development never stops. No matter the position you work within your company—from an entry-level employee to CEO—it’s important to focus on personal and professional development so that you can constantly continue to improve yourself in the field you work in. This is...
How to Identify Bad Leadership
While it’s important to identify and encourage good leadership, it’s equally important to identify bad leadership. How well a leader does can make or break your organization because a failed leader is a failed organization. These are the people who are meant to steer...
Why Investing in Leadership Development is Important
For some people, leadership comes to them as naturally as breathing does. The ability to take charge and find new ways to push a company forward in their industry is essential in success, especially if you’re in a management position. Investing in leadership...
How to Plan Strategically
Strategic planning is crucial toward the proper development of a company or a project, but it’s not always clear where to start your planning. Having the big picture is one thing, but having a framework to build upon will help you start to bang out the details and set...
Three Effective Leadership Styles
Everyone takes charge differently. What works for one person may not work the same for another, and that’s okay. Leadership is constantly evolving and changing as people put forth the effort to better themselves, and with trial comes a lot of error. Some styles have...
Must-Need Project Planning Tools for Project Managers
Project management is crucial toward making sure your company succeeds. Without a team or a project manager, you risk nothing getting done, and that can lead to the ultimate failure of what could be a fantastic project or program. It takes more than a team and a...
The Difference Between Development Planning and Strategic Planning
On the surface level, development planning and strategic planning sounds like two terms for the same concept. This isn’t entirely wrong, considering that both of these types of plans focus on realistic, specific, and achievable goals to be reached in a certain amount...
Creating Employee Development Plans That Work
Ideally, a development plan provides employees opportunities and direction on how to increase their skills and advance their careers. If it is a well thought out plan it will include training to expand their skill sets and help them to increase the tools they have to...
Three Tips for Improving Leadership Effectiveness
Leadership drives results. When a leader is effective they manage to inspire their team which can help increase everyone’s performance and motivation to reach goals. By creating an environment where people feel heard, respected, and engaged great things can happen. ...