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Management is a skill that needs to be developed and learned. While some aspects are straight forward, or common sense, learning how to be effective as a manager is what will set you apart from the rest.

Getting Over Your Fear of Giving Tough Feedback

Getting Over Your Fear of Giving Tough Feedback
January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 ~ Said Ketchman ~ Leave a comment

Corinth spent the afternoon staring at her ever growing inbox, perplexing on how she was going to tackle the snowballing problem with Frances. Each time she tried to address the issue, she found herself tiptoeing around and not getting the point across. Even when she rehearsed it in her mind–as she was doing now–when it… [Continue Reading]

I Don’t Trust My Boss: How to Build and Manage Trust at Work

I Don't Trust My Boss: How to Build and Manage Trust
April 18, 2018 ~ Said Ketchman ~ Leave a comment

“I don’t trust my boss.” “I think he’s out to get me.” “She’s such a hypocrite.” “I’m afraid of what he might say.” “She’s going to think I’m dumb.” “I hate when my boss comes to meetings.” “He doesn’t care about my success, just his.” Like almost everyone else, I’m sure you’ve seen a boss… [Continue Reading]

The Real Job of a Manager: Part Three – Managing Your People for Growth

The Real Job of a Manager: Part Three - Managing Your People for Growth
February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 ~ Said Ketchman ~ 2 Comments

This is part three of a three-part series entitled “The Real Job of a Manager and Why it’s Easy to be Bad at It”. Part 1 focuses on The Fundamentals of Management, part 2 focuses on Managing the Work and part 3 focuses on Managing the People. We’ve covered how to Manage the Work with… [Continue Reading]

The Real Job of a Manager: Part Two – Managing the Work with Focus

November 30, 2017February 1, 2018 ~ Said Ketchman ~ 2 Comments

This is part two of a three-part series entitled “The Real Job of a Manager and Why it’s Easy to be Bad at It”. Part 1 focuses on The Fundamentals of Management, part 2 focuses on Managing the Work and part 3 will focus on Managing the People. In the first part of this series I… [Continue Reading]

The Real Job of a Manager: Part One – Why It’s Easy to be Bad at It

The Real Job of a Manager: Part One - Why It’s Easy to be Bad at It
November 20, 2017February 1, 2018 ~ Said Ketchman ~ 2 Comments

This is part one of a three part series entitled “The Real Job of a Manager and Why it’s Easy to be Bad at It”. Part 1 focuses on The Fundamentals of Management, part 2 will focus on Managing the Work and part 3 will focus on Managing the People. I once asked one of our… [Continue Reading]

Help! I Made Myself Obsolete: How to Stay Valuable at Work

Help! I Made Myself Obsolete: How to Stay Valuable at Work
October 18, 2017October 17, 2017 ~ Said Ketchman ~ Leave a comment

Everything was on fire when Jacob joined Horizon Engineering as a new manager. Deadlines were missed, team morale was low, and no one really knew what was going on. Jacob knew what to do though, and over the next couple years, he transformed his group. The fires slowly began to disappear and the team began to… [Continue Reading]

The Secret to Amazing Leadership: Innovating on The Process

The Secret to Amazing Leadership: Innovating on The Process
October 4, 2017 ~ Said Ketchman ~ 1 Comment

When you think of innovation, what are the first things that come to your mind? For me, I think of amazing product innovations or technological advances. If I give it more thought, maybe I’d think of scientific or medical advancements. What a lot of us tend to overlook is process innovation, something far more important. Innovating on… [Continue Reading]

Strategy vs. Vision: The Two Wings to Drive Success

Strategy vs Vision: The Two Wings of Success
June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 ~ Said Ketchman ~ 1 Comment

As a manager, lead, or engineer, a lot of your time is spent trying to figure out how to do your job. You can get bogged down in the details, and sometimes, it comes at the expenses of the broader vision. In my own journey of exploring leadership styles, the one thing in common between… [Continue Reading]

Leading with Conviction: 4 Essential Qualities of an Authentic Leader

Leading with a Mandate: 4 Essential Qualities of an Authentic Leader
June 15, 2017June 15, 2017 ~ Said Ketchman ~ Leave a comment

Not long ago I read the news of Elon Musk stepping down from the president’s economic advisory council. His reason was because he disagreed with the president’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Afterward, a string of other CEOs followed suit, saying on principle they couldn’t stay on the committee. This made… [Continue Reading]

Team Development: 5 Steps to Developing Their Project Leadership Skills

Team Development: 5 Steps to Developing Their Leadership Skills
May 10, 2017May 11, 2017 ~ Said Ketchman ~ Leave a comment

Your most important job as a manager is to build the skills and nurture the qualities of your team members. Yeah, the work is important, but at the end of the day, your people are what matter most. Projects come and go, deadlines are hit and missed, but rarely do these milestones have the same… [Continue Reading]

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