Glenn Shepard

Managers Must Choose Their Battles Carefully

The most difficult choices you’ll ever have to make as a manager are in choosing your battles. You need to answer three questions: 1.) Which battles can be won? 2.) Which battles do I have to win? 3.) Which battles are best not to fight? You can’t win all battles. For example, you shouldn’t resist if a mugger sticks a gun in your back and demands your money. Other battles can be won but the price... (posted by Glenn Shepard 6 years 228 days ago.)

The Single Best Way to Build Self-Esteem that Lasts Forever

Our nation became obsessed with self-esteem in the 1990s. Teachers in several school systems were told to discontinue using red ink when correcting students’ homework because it “hurt their self esteem”. Kids received trophies even if they came in last place, so that no one would feel left out. The problem now is that this trophy generation is entering adulthood and... (posted by Glenn Shepard 6 years 231 days ago.)

Why You Should Never Hire Your Best Friend

Supervising close friends rarely works because the dynamics of the two relationships contradict one another. Friendships are based on mutuality. Friends reveal intimate secrets to each other and make themselves vulnerable. This completely contradicts the relationship of a manager and employee. Managers are in a superior-subordinate relationship with employees. It is not possible to... (posted by Glenn Shepard 6 years 231 days ago.)