Helping Manage Your Manager

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Not all engineers are blessed with having a seasoned Manager with strong communication skills and business training. You can help them succeed, and in doing so, you’re likely to be more successful as well. Here are some ideas to get you started.

Long live Tommy

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Start at the end to get to the beginning. Tommy left a lasting impression and made people’s lives better. What do you want to be when you grow up? Are you happy with your current job? Are you loyal to your job or to your profession? Are you producing the work or the results that you want to? Read on to learn more…

Finish this Sentence – I Could be More Creative if…

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Free-form brainstorm. What’s stopping you? Comment below.

Demotivators and Job Burnout

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The list below identifies some factors that contribute to [[[job burnout]]]. If you’re an employee, these are some things to watch out for. You may have had trouble in the past identifying what it was that was bothering you, hopefully this will help. Future articles will talk about dealing with burnout. And if you’re a manager, this is just as important for you. Check to see if the environment you’re working in has these factors or, as a manager that you’re not contributing to these factors. At best, your employees will not be able to reach their full potential and at worst, you will likely lose some good people.