How would you like a brand new company car? No? Then what about a membership at a premium gym? Or maybe you’d rather have a fully funded pension plan? Think carefully – which of these offers would you most like to receive from your employer? More and more companies are using employee benefits to attract…
Can you handle taking on this project?“ or “Why am I only getting these results now?” Tough questions like this can fluster even the most capable senior managers. The wrong reaction could seriously impact your career, so it’s important to handle these situations with great care.
Often when are in a meeting talking about ‘hey let’s try this new thing’, sometimes (rightly) the product manager hits back and says, ‘let’s see how this will move the needle’. Therefore, before getting into the details of everything in the world that is crashing down, let’s then start with the bottom line. Why do we continue to harp about diversity at workplace?
The most critical work relationship we have and the one that is most mishandled is that one with your boss. Managing up is critical because your boss plays a pivotal role in your success or failure. Your boss can leverage his influence in a number of ways that are helpful to your career – getting resources, establishing contact, and securing support for your career and development.
Few leaders would disagree that effective teamwork is essential to the good health of an organization, but many would admit that the teams they lead do not function as effectively or efficiently as they would like. Why is this? Why is it that sincere, hardworking people who care about the places in which they work cannot achieve the results that might be expected of them?
Have you ever thought of emigrating? The Internet or Travel & Living evening shows are full of it … Many targets are often the exotic European countries- especially those presenting cultures that celebrate work closing time at the beach with a cocktail in hand. Not quite so simple, however, for senior professionals.
On the one hand, due to the prevailing economic climate companies are forced to develop innovative products and to prevail on a hugely competitive and highly technological market. Therefore, they must invest in their human capital. On the other hand, the motivation and commitment of employees is nowadays is largely dependent on how much a company committed to the development of its employees. Here questions arise such as, what is the meaning and purpose that these employees associate with their daily work?
Finding management jobs is not easy, but it is also only just the first step towards what may potentially be a long haul career ensuring that teams and products work as per plans. We have shared before the classical ‘characteristics’ of a successful manager, as defined by research, teams and headhunters or hiring managers.
Lack of motivation in the workplace is a major problem for employers and managers- it leads to decreasing productivity, passive behavior and an increase in absenteeism. On a larger level it leads to what one can call “internal termination”. Employee motivation is an important issue for managers at all levels. But how do you motivate the employees?
We recently shared the most outstanding traits of a good boss, and today we are happy to share the top characteristics of a good project manager. What does it take to be top of the line in your chosen project management roles? The infographic offers a few pointers, and we decided to talk through the top 3 that came to our mind as being most critical in such a role.
