What causes stress at work? Stress impacts all of us. It causes health problems and accidents and affects the national economy. In my management career, I observed that incompetent managers cause stress their employees. These managers seem to always adopt a crisis...
Changing the view of aging I travel around the world speaking and teaching and it is so interesting to observe how aging and work is viewed. In many countries just the fact that a person has lived to age sixty is considered quite an accomplishment! And to be working...
Do these time management habits sound familiar? It is always interesting to me to observe how others especially managers manage their time. For example, when I was young in my career, I can remember one manager, who had a habit of trying to handle 3 things at once. I...
The most common financial mistakes managers make In many organizations managers are not taught how to manage their budgets. In some cases managers are given budget responsibility but not budget authority. In these organizations it takes 5 levels of signatures to get a...
Why hire in the first place? Any employer hires for the same reason, they have a problem which needs to be fixed. When hiring, the best manager looks at three following factors: if the person has the ability to do the role, if the person has motivation to do the role,...
Some people feel content for the majority of their working life if their situation meets externally viable needs and they are rewarded properly. Many assume that rewards follow correct behavior if they are willing to sacrifice for success. Has this been the case for...
What is career development? Many organizations view career development in a typical way that a person will move up over time within a specific job ladder. Compensation guidelines are established to enable growth within these ladders. The better idea of career...
Do you look forward to your next meeting? If your answer is no, this does not surprise me. In over 25 years of managing, I saw many meetings which didn’t work. Either the wrong people were there to make a decision or the right people were there, but the meeting leader...
Why to retire? Retirement has traditionally meant to stop working and to enjoy leisure time. Nowadays, more people have reasons to never retire. One of them is the need to continue making an income. First, you have to consider my definition of working which I call...
Why many teams don’t work well together Have you ever wondered why the team that you were on didn’t work very well together? Many teams originally were set up to fail. In sports, you build teams from individuals with best achievements. In business, we hear many times,...
