Motivation Vampire Micro-management is a motivation vampire…please forgive the hyperbole. A quick working definition of micro-management is to manage with excessive control. Autonomy is life giving…being controlled will suck the life right out of you. …
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Killing Motivation Vampires: Micro-Management
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A Bill of Rights For Work and Beyond
I believe it is high time that we managers have something we can point to when we are feeling violated and that those we manage can throw in our face when we are not living …
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Why You Need A Personal Strategic Plan
Crave fulfillment personally and/or professionally? Desire clarity about how to best invest your time, energy, money? Striving to create more value for yourself and/or those you love? Then you (and I) need a personal strategic …
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Three Minimalist Manager Tactics For Thriving In Times of Change
I spend a lot of time talking to organizational leaders about how to lead/manage organizational level change, but rarely have I been asked to talk about how individuals can flourish in times of change. One …
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Email is Evil…And It’s Your Fault
We’ve heard it ad nauseam: technology is supposed to make our lives easier, save us time. And every time a new gadget or an upgrade of an existing one hits the market, this mantra is …
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Goals Are Good! For most people…
Exhausted all the time? “GOOD” management might be crushing you! It is old hat to say that managers should lead toward goals in order to drive efficiency and effectiveness…although many managers still fall short here. It …
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Why “Minimalist” Manager?
I am sure a few people out there are wondering why I call this blog The Minimalist Manager. A few might be thinking, “Todd’s first two posts didn’t scream minimalism to me”. So here goes…Minimalism …
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A Bill of Rights For Work and Beyond
I believe it is high time that we managers have something we can point to when we are feeling violated and that those we manage can throw in our face when we are not living …
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The Minimalist Management Manifesto
Minimalist Management is an approach to the practice of management that aims to create work that is as meaningful and clear as possible for the practitioners themselves and the people working with them.
