During the average week, check-ins with employees are one of the few constants on my calendar. Projects progress, client needs vary, and problems get solved, but check-ins with the team are ever-present. While it’s an easy target when looking at how to eliminate “calendar clutter,” (“it’s there …
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Want to Be a Standout Government Manager? Create a Standout Department
There are two ways to get your bosses to have a positive view of you. The first is to hobnob with them and curry their favor. The second is to make your unit stand out as a high performer. The first approach may be quick and easy, particularly if you’re socially and politically adept, but it’s a …
What Is a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Why You Need One for Your Business
The chief technology officer is the senior executive in charge of an organization's technical needs, issues, and possibilities. This position is commonly known as CTO. The CTO is in charge of evaluating short- and long-term demands, all while allocating financial resources to assist the firm in …
4 Benefits of a Talent-Centric Organization
The business landscape has been in flux over the past decade, with employers and HR teams working with new generations of talent who have fresh and different perspectives on how they want to manage their work lives. You’ve probably worked to address this phenomenon in your business over the …
The Hidden Vulnerability: Attachment Styles and Workplace Stress
All employees possess unique strengths and weaknesses. Attachment styles represent an underlying vulnerability that fundamentally influences how individual employees form bonds within the workplace. The understanding and maintenance of our attachment styles is a cornerstone of a productive, healthy …
Management by Walking Around Is Now Management by Zooming Around
Back in the days when people began studying how to improve companies, they recognized that managers could help their teams by spending a little more time outside of their own offices. By walking around, visiting their employees, and having casual one-on-one chats, they could ideally learn how things …
