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This convenient resource helps you figure out the best way to handle more than 160 common situations so they don’t turn into long-term managerial headaches.

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Keep on top of vital issues and improve your interactions with subordinates with a wide range of printable training guides.

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How to guide employees who miss the big picture

When technically competent employees lack situational awareness and judgment, they can drain resources, damage relationships and derail projects—all while believing they’re doing excellent work. What these employees share isn’t a lack of ability or motivation—it’s a fundamental disconnect between their actions and the broader purpose those actions should serve.

"Z" - Ask "Z"

Ask "Z"

How to get your team to huddle up again

Q. I’m starting to feel like a football coach who has “lost the locker room.” After a couple of projects went very bad, I sense the staff has lost faith in me. What can I do?

The Savvy Manager

Employees are ignoring the rules! How to deal with it

Generally there are two types of rule-breakers: those who unwittingly break them (a quick reminder will set them straight); and those who knowingly break them (a tougher job for you). Here are some guidelines to deal with the latter.