Value Your Time and Choose Your Priorities Well

Value Your Time and Choose Your Priorities Well

5. 12. 2017

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...
When Empowering Others Doesn’t Work

When Empowering Others Doesn’t Work

30. 10. 2017

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...
4 Tips for Making the Most of Your One-on-ones

4 Tips for Making the Most of Your One-on-ones

16. 10. 2017

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...
4 Tips for Making the Most of Your One-on-ones

3 Questions to Help You Find the Perfect Frequency for One-on-ones

2. 10. 2017

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...
Empower Yourself! Why Visibility Matters

Empower Yourself! Why Visibility Matters

17. 08. 2017

When you were working as an individual contributor, you may have been very goal oriented and appraised for showing results. Has anything changed now that you’ve been promoted to a management role? Have you heard your boss telling you that you need to work on your...
The Power of Empowerment

The Power of Empowerment

17. 08. 2017

Today, it will get a little bit personal. My daughter Viki is now at the age when I hear her say “on my own” ten times a day. She is two years old, and I watch her skills developing constantly. No wonder she wants to try out all that is new. She wants to explore her...