Posted on March 2, 2008 by workmashbob
What are your strategies for becoming a more effective coach?
Your Rant: I’ve got an employee who has a lot of potential. How can I help her to do a better job?
911 Repair:
Did you hear about the German man who woke up very early one morning, stark naked, in the middle of the street? [...]
Filed under: Employee Retention & Motivation (M), Increasing Productivity (M), Mentors & Training (G) | Tagged: coach secrets, coaching questions, effective coaching, Managing | No Comments »
Posted on January 24, 2008 by workmashbob
What is your strategy for going back to get your MBA?
Your Rant: I can’t decide if I should go back for my MBA. On one hand I think it will help my career; on the other, it’s a lot of time and money.
911 Repair:
Join the club. At last count there were 372,000 people enrolled in [...]
Filed under: Changing Career or Industry (F), Getting Ahead Strategies (G), Mentors & Training (G) | Tagged: get MBA, Go back to school, Masters in Business Administration, MBA | No Comments »
Posted on November 5, 2007 by workmashbob
What would you like your boss to know?
Your Rant: I have 10 employees who are working for me and they all seem to be moving in slow motion. What can I do to get them to perform better?
911 Repair:
The U.S. Court of Appeals overturned the “armed” robbery conviction of Deshon Odom. Sure he was [...]
Filed under: Employee Retention & Motivation (M), Evaluating Employees & Discipline (M), Increasing Productivity (M), Leadership Mistakes (M), Leading the Enterprise (E), Mentors & Training (G), Values-Based Leadership (V) | Tagged: Better boss, Feedback, increase productivity, manage slackers, mistakes, Motivate employees, Slow workers, Thank you, Wish boss knew | No Comments »
Posted on November 2, 2007 by workmashbob
What’s your strategy for a MBA plan?
Your Rant: I’m thinking about getting my MBA online. Any advice? MBA WANNABE
911 Repair:
Your e-mail reminded me of my mom, who always spoke her mind. For example, when she felt that her daughter-in-law was too into designer clothing, she told a friend that her grandchild’s first word was “Visa.”
My [...]
Filed under: Mentors & Training (G) | Tagged: Go back to school, improving skills, increased training, MBA | No Comments »
Posted on October 30, 2007 by workmashbob
What’s your strategy for ending the mentoring process?
Your Rant: I’ve been mentoring someone for a couple of years. I really like the guy but I’m starting to feel like it’s time for both of us to move on. Am I being irresponsible
Repair 911,
Your email reminds me of a Hamilton, New Zealand magician I recently [...]
Filed under: Emotional Intelligence (V), Mentors & Training (G) | Tagged: end mentoring relationship, Mentor, personal growth | No Comments »
Posted on October 29, 2007 by workmashbob
What are your strategies for finding the right coach?
Your Rant: I’ve decided that I should hire a coach. How do I find the best coach for me and how can I get the most out of him or her?
911 Repair,
When you go to hire your coach, DON’T do what Basant and Anita Jain have [...]
Filed under: Getting Advice & Insight (E), Mentors & Training (G), Networking for Insight & Resources (G) | Tagged: CEO coach, Coach, Find the right coach, Mentor | No Comments »
Posted on October 29, 2007 by workmashbob
What are your strategies for orienting new employees?
Your Rant: Our company has never had a formal program for orienting new employees. I’ve just hired a bunch of new people and it seems like a good thing to start doing, but I don’t even know where to begin.
911 Repair,
One of my favorite annual events is [...]
Filed under: Mentors & Training (G), New Job or First Job (G) | Tagged: New employee orientation, new employees, Orientation, Training | No Comments »
Posted on October 29, 2007 by workmashbob
What are your strategies for creating training programs that work?
Your Rant: I am a young female manager in a department of mostly older men who are pretty anti-technology. One of my jobs is to get them networked. I have no training budget so I have to train them myself. Any tips on how to?
911 Repair,
The [...]
Filed under: Employee Retention & Motivation (M), Increasing Productivity (M), Leading Change & Innovation (M), Mentors & Training (G) | Tagged: One-on-one, retaining employees, Skill building, Training | No Comments »
Posted on October 26, 2007 by workmashbob
What’s your strategy for choosing a business book that is worth your time?
Your Rant: My boss wants to start a business book discussion group at our office and asked me to pull it together. Can you recommend some books for us to read?
911 Repair
Speaking of reading, did you happen to read the article about the [...]
Filed under: Mentors & Training (G) | Tagged: Business books, Favorite business books, Reading, self-training program, Training | No Comments »
Posted on October 26, 2007 by workmashbob
Your Rant: My boss just read about a new training program that he wants to use in our department. But I think this program’s going to blow up in our faces. It might have worked at the company he read about, but it’s not right for us. Any tips on how I can get him [...]
Filed under: Employee Retention & Motivation (M), Leading the Enterprise (E), Mentors & Training (G) | Tagged: Improve performance, Training programs | No Comments »
