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What can be done to avoid creating a toxic workplace?
APRIL 17, 2024
Not so long ago if you referred to your place of work as ‘toxic’ it would imply there were dangerous substances around that could lead to ill health or death. Today it means more than that.
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When Does it Make Sense to Lease Your Staff?
APRIL 16, 2024
As the boss of a startup you’ve decided to wear many hats. You meet with clients, design monthly plans and projects and help employees become more productive.
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10 Tips to Becoming a Better Leader
APRIL 16, 2024
Becoming a leader is not something that people are born with, contrary to popular belief, it is something that is learned and must be worked on throughout a person’s life. That is why it is called...
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How can managers become great delegators?
APRIL 16, 2024
Sometimes the greatest skill a boss can have is the ability to pass their work onto someone else.
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Self-Organization: It’s really just a matter of trust
APRIL 15, 2024
One of the prevailing themes — and one of the most misused misconceptions — of agile is self-organization. From cells to solar systems, self-organization is inherent to nature. And yet we somehow...
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How Can Great Entrepreneurs Help Reduce Stress at Work?
APRIL 15, 2024
In today’s fast-paced world, most people are stressed. People have stress due to a lot of expectations in their personal life and workload, along with pressure to complete tasks on deadline. Stress...
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What type of problem-solver are you?
APRIL 15, 2024
Management is just problem after problem. That’s a good thing: Without problems, we wouldn’t need managers, right? When you think of problems as puzzles or challenges, and appreciate that most big...
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How to manage negative feedback and nurture trust as a leader
APRIL 15, 2024
When you’re the boss, it can be surprising to receive negative feedback. People give positive feedback more easily but negative feedback can be a bit tougher. The average employee is going to think...
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How to have productive conversations — not confrontations — with employees
APRIL 13, 2024
One of the most difficult moments as a leader is when you come head-to-head in an argument with a staff member. Seen differently however, and one of the greatest challenges a leader has is to ensure...
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How can a business degree make you a better leader?
APRIL 13, 2024
Getting an MBA is a great way to fast-track your career, or boost your chances at landing that dream job. It’s hard to quantify the kind of value it can add to your professional life, but think of...