FINALLY - A Place for Leaders Like You

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The Bud to Boss community is a place for people making the transition to becoming a remarkable leader to learn and grow.You can join as a member of the site (it's free), and you will gain access to videos, special reports, and articles designed to assist people who are new to the leadership role. From Bud to Boss is available now. You can use the links below to purchase it at your favorite online retailer. When you purchase the hard cover book, you will find instructions on page 5 of the Bonus Bytes section for upgrading your free site membership to a full community membership with additional content and the opportunity to interact with the authors of the book (Kevin Eikenberry and Guy Harris).

Encourage Employees to Take More Initiative

Empowerment is a great thing, especially during times of change, upheaval and disruption. Empowered employees show greater commitment, stay more engaged, and create better results. Empowered employees take more initiative and get more done than employees who work in a fear-based, command-and-control environment. As a new supervisor, you hear and read about these organizational performance […] [READ MORE]

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How to Talk to an Angry Person

Emotions are running high, and people seemingly get angry for no reason. If you’re like most of the people, you managing someone’s emotional outburst is the last thing you one to do. While some people seem to have a knack for helping others “back off the edge,” most people feel at least a little bit […] [READ MORE]

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Helping Grief-Stricken Employees

Death is an incredibly tough subject to discuss, and one we are confronted with daily these days, but it’s also been an issue that managers and leaders have dealt with for a long time. How should you act when an employee loses a loved one? What should you say? How do you respond without coming […] [READ MORE]

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