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Overcoming Analysis Paralysis Analysis paralysis is that situation when instead of making a decision and getting on with things, you keep overthinking the process and avoiding taking action. It’s often a mental block caused by a fear of doing something wrong, and it's a common workplace affliction. Here's how to deal with it. |
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What If You Don’t Want to Be a Manager? Management isn't for everyone, but many technical professionals worry that they’ll reach a dead end in terms of compensation and organizational clout if they don’t move into management. Read on to learn how to gracefully turn down an offer and how to excel in your career while remaining a techie. |
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Why Being Kind Will Make You a Better Leader When you think about successful leaders, kindness is usually not among their first qualities. But kindness and compassion shouldn’t be equated with weakness. In fact, in organizations led by compassionate bosses, employees tend to be more loyal and dedicated. Here's why you should aim for kindness. |
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Four Steps to Avoid Micromanaging and Get Good Work Results There is a big difference between micromanaging people and understanding their state. If you need a project done quickly, you may be tempted to stand over employees' shoulders asking, "Is it done yet?" But if you leave the team alone and simply check in regularly, you'll get better results. |
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How to Deal with Poor Performers Poor performance can take many forms, but in general, poor performers consistently don’t deliver the results you expect, make too many mistakes, and require too much time to manage. The key is not to let matters slide. The sooner you determine the causes and offer guidance, the better for everyone. |
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Why Losses Affect Us More Than Gains and What That Means at Work Loss aversion is the cognitive phenomenon that a loss of a dollar will make you more miserable than a gain of a dollar will make you happy. This causes people to make irrational decisions to ride out potential losses, whether it's sitting through a bad movie or continuing work on a failing project. |
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Finding the Right People to Manage Your Programmers Managers are often the ones responsible for removing impediments, but finding people who are good at managing programmers is difficult. Steve Berczuk explores why quality engineering managers are hard to come by. |
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How Well Are You Managing Your Workday? How well are you managing your professional day? Once you manage your professional day efficiently, your personal day should fall into place. There are many available tips to manage one’s time, but they can easily get overwhelming. It's better to keep goals simple and start with a list. Read on. |
