The Middle Manager

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Work-Life Balance

How many vacation days did you use last year?  If you’re a typical employee in the USA, it’s likely you ended the year with more than half of your time unused.  Studies show that 91% of companies provide their employees with vacation time, but nearly 60% of the time more than half of the vacation […]

Let’s All Calm Down!

Over the years I have often been faced with calls or emails from other managers who have taken offense at something I or my staff had done or said.  In almost every case, when I reviewed the chain of communication, I truly could not see a cause reason for the person to be angry.  Generally, […]

Get Out!

How stressed are you at work? There’s no doubt that in businesses everywhere people are being asked to do more and more with less and less. One of the results of this is we and our staff feel pressured to perform and we spend a lot of time working. Is it truly necessary for us […]

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