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6 Essential Tips for First-Time Leaders

Teamwork & Leadership

6 Essential Tips for First-Time Leaders

When it comes to promoting talented, persuasive individuals into their first role as a team leader, how will you know if they’re a good fit for the new position? As a manager, you would want to assess their performance first and see how they’re doing their job. However, don’t assume that a high-performing employee would automatically become an effective leader – especially if this person had never managed a group of people. Here are 5 essential tips to help first-time leaders succeed and avoid failure.

Four Ways to Maintain the High Standards of Your Business

Business & Finance

Four Ways to Maintain the High Standards of Your Business

Not every business easily identifies which factors are important for success, and even fewer manage to maintain these levels in the long term. After all, there are many components involved in running a company; it really becomes a balancing act to make sure everything is taken into account.

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PM Tips & Ideas

Ten Meeting Management Tips for Markedly Improved Productivity

Many times what should be productive planning meetings turn into unproductive arguments or complete timewasters. Sometimes, as the person leading the meeting, you can spend more time diffusing bickering or trying to get people to stay focused on the topic than you do cultivating productivity. A more conductive environment can be encouraged if a few management tips are kept in mind before, during, and after the meetings.

Career & Lifestyle

How to Excel as a Project Manager

Investing in your management skills will ultimately pay off rich dividends. If you are already a project manager, then developing your knowledge and abilities will help you enhance your career and put you ahead of the competition. Here are 5 traits which when improved will help you excel as a project manager.