by Ross | Jan 9, 2016 | News
What’s new for 2016? It is on everyone’s mind. It’s on mine, and I am sure it is on yours. We wonder what this year is going to be like. We think about the potential. For the most part, they are positive thoughts. It really is a unique time of year...
by Ross | Aug 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Death by a thousand paper cuts – the ultimate result if you drip feed your vision to your new team, instead of being open and honest about the changes that will impact them. When you start as a new manager, the first question that your team will ask (and if...
by Ross | Jul 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Starting a job as a manager for the first time rates pretty high on the list of workplace challenges. It is difficult enough if you are stepping into that role, and into a new company for the first time, but I think stepping up within the same company is even more...
by Ross | Feb 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
I had an interesting conversation this week…this person is a relatively new manager of a group of five people, and is currently receiving a bit of push back from a couple of his employees. The push back they are getting is seemingly innocuous in that they are...
by Ross | Jan 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
You have probably all worked with someone who talks a lot…and I don’t just mean that they are a good communicator, I mean they are someone who is continually talking for no apparent purpose! In my last blog post I gave just a few tips for the...