| Management Myth Busters! | | This week’s newsletter contains two new articles: 1. Should I Become a Manager? 2. 8 Myths about Management Please share this newsletter with your co-workers! Retweet the articles, share them on Google +, like them on Facebook, or forward the newsletter. You can follow me on Twitter: @greatleadership or email me at:managementguide@about.com. Thanks and regards, Dan |  | | | 8 Myths about Management | | Do managers make more money? Do they get to order people around? Do the best performers make the best managers? Do managers have more freedom? Read about 8 common myths about management and the reality behind the myths. | | | | | Should I Become a Manager? | | The decision to become a manager is an important one and should not be taken lightly. It’s important to do some self-reflection, and examine your values and true motivations. | | | | | Conflict Resolution for Small Groups | | Business leaders have long been taught the benefits of cultivating diverse teams made up of individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. It has been well documented that diversity breeds creativity and innovation, and diverse teams are usually more productive and more efficient than homogenous teams. However, diverse teams can often experience conflict. In many cases, conflict can be very healthy for a group. In some cases, however, conflict can impede productivity and decision-making. In order to ensure that diverging opinions do not become a roadblock for success, leaders should take a creative approach to conflict resolution. | | | | | Women Need to Embrace Office Politics to Get Ahead | | Office politics can make or break your career. This is especially important for women to understand. Women avoid politics due to their belief that it’s dirty and underhanded, and it’s a waste of their valuable time. Unfortunately, our avoidance of the workplace dynamics makes us vulnerable to being blindsided and passed over for promotions. We need to embrace office politics to get ahead. | | | | | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Management newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. | | 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 | © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy | | | | | | | | | |
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