That Manager

As a manager, you are often called upon to be in a mentoring role for your employees, but how do you identify your mentor role and fulfill it properly? As you mentor an employee, you will find yourself fulfilling one of 6 types of mentoring: 1. Relationship Mentoring Managing interpersonal relationships is a challenge for [...]

As I was working in the garden this week and laying some cow manure, I thought about how we need crap to grow just like our plants. Find out how to withstand lifes crap.

It’s sad to lose a valued employee to a promotion into another team, or by natural movement within the organization. If you have an employee who is a top performer, eventually the person will likely move on to another opportunity (especially if you can’t promote her within your own team). In this case, its better [...]