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3 Options to Develop New Managers

LSA Global

New Manager Handbook and Toolkit Does your organization have an easy to access handbook or toolkit for new managers ? A new manager handbook should outline a manager’s general responsibilities, expectations, mistakes to avoid, and provide useful tips and tools on how to be successful in their new role – especially in the first 90-days.

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Yadda, yadda, yadda

Seth Godin Blog

If you’ve read ten employee handbooks that say one thing when the company does another, you’re likely to not believe the eleventh one. Whichever it is, they nod their head, politely listening, but don’t change their expectations at all. “Trust me” is easy to say, especially when you mean it, but hard to hear.

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Ten Principles for an Employee Bill of Rights

Rick Conlow

Most companies have statements of ethics or teamwork in their employee handbooks. If you are a manager or employee, subscribe to my Superstar Leadership Blog for over 400 complimentary resources for leadership and professional development. European countries do a better job. Unions are on the decline. Thank you!

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Books for spring

Seth Godin Blog

Fanocracy is a handbook and guide for anyone seeking to build a tribal brand in our modern media culture. This is the 20th anniversary of The Art of Possibility , the book I recommend more than any other. The audiobook is terrific as well. Cookbooks from Alison Roman (easy crowd pleasers) and Chad Robertson (patient bread).

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How to Use Other People’s Words and Not Plagiarize, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

Even if I didn't have a footer on this blog that established my copyright, the words would still be mine. Writers: buy the Copyright Handbook. And, because this is online blog writing, the link to the article is good enough. I don't always refer to Jerry's ideas in my blog posts or articles. You write in your way.

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5 Ways to Facilitate Better Conversations

Billable Percentage

Not with my blog-post on how to hold more effective meetings , and my handy-dandy Facilitator’s handbook below. If you’re any of these, more often than not, you’ve been put in the precarious position of having to come to a consensus or outcome in a meeting with multiple personalities and opinions. Impossible?

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow

At the same time, the amount of information in any domain is unprecedentedly huge – courses, books, education websites, blogs, etc. Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management by Scott Berkun Making Things Happen is a practical handbook for project managers written in an easy-to-read and witty manner. Enjoy the reading!