Weird Things that Can Happen When You Become a Manager

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Weird Things that Can Happen When You Become a Manager This week’s newsletter contains two new articles: 20 Weird Things that Can Happen When You Become a Manager   11 Ways for Leaders to Encourage Innovation from Their Employees Please share this newsletter with your co-workers! Retweet the articles, share them on Google Plus, like them on Facebook, or forward the newsletter. You can follow me on Twitter: @greatleadership or email me with suggestions for articles at: managementguide@about.com.   Thanks and regards,   Dan   Dan McCarthy Management & Leadership Expert 20 Weird Things that Can Happen When You Become a Manager When making the transition from individual contributor to manager, some very subtle and not so subtle things start to happen. Weird things. Read more to find out what can happen.   READ NOW Share 11 Ways for Leaders to Encourage Innovation from Their Employees Here are 11 things a leader can do to create an environment where employees are encouraged to be innovative.   READ NOW Share The Cost of a Bad Hire There are three fundamental responsibilities of a manager: 1. Hiring great employees 2. Develop great employees 3. Retain great employees If you don’t get #1 right, the rest becomes almost impossible. A manager would be better off spending way more time on hiring great employees so that they don’t have to spend so much time dealing with difficult employees. Read more to learn about the cost of a bad hire.   READ NOW Share How to Conduct Regular One-on-One Employee Meetings I continue to be surprised at the number of managers that don’t conduct regular one-one-one meetings with their employees.   That’s unfortunate. These are managers that really shouldn’t be managers. Because at the end of the day, being a manager is all about dealing with people. One on one meetings are a regular opportunity for managers to lead. It’s a chance to inspire, influence, motivate, coach, listen, solve problems, make decisions, and create an environment where employees feel energized. You can’t do this with email – it has to be f2f, eyeball to eyeball. Or, if managing remotely, do them over the phone.     READ NOW Share How to Develop an Employee Performance Plan One of the most effective ways to manage difficult employees is using a 90-day performance improvement plan. These plans, when structured and executed properly, can help coach an employee through the steps needed to change their behavior. Read more to find how.   READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Do You Know the History of the Chocolate Chip Cookie? • Top 10 Mistakes People Do When Using Coupons • 5 Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Small Business • The 10 Biggest Money Mistakes You Can Make • 3 Things College Seniors Need to Know About Student Loans • Cut the Cost of Pet Food and Pet Products • Should I Pay Off Debt or Save Money If My Job Isn't Stable? • Coupons and Special Offers for Birthday Express Advertisement About Money   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Management & Leadership 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

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