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How to build a "managerial aura" around yourselfDo you want to become a successful manager? Do you want others to perceive you as a competent leader and your personal brand to be linked to your ability to lead a team? Then you need to build a kind…
Do you want to make your employees as happy as possible? Then avoid these mistakesEmployee performance depends largely on how happy people are at work. And to a great extent their happiness depends on the way their manager treats them. Showing subordinates you do not respect them…
Do you want to earn trust of a prospective customer? Eight tips on how to do thatBuilding rapport is one of the crucial tasks of every salesperson. Whatever the quality of the product you are selling, a prospect will not close a deal with you if you aren't likable or if they don't…
How to handle acute stress or anxiety in four stepsAcute stress, anxiety and fear: these are intense reactions of the body to negative stimuli or stressful events that can to some extent paralyse a person. How to resist these feelings and recover as…
Is your work environment toxic? Five signs that you are the cause"A fish rots from the head down". This saying also applies when a work environment is toxic, communication poor and team spirit non-existent. In such cases the manager is usually to blame, at least in…
Three signs a subordinate is at high risk of burnoutOne of a manager's main tasks is to create a healthy work environment that allows for a sustainable work style and reduces as much as possible the likelihood that subordinates will suffer from…
Five habits of an effective managerAlthough every team is unique and every manager is different, there are certain common traits that all managers who are successful in managing people share. If you too want to become an effective team…
How to talk to subordinates about mental health and mental hygieneMental health has been at the forefront of the minds of HR professionals and managers for some time. This topic, previously so neglected, is now being openly discussed. Such terms as work-life…
Four steps to help your team reach its maximum potentialA manager should be a facilitator who enables subordinates collectively to leverage their strengths and achieve their maximum potential. How can you help your team to do this in practice? Here are…
Five lessons on leadership from a US Marines drill instructorMany people may think the military management style in the army relies solely on absolute loyalty and a directive, uncompromising way of issuing orders. The reality is much more complex: drill…
Four tips on supporting a healthy company cultureCompany culture is a collection of all the unwritten processes and practices at your company. It incorporates the way individual workers communicate with one another, as well as the relationship…
Five signs you take work too personally and should do something about it.Work plays a crucial role in our lives. In many cases we spend more than a third of each day at it. We often see colleagues more frequently than some members of our own family, and sometimes it is…
How to write a business proposal to a client via e-mail that they will really readA large part of business cooperation starts with an e-mail with a sales proposal or an offer to have a non-binding meeting. However, this is only true if the e-mail is well-written and truly engages…
Are you a micromanager? Three telltale signsMicromanagement is one of the biggest sins a manager can commit. It kills the creativity of otherwise hard-working and ambitious people, leads to frustration, bad results of the team, and eventually…
Recognise via body language that someone is trying to deceive youThe job of a team manager consists in large part in communication with other people. A manager must negotiate with subordinates, managers, business partners and colleagues. The art of negotiation is…
