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My employees complain about the dumbest things

I’m a regional manager for a nationwide shipping company. We’re a big, complicated business with a lot of moving parts. Thousands of employees and contractors, dozens of locations, tight schedules, and massive inventory to move, track and manage.        At the...

People donate their garbage to my NFP

I work for a not-for-profit that helps communities and families in times of need. Post-drought, famine, other natural disaster, or war or political conflict. Something I’ve noticed is that when we put the call out for donations in response to these crises, we...

I pay attention to resume fonts

I’m a manager who’s in the process of hiring someone for an entry-level position at my company. One of the things that I personally like to pay attention to is the font applicants choose for their resume. I know it’s not important; obviously education and previous...

We need better leadership

My company is struggling right now – and in my opinion, it’s because we lack good leadership. Our previous CEO was great; he just seemed to get it. Always knew what to do, when to do it, and how. He was also very focused on building a strong client base, and customer...

Ask a busy person to do it

There’s an old management saying that goes “if you want something done, ask a busy person to do it.” I couldn’t agree more. As a manager, I find my busiest employees are my most productive, and vice versa. They accomplish more, do it better, and in less time than...

I don’t want to set goals for myself

It’s goal-setting time of year again at my company, and I’m not looking forward to it. In addition to setting meaningful objectives for the year, we’ve been encouraged by HR to come up with five- and ten-year plans for ourselves too. Unfortunately, my manager takes...

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