My close friend Jane asked me recently: “Which approach to leadership seems better to you: an authoritarian leader who gives “orders” and disapproves of any objections, or somebody like my boss, who is authoritarian by nature, but as a result of coaching, is trying...
You might have noticed I did not publish any article in the month of November. Since the start of my Grow2lead blog this July till November I was publishing an article every 14 days not even knowing how many readers were waiting to read my next blog post. Still, I...
I wrote an article on how empowering others is crucial to your success as a manager. Nevertheless, there are times when a manager needs to choose a different management style – one some of his subordinates might perceive as micromanagement. As an HR manager, I have...
In my last blog post, I wrote about the frequency of one-on-ones. Yet, a much more important question every manager should ask is “How efficiently and effectively do I use my and my team-members’ time during one-on-ones?” There are unfortunately a lot of managers who...
There has been a question raised in our Managers First Aid Forum on what the frequency of one-on-ones should ideally be. This is a very common and relevant question for a new manager to ask, and there is not a simple answer to it, so I decided to share my elaborated...
