No Retorts, Please: Think Before You Speak
Workplaces are far more relaxed and productive when the supervisor is comfortable inside his or her skin, doesn’t need to play one-upsmanship with the supervisees, really wants to know and understand what’s going on, and doesn’t need to let everyone know who’s in charge. They know anyway.
One-sided Co-parenting
Best Practices: Yes, No, Maybe
I’m concerned about how dispirited my professional colleagues have become, how much everyone’s heads are down, and how focused we are on news about how much or how little funding has fallen under the budget axe.
I’m discouraged that a major conversation we’re not having is the one among ourselves as professionals about what we’re seeing – and what we might do about what we’re seeing.
ASK Shaun: How much do I put with from an Ex-husband who never wants to learn and get it right?
Shaun, when do I pull the plug on my immature, s***-for-brains, possibly dangerous ex, who – here we go again – is not paying child support, and barely trying to keep his end of the visitation agreement? I know boys need their Dads – my sons sure do totally adore theirs – and I also […]
Why so much bad Management?
Here’s a link to an “oldie but goodie,” (2007) including my comment on David Maister’s excellent blog added to a long thread about why bad management persists. http://davidmaister.com/blog/477/Why-Does-Bad-Management-Thrive-So-Much Shaun Kieran Hello@ShaunKieran.com (207) 767-3864
Is Managing People Harder Than It Needs To Be? The Key to Being a Good Boss: Model How to Work Effectively
Contrary to some schools of thought, successful “people management” is not a science (it’s more of an art.) But it really is a skill that can be learned. Some managers are naturally blessed with great instincts for handling people – which means they make fewer unforced mistakes at first – but, with a little self-nudge […]
Is Managing People Harder Than It Needs To Be? The Key to Being a Good Boss: Model How to Work Effectively
Contrary to some schools of thought, successful “people management” is not a science (if anything it’s more of an art.) But it’s essentially a skill that can be learned. Some managers are naturally blessed with great instincts for handling people – which means they make fewer unforced mistakes at first – but, with a little self-nudge and […]
Candor verses employee dignity
Conversations between supervisors and employees are supposed to be about the work, not have an undercurrent of judgment and personal power.
Using the tools at hand – and hopefully EAP is one of them
You can probably tell: I really like Employee Assistance Programs
“Success” Quote
The fastest way to succeed is to double your failure rate.