I find myself having to pick up where my assistant left off b/c this individual takes forever to get it done sometimes. Despite that I prioritize what’s important, my assistant starts to fall back on what’s important and everything starts to pile up. I deal with a very competent individual and do not think firing [...]
Filed under: Time Management | Tagged: dealing with assistants, Time Management | 2 Comments »
I am the youngest member of my team but recently took over the group’s management responsibilities. I got along with all these people before but I don’t feel they listen to me now that I am their direct boss. They tend to openly question me during staff meetings and always go to my boss when [...]
Filed under: Team Management | 1 Comment »
Let me start off by saying I work with a great team of individuals. We work in the advertising field and have to deal with a lot of pressure to perform under deadlines. However, as the lead on the team, I have become a little worried about the professionalism of the team. Things can get [...]
Filed under: Team Management | Tagged: risk management | 2 Comments »
I have been the head of an international private banking department for the past couple of years. Life has been challenging over the past 6 months. It seems like we have so many different work styles in the office and no one seems to be getting along or communicating with one another. Some of my [...]
Filed under: Business Process Management, Team Management | Tagged: Team Management | 2 Comments »
I have a sales person that has been with me a long time and has been one of my top producers. However, he is always late to work and is not following some of the other policies that are important to a good work environment. He has even done some things which have really gotten [...]
Filed under: Sales Management | Tagged: managing salespeople, managing top sales producers | 1 Comment »
