Advice for new managers: part 2 (by By Scott Berkun)

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By Scott Berkun, June 1, 2006

In part one, I covered getting started, why managers are different and other essentials. Here in part 2 we get into tactics you need for the first few weeks.

Getting acclimated

The AlpsSurvival training of any kind teaches you one thing: before you act, know where you are. Say, for example, I dumped you, blindfolded and dehydrated, in the Swiss Alps. Your first move wouldn

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Advice for new managers: part 1 (By Scott Berkun)

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By Scott Berkun, January 25, 2006

The central mistake new managers make is egoism. On the surface, the change is all about you: you

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OPPORTUNITY by Berton Braley

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“I lack only one of having a hundred,” said a student after an examination; “I have the two naughts.” And all he did lack was a one, rightly placed. The world is full of opportunities. Discernment to perceive, courage to undertake, patience to carry through, will change the whole aspect of the universe for us and bring positive achievement out of meaningless negation.

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