article thumbnail

New Manager? Practical Advice for Human Centered Leaders

Let's Grow Leaders

Practical Advice for New Managers. (An And, I really want to come off strong as a new manager. And today, I’ve invited my friend, and kindred spirit in human-centered, courageous leadership, Bill Treasurer to expand the conversation with insights from his new book, Leadership Two Words at a Time. The post New Manager?

article thumbnail

The best productivity books for creatives

The Creative Life

Time management, even defining what counts as work is can be hard for creatives. Here are some books that understand The post The best productivity books for creatives appeared first on The Creative Life.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Ten Common Mistakes New Managers Make

Let's Grow Leaders

How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes New Managers Make. So many new managers don’t receive the training or skills they need to be effective, lead their teams, and achieve meaningful results. Here are the common mistakes new managers make: Avoid Accountability Conversations. 10 Mistakes New Managers Make. Be a Push Over.

article thumbnail

Better Stakeholder Management: How to Turn Stress into Success

Let's Grow Leaders

Use these communication techniques to keep even the most difficult stakeholders on your side Stakeholder management is an art most of us learn the hard way. If you’ve been involved in stakeholder management for more than a minute, you’ve probably met a few of these well-meaning, challenging stakeholders. Sound familiar?

article thumbnail

Help for the Overwhelmed Working Manager

Let's Grow Leaders

Can you relate to the phrase, overwhelmed working manager? Recently we received a question from a manager and this manager writes, “I am a working manager. Not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work besides having to lead my team. What should I do?”

article thumbnail

3 Great Books About Networking for Professional Women

Corporette

Today we’re rounding up a few great books about networking for professional women — how to get the most benefit from it and how to use it to help friends and colleagues. These three books — two focused solely on networking and one more generally about interpersonal reactions at work and beyond. rating at Amazon; 3.84

article thumbnail

Why So Many Managers Tolerate Poor Performance (and what to do instead)

Let's Grow Leaders

In this article, we address the common reasons so many managers tolerate poor performance, and what to do instead. 6 Reasons Managers Tolerate Poor Performance Here’s a gut check if addressing performance issues is hard for you. One hiring manager actually told me, “Well, Karin, you have very high standards.