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Blog | Valerie MacLeod

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29/10/2014

The 5 Steps from Micromanagement to Trust

  Micromanagers often believe they are better at doing a job than anyone on their team. This is one reason they have difficulty delegating. How do mi
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  I worked with Larry (not his real name), an engineer who had been a leader for about five years. Feedback from his boss was good. As occurs in many o...

22/10/2014

Should you believe it when you are told you are a micromanager?

Micromanagers work "in" the business, instead of "on" the business. What's the difference? Working "on" the business means: Being strategic - thi
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08/10/2014

The 3 Signs of Micromanagement

Are you a micromanager? Many leaders that I coach were great at their previous jobs: engineers, accountants, IT. Upon promotion to leader, they want t
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23/09/2014

Secrets of Setting Reachable Targets

A team didn’t reach their targets again. Advice to the frustrated leader included “lower the targets!” While the comment was meant to be amusing, it i
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16/09/2014

Does “Shoot for the Stars” Work?

Jason (not his real name) believed in setting unrealistic high targets for his team. Because his team knew this about Jason, they set their own realist
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02/09/2014

Top 4 Reasons Why Employees Miss Targets

“Don't mistake activity with achievement.”  ― John Wooden Employees do not achieve their goals because they are busy doing something else! As a leade
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19/08/2014

Top Three Ways to Address Burnout

There are many ways to address burnout. If you are tired at work, not as productive, or feel like you are on a treadmill, there are three main ways to...
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05/08/2014

4 Major Causes of Burnout

Picture this: your employees are emotionally, mentally & physically exhausted. They are disengaged and feel helpless and hopeless. Your employees are b
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22/07/2014

The Secret to Keeping Your Best Employees

You have great employees - but how do you keep them? What can you do to ensure your top performers stay motived? So they don't look around for "greener
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08/07/2014

Three Keys Ways to Keep Customers

It costs between 4 and 10 times more to acquire a new customer than to keep an existing one, according to The Chartered Institute of Marketing. Kevin
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