Being challenged by an employee who somehow claims a special immunity from termination is hard to deal with regardless of the circumstances. The threat of suing you and the company normally is part of the scenario so how do you best protect the company?
Career success is a journey with highs and lows regardless of someone’s ambitions. So, how do you explain career success and how can we get better at moving up the ladder of corporate life?
Managers make mistakes – it is just a fact of life. Some, however, do not own up to their mistakes stifling trust and doubt in the manager’s ability to lead a team. So, do you have a list of your management mistakes?
The dysfunctional way to help someone is to expect that the other person will pay it back ten fold. This only leads to resentment and does not end well. So, what is your why of helping others at work?
This is the person who takes advantage of others and who does not have a problem in stealing credit or taking more of it than deserved. Constant arrogance and an inflated perception of themselves makes it difficult to work with them. So, how do you manage working with a narcissist?
Beliefs trump logic. Whatever your beliefs are, generally speaking you will defend them regardless of what others may say to the contrary. If we are close-minded and not open to consider other perspectives, how can this adversely impact what you do at work and your professional career?
Management theories in the late 19th century focused on how work was done and later expanded to how work impacted employees. The Hawthorne studies for example showed that relationships is the most influential factor on productivity so do you have a favorite management theory?
Manipulation to change someone’s perception of reality is not only bad for team performance but it also creates a toxic work environment. So, how do you defend against it specially when it is exercised by a person who holds a position of power?