by shaunhopkins | May 27, 2012 | Weekly Best Practice
Are you hesitant to ask for what you want because you believe it should be obvious to others or, “They should know”? Unfortunately, others do not have a crystal ball to be able to discern our wants and needs; we have to ask! Assertiveness is having the confidence to...
by shaunhopkins | May 20, 2012 | Weekly Best Practice
Your success and satisfaction at work depends upon your relationship with your manger. Without a strong, positive partnership you will not be able to achieve your personal goals or your team’s objectives. You must take the lead to maintain the relationship if it is...
by shaunhopkins | May 13, 2012 | Weekly Best Practice
The old adage is, “Be slow to hire and fast to fire.” Sounds great, but in reality, you also need to be slow to fire an employee, at least until you are confident that dismissal is the last resort. Examples abound of managers requesting the Human Resources Department...
by shaunhopkins | May 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Shaun Hopkins Seminars is publishing a collection of its Weekly Best Practices in a book titled, The Motivational Manager: 150 Tips on How to Manage Yourself, Your Team and Others. We would like to know how the Weekly Best Practices have helped you to become a more...
by shaunhopkins | May 6, 2012 | Weekly Best Practice
“We’ve never done it that way before”, “We have other priorities that we need to focus on”, “We have to follow the established process”. How many times have you heard these or other excuses when you needed your team to deliver on a critical project? The plan was to...
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