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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).From Our Blog
5 Tried-and-True Motivation Tactics
Looking for new ways to keep your employees motivated? Don’t trust your team’s motivation to quick fixes that promise to boost morale. Instead, depend on these good old-fashioned management strategies: Make sure workloads are reasonable. The current mantra is “do more with less.” Be extra diligent in ensuring that employees’ workloads are realistic. How do […] [READ MORE]
Beyond Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way
A guest post by Richard Lee, author of Work That Counts. On a Saturday morning years ago, I distinctly remember a CEO bringing his execs together for a meeting to discuss a critical problem. These were all senior people, competent, forged at the best schools with the best companies. I was there as his organizational […] [READ MORE]
Using Apology to De-escalate a Conflict
Apology is a powerful — and often underused — conflict resolution tool. One reason for not apologizing that I often hear in my work with clients is the concern that apologizing either totally admits fault for the conflict or reveals a weakness. While those concerns may be legitimate in some situations, they are overblown in […] [READ MORE]