by John Murphy | Apr 18, 2021 | Blog, Managing
There are probably as many good reasons to cancel a meeting as there are to have one in the first place but, unfortunately, we usually go ahead with them anyway. And, thus develops your meetings’ reputation as boring, pointless, time-wasting exercises in futility.... 
by John Murphy | Apr 18, 2021 | Blog, Managing
The ad was out long enough, the applications came piling in, and the interviews are over. Okay, then why are you hanging back and not making that final decision? If you’re afraid you might choose the wrong person, you’re right, you might. The decision to bring someone... by John Murphy | Apr 18, 2021 | Blog, Managing
Let’s see, you’ve been promoted to team leader and, along with your new title, you get a lot of new perks, right? You get the best parking space, you get the opportunity to impact change and share ideas and you get to solve all the problems that come up yourself.... by John Murphy | Apr 18, 2021 | Managing
Have you ever heard this lament or maybe even thought it yourself? “I can’t recognize my great team with raises because the money just isn’t there?” All too often, team leaders just give up on motivation when they realize they don’t have the budget for it. What... 
by John Murphy | Jul 29, 2018 | Blog, Managing
I do a lot of training and development for bosses — new bosses, old bosses, happy bosses, ticked-off bosses, bosses who listen and want to get better at their jobs, and … the rest of them. This latter portion is what we’ll call (with a nod to the TV show Lost) “the... 