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50 Ways to Be a Better Boss

  1. Improve your Skills.
  2. Study the Company's Vision and Mission. 
  3. Educate Your People about Company Policies and Goals.
  4. Lead by Example. You cannot expect people to follow and respect you if you do not lead by example.
  5. Make Your Expectations Clear. In order to minimize confusions and misunderstanding, be clear with what you expect from your employees.
  6. Set High Standards. From the beginning, impress upon your team that you will accept nothing but the best.
  7. Set Goals That Are Achievable. It is all right to expect the best from your employees, but be sure to make realistic goals.
  8. Spend Some Time to Listen. Be sure to take some time to listen.
  9. Don't Keep Your Employees in the Dark.
  10. Don't Forget the ABCs of Supervision. Mentoring, checking up on your employees, asking about expectations.
  11. Regularly Check Performance and Expectations.
  12. Be Sure to Offer Positive Feedback. 
  13. Stress the Importance of Meeting the Company Goals. 
  14. Learn To Strategically Use Positive Reinforcement.
  15. Include Your Team When Making Plans.
  16. Be Firm and Consistent. 
  17. Encourage Your People to be the Best They Can Be.
  18. Offer Ways for Skill Enhancements. 
  19. Give Your Employees Something to Look Forward To. Lunch outs, parties, out-of-town team building activities etc
  20. Learn to Trust Your People's Abilities. Do not spoon feed.
  21. Delegate Responsibilities. Learn to delegate responsibilities to others. 
  22. Provide Self Development Training Courses.
  23. Manage Your Time and Resources Carefully.
  24. Hire the Best.
  25. Teach Team Members How to Manage Stress Well.
  26. Be Involved. Do not stay in your ivory tower. 
  27. Socialize with Your Team.
  28. Be Sensitive to Other People's Needs.
  29. Encourage Your Team to Be Creative.
  30. Apply Other People's Inputs.
  31. Be Available. Don't hide inside your office. 
  32. Learn From Others. You don't know everything, so be willing to learn from other people too.
  33. Learn From History. Don't commit the same mistakes twice. 
  34. Respect Other People's Beliefs and Ideas. Be open-minded.
  35. Don't Breathe On Other People's Necks. The members of your team are not robots, so don't expect them to do things the way that you do.
  36. Don't Get Involved With Gossips.
  37. Learn New Skills.
  38. Encourage Other People to Learn New Skills.
  39. Show Genuine Concern for Your Employees.
  40. Keep Positive Attitude.
  41. Maintain Good Working Environment. Based on surveys, employees value safe and good working conditions.
  42. Be Accountable. Do not blame others for your mistakes. 
  43. Learn to Say No.
  44. Promote Other People's Ideas. Not all good ideas should come from you.
  45. Be Open to Change.
  46. Ensure Good Working Relationships Within Your Team.
  47. Know When to Have Fun and When to be Serious.
  48. Don't Be a Parasite. Do not do things that can taint your reputation.
  49. Be Ready To Help. 
  50. Value Time.
Add a comment posted 2010-05-14 07:58:29 via #alexshalman
 
 
 
 
 

How to Live Life to the Fullest

  1. Live Life with a Purpose. Just like a ship, you need direction in life. When I say finding purpose in life, it means discovering the real reason for your existence.
  2. Live With Passion. Do What You Love. Your life purpose and passion are what make your life more meaningful and enjoyable. They are the spark and fuel of what drive you in life.
  3. Work Hard, Play Hard. If you want to live life to the fullest, you need to balance your life.
  4. Personal Growth. If you really want to master your life, you need to grow and aspire to become the person you have always dreamed of becoming.
  5. Find Your True Love. You may not believe it, but one of the most important goals in life is to find a loyal and worthy partner in life.
  6. Develop Great Friendships. Friends can give you a different perspective on things and they can surely fill in any emptiness inside you. 
  7. Stay Healthy. All the things that you do to live your life to the fullest will be for naught if you do not take good care of your health, both mentally and physically.
  8. Be Financially Free. To live life to the fullest, you need to be able to do what you want, when you want. Being financially free gives you the power to: work by choice and not by necessity, live anywhere you want etc
Add a comment posted 2010-03-23 07:54:14 via #alexshalman
 
 
 
 
 

Organization. Consistency. Focus.

  1. Organization. Understand the work that is expected of you and how long it will take to complete. Plan accordingly, be brutally honest with yourself and your abilities.
  2. Consistency. Plan accordingly and frequently. Adjust the plans if needed.
  3. Focus. Do not underestimate the value of focus. With consistent organization, you will be more motivated and confident.
Add a comment posted 2010-02-16 07:50:57 via #alexshalman
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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