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The New Manager: Top 3 Challenges

You have been the company hero, the person everyone comes to when they want to complain about the boss. You listen to their woes, offer advice and  accept their gratitude for the wisdom you have dispensed. Sitting at your desk,  feet stretched up on the desk, you feel expansive. Work is easy. It’s a good life. You think to yourself “These people love me. I guess it’s only natural. I am after all a natural leader. It’s just a question of time before the company is going to give me the unit manager’s job”.

The next day, the CEO calls you over and tells you you have the unit manager’s job…

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Employee Motivation – 3 Common Myths

The topic of employee motivation is of great significance to managers and supervisors. There are many theories of motivation and any manager wishing to put together a simple practical model of employee motivation has to go through tons of information and misinformation. To complicate matters, there are several myths that confuse in particular new managers or supervisors. This article will help in clearing up some of these myths.

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HR Should Put Itself Out of Business

An article by Chris Ferdinandi published in 2010 that rings really true today as well

Not entirely out of business, of course. But we should put our current way of doing things out of business. Then, we can make way for a newer, awesomer HR. I think the future of human resources is five or six specialized functions (there may be overlap with a few of these)…

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Cognitive Dissonance Explained

cognitive dissonanceWhat is cognitive dissonance (something taught in psychology and organizational behavior courses) and why should it matter to you? Well, understanding cognitive dissonance clearly helps to explain quite a number of things about why people behave the way they do. It is also an insight that can help you to persuade those around you more effectively…

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