Stuff we’ve been thinking lately
by Sam at Management 3.0 The pandemic has forced many businesses to scale down, close their doors and lay off people. Many professionals in senior roles are finding themselves for the first time in years, searching for new opportunities, looking for new jobs, competing against younger professionals for positions and navigating a changing employment space....
Read moreby Sam at Management 3.0 No one likes working for someone that doesn’t treat them well. As leaders the job can often be stressful and you can end up juggling a lot of things. However, that doesn’t mean you can take out the frustration or angst, on those you work with. Learning to manage emotions...
Read moreby Sam at Management 3.0 For most leaders, the importance of building relationships is high on the agenda when trying to create a thriving business and positive work culture. No matter how smart you are or how brilliant a business idea you have, without the ability to build rapport with people you’ll only get so...
Read moreby Sam at Management 3.0 We talk a lot about time management in our blog and in our podcasts. It’s a topic that comes up repeatedly. As summer is upon us we thought it might be worth curating some of our best content to help you manage your time well so you can both work...
Read moreby Sam at Management 3.0 After an exciting Euro Cup (sorry to all Brits), we thought it would be a great time to do a sports/leadership post. Whether you’re a sports fan or not, it’s long been acknowledged that sports is an excellent way to learn, grow and gain important life lessons. As kids in...
Read moreby Sam at Management 3.0 It’s always important to give feedback, the question is how are you doing it and what’s the most and least effective way. At Management 3.0 we developed the Feedback Wrap, which we’ll get into below. But before we tell you how we deal with feedback we wanted to give a...
Read moreWhat does it mean to be a Change Manager? How do you become a Change Agent, and what does this role imply? Most common questions answered in one go.
Read moreby Sam at Management 3.0 It feels like for the last year and a half coping with stress is a topic that comes up again and again. Managers are trying to help employees adapt to the changes the pandemic has brought, while employees are trying to tread water. Many families have had to juggle home...
Read moreThe Five I’s model for change management: Generate ideas on how to change the environment to impact teamwork or people.
Read moreThe PDCA is an iterative and incremental practice for controlling and continuously improving processes and products. It is a way of finding out how wrong we are and learning from that knowledge. The PDCA model explained.
Read moreby Brian Thomas As a human resources professional, you’ve probably encountered employee complaints. They range from things missing from the fridge to more serious issues. Below are some tips to help you resolve complaints smoothly and properly. Tip #1: Don’t Ignore a Complaint Yes, a wide variety of employee-related issues will pop up. It can...
Read moreby Brian Thomas As more businesses begin to reopen their physical locations, you might be feeling like it’s time to bring your team back to your normal office setting. However, it’s not something you can snap your fingers and do in one day. There are numerous regulations to follow for safely bringing back your employees....
Read moreby Sam at Management 3.0 Our company is unique in many ways. We don’t have numbered vacation days, we don’t have managers, we don’t have contracts. Another thing that we do differently is rewards and incentives. We don’t believe in bonuses at the end of the year for a job well done, but rather continuous...
Read moreby Sam at Management 3.0 We talk about motivation a lot at Management 3.0, but today we thought it would be interesting to discuss how to keep long-time employees engaged. In today’s culture where people don’t stay at jobs longer than a few years, this might sound like an odd thing to focus on, however...
Read moreby Sam at Management 3.0 It’s something we never thought we’d be saying a year ago, ‘post-pandemic’, but as the fog starts to clear, at least in some parts of the world, people have started thinking about what the world will look like going forward, especially for businesses and leaders. It’s such a hot topic...
Read moreby Sam at Management 3.0 May of us have love-hate relationships with meetings (some hate more than love). With virtual meetings becoming the norm during COVID, there were a slew of do’s and don’ts and new rules that everyone had to adapt to. But in this blog we’re not going to differentiate between virtual or in-person when it...
Read moreby Julia Gain Transparency is a fundamental aspect to successful workplaces. Creating a transparent environment means fostering openness between employees and managers: All information, processes and data relevant to work should be disclosed through flowing communication. There are many different ways to make your workplace transparent, such as dedicating moments to communication and feedback, giving...
Read moreby Kristen Thompson, Management 3.0’s podcast producer The pandemic has drastically changed the way we work. For many, working from home is unchartered territory and has brought new challenges. Our homes are full of distractions. Electronics, families, pets – everywhere we turn there’s the potential to be less and less productive. Here are six things...
Read moreby Julia Gain Communication is one of the most important soft skills in the workplace. Soft skills are all the non-technical skills we use to interact with each other, like emotional intelligence, enthusiasm or empathy. While technical skills, consisting of experience and specific work-related knowledge are important, soft skills are essential to actually work as...
Read moreby Sam at Management 3.0 When we think of clutter we think of physical objects. A book shelf with too many books on it, or stacks of newspapers, we haven’t thrown out, souvenirs we bought on trips that seemed like a good idea at the time. We notice that it takes space in our house...
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