The Middle Manager

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Category Archives: Delegation

Building a Culture of Constant Improvement

We all know we live in a very different business world than we did just a few short years ago.  Because of things like social media, improved communication, immediate feedback, and highly dynamic market forces, we need to be able to pivot and change at speeds that would dazzle our predecessors in IT. People, however, […]

Ender’s Game

I went to see the movie Ender’s Game this week. I’ve been looking forward to this film ever since I first read the novella of the story many years ago. It’s by far one of my favorite books, and I’ve read it more times than I can recall. As movies go, it was OK. It […]

Positive Lessons

Last week I mentioned some of the characteristics of a poor manager. This week I wanted to focus on the positive and examine some of the lessons I’ve learned from good managers. Over the years I’ve had a lot of managers. When working for large corporations, there are always periods of flux where things change […]

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