Often a major challenge in determining if and how to make changes or improvements is to conduct an effective fact-finding mission. In some cases, this could take weeks or even months of painstaking research. Especially under today’s market pressure, organizations often don’t take the time they should to get accurate, reliable information. People often cloud…
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Dale Carnegie Principle #26—Let the Other Person Save Face
One of Dale Carnegie’s primary management tips was to always let the other person save face—even in cases where the person was grossly ineffective at their job. In his now legendary book, “How To Win Friends and Influence People,” Carnegie tells the story of how General Electric Company was faced with the delicate task of…
5 Tips for Shaking Off a Mistake
Everybody makes mistakes from time to time, and they’re just as vital to the learning process as our successes are. Legendary Basketball Coach John Wooden once said, “Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.” The obvious point he was trying to convey is that it’s what you do after the mistake or…
Avoid conflict, get out of the office to reduce stress at work
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series of two articles about reducing stress at work. We’d all like to reduce our level of stress at work. But it’s easier said than done, right? We recently gave you a few tips for making strides toward doing that very thing, and today we’d…