Best of Management Minute

The Best of Management Minute (noun)

  1. the finest selection of industry news, trends, advice and more, from the past year of Management Minute, WATMEC’s monthly email designed to help you improve your workplace excellence

The Magic of Asking for Feedback

by Jack Zenger by Joe Folkman Training Industry

Most accept that feedback between managers, colleagues and subordinates improves the way organizations function. But how do you make feedback happen? More important, how do you make it more frequent and impactful? In “Perspectives on Leadership”, a special 2015 edition of Training Industry Magazine, Jack Zenger and Joe Folkman address the most challenging acts leaders face.

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Common Conflict Management Mistakes

by Profiles International

Anytime a group of people come together, there’ll be some level of differing in opinions. But conflict isn’t just natural, it can be productive if people know how to handle it well. In an article posted in February 2015, Profiles International pointed out that while most managers lack formal “people skills” training, they can easily learn to manage the conflict by avoiding four common conflict management mistakes.

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Get the Most Out of Your Training Dollars

It’s budget time and again this year, you’re expected to do more with less. But instead of looking at last year’s budget to figure out what you can cut, why not take time to review what you delivered last year and the resulting impact? Armed with past history and a plan to evaluate, you’ll be in a much better position to work on your budget and deliver more measurable results in the future. Get started with some key steps.

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