Part I: Why is Change Difficult?
TODscott2019-04-16T12:13:51-04:00We are living through monumental times, on the brink of economic and political transformation that future generations will read about in text books.
We are living through monumental times, on the brink of economic and political transformation that future generations will read about in text books.
No one likes to do it, and yet you can’t avoid it. That could be said about many tasks in life, but firing an employee can be among the most difficult.
Managers who are good at finding the right people for a job, aren’t lucky; they’re skilled.
Most managers know they have hard jobs and that they could do better. They just don’t know how.
The question of the difference between managers and leaders is an old one. Yet most of us confuse them, or use them interchangeably.
In the 1980’s the Mayor of New York City, Ed Koch, became known for his constant refrain, “How am I doing?”
When business slows down, employers are often faced with tough decisions.
In response to the slow times, many organizations try to diversify their goods and services, or drop their prices to build volume.
There is an old and wise Norse saying: when fishermen can’t go out to sea, they repair their nets.
One of the hardest aspects of anyone’s job is letting people go.