Good Morning and happy Monday! I’m Monica Wofford and this is your Monday Moment in what we might call the wild west. Sometimes your offices feel like the wild west, but on that note, what happens when you’re the new sheriff in town? Now, there are three ways in which that can readily be your… read more
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There’s promoted and there’s prepared and there’s a real chance both don’t exist in the same new manager. So, before you say yes to a promotion or let an up-and-coming leader accept your promotion opportunity, make sure they have the answers to these questions. The questions seem easy, but they reveal the underpinnings of what… read more
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Meg made an assumption that her boss was older than her by at least five years, based primarily on the differences in their demeanors (the boss was generally more serious and alternated between saying “raise the roof” like a dad in a 1990s teen movie and “back in my day”) and her boss’s penchant for… read more
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Every leader knows the team they lead is comprised of people who are different. There are personalities, backgrounds, and yes, generations to understand, motivate differently, and even discipline. The differences can be maddening, particularly if what you want is for them to just get on with it and do what you’ve asked of them. Add… read more
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The t-shirt image still makes me giggle. It simply said Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys. That image along with the one of my VP of HR friend’s office covered with stuffed long armed monkeys intended to appear to be flying. When you’re in management, you don’t have the privilege of abandoning the circus you’ve… read more
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If you gave the title one quick glance and said nuh-uh, this is precisely why you may be undervaluing those newly promoted in your organization. A leader’s role is not to be the smartest person in the room, of course, but how do we discount the history, experience, vision, and exposure of those who’ve been… read more
Monica Wofford, MBA, CSP, is an international speaker, trainer, and author who helps managers who were promoted , actually become prepared to lead.
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