Archive for August, 2008

Leadership Lessons from the Airline Industry - Delta Bats .500

Leadership Lessons from Delta Air Lines
 
The editors of AskTheManager fly virtually every airline that caters to business travelers (i.e., the big ones), but we really seem to love Delta for some reason.
 
Delta is not always the cheapest, the friendliest or even the most convenient, but as one of the editors stated so ineloquently, “Delta [...]

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Leadership Development - Blogwatch August 31, 2008

Leadership Development Blogwatch
 
The leadership development blogs were running a little slow this week (Labor Day Holiday and all), but the editors of AskTheManager.com were able to dig through the lot and find some gems, including some Christian-based posts with good advice for the secular humanists of the world. Enjoy!
Leadership Development Workshops
By Fabian Toulouse
Some people [...]

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Sales Management - Blogwatch August 31, 2008

Best Sales Management Blog Posts – Week of August 31, 2008
 
The editors of AskTheManager scoured the World Wide Web to bring you the Best Sales Management blog posts and article available for the week of August 31, 2008 – slim pickings on a holiday weekend.
 
Of course, most leadership development and management-related blogs on the [...]

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Considering a Job Change? Watch Out For Red Flags in the Interview

 
Potential Employer With Great Promises and a Lowball Offer
 

I am faced with a dilemma and I need some advice. Although I am currently employed, I had a meeting with a prospective employer and things went (mostly) great. Although they knew my salary restrictions going in, they balked at guaranteeing anything near that amount and they [...]

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Time Management - Blogwatch August 28, 2008

 
The Time Management blogs continue to deliver 90% tips, tricks and money-making scams and just 10% substance. Of course, you cannot expect to improve your effectiveness (real “time management”) incorporating a few tips and tricks.
 
AskTheManager.com editors scoured the blogs to find anything remotely associated with real time management (that is, improving effectiveness). Of course, we [...]

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Lessons On Pride From Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers

 
Pride, Leadership, and The Green Bay Packers
Excuse the abridgement, but Proverbs 16:18 said it best: Pride goes before a fall.
The leadership lessons we’ve gleaned so far from the pre-season struggles between Brett Lorenzo Favre (hereafter “Cuatro”) and the Green Bay Packers have been plentiful. (To read an earlier lesson from these two juggernauts of [...]

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Young Managers - How Do They Lead Older Subordinates?

Effect Of Generational Differences On Young Managers
How does understanding generational differences affect the success of new managers? More and more managers are (and will be) younger than their team members. What must a “younger” manager consider when leading “older” team members? – Andy in Ohio
Great questions, Andy. As someone who has been on both ends [...]

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Leadership Development - Blogwatch August 23, 2008

The Leadership Development blogs were in full swing this week and the editors of AskTheManager.com found some decent posts and articles – of course, the absence of true leadership development advice online was the reason we created AskTheManager.com. For what it’s worth, enjoy:
Leadership Development: Effective and Easy Performance Reviews
By rss@vidilife.com (stjjttf)
www.leadershipmadesimple.com/journal: This video discusses [...]

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