by Carla | Jun 11, 2020 | Leadership, Motivation, Problem Solving, Resources Round-up
The Round Up is a regular offering by The Manager’s Boot Camp of various key resources with tips, tools and ideas to help you manage and lead through the pandemic crisis. You may have heard your mother say, ‘This too shall pass,’ or ‘When one window closes another...
by Carla | May 7, 2020 | Leadership, Managing People, Managing the Work, Managing Yourself, Resources Round-up
The Round Up is a regular offering by The Manager’s Boot Camp of various key resources with tips, tools and ideas to help you manage and lead through the pandemic crisis. Resources shared this week include: Managing People – strategies for managing your boss when they...
by Carla | Mar 12, 2020 | Leadership, The Manager's Corner (Ask a Question)
A manager writes: I am a CEO of a medium sized and growing organization. The directors on the leadership team are passionate, they care about the clients, and see the value in our vision and mission. Lately, a number of them have started to struggle. With my need to...
by Carla | Feb 6, 2020 | Leadership, Managing People, The Manager's Corner (Ask a Question)
A manager writes: I am a senior director with just a few years to go to retirement at a large organization. The organization recently merged with another smaller organization offering the same services. The director of that organization initially reported to me....
by Carla | Jan 20, 2020 | Leadership, Teams
We sometimes take for granted that when we include all the ‘right’ people, our leadership team will naturally arrive at the ‘best’ decisions. By ‘right’ people, I mean those with knowledge and experience around strategy, project development and organization...
by Carla | Jun 13, 2019 | Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Managing People
Once you have decided to fire an employee, you now need to give as much care to communicating the decision as you took in making it. (For tips on making the decision, see the previous blog post, ‘For all the right reasons’ – how to decide whether to fire someone.)...