The Manager's Minute

In This Issue
Building a Positive Work Environment
Coping With an Employee’s Personal Crisis
The 4 Types of Leadership
The Best of the Question of the Month
Seminars Coming to Your Area

Letter From the Editors

Spring — it’s a time of growth and renewal. As temperatures climb and plants start to sprout, it’s time to brush off the rust, malaise, and stiffness of winter and get outside. It’s also the perfect time to clear out the clutter and take a close look at your business. Where could you grow? What areas could benefit from a spring renewal? Are there any areas that could use a total overhaul?

It’s with this theme of growth in mind that we’ve focused this issue of The Manager’s Minute on renewal and improvement, to help you eliminate old inefficiencies and boost your productivity. Have a great month, and keep on growing!

Sincerely,

Tracy Benbrook & Brian Frederick
Senior Editors

Building a Positive
Work Environment

It’s a fact — employees are more productive when they work in a good environment. When they’re happy and satisfied, they work harder and are more productive. But what makes a good work environment?
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Coping With an Employee’s Personal Crisis

As a manager, you know it's going to happen. You're going to have an employee going through a personal crisis that is affecting his or her work and performance — and you need to be able to accommodate the employee without losing your department’s overall productivity.
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 The 4 Types of
Leadership

Developing your own leadership style is of vital importance if you want to be a successful manager. But this isn’t always something that’s covered in business school or training.
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The Best of the Question of the Month

The question of the month from last month’s newsletter was: What’s the strangest excuse an employee has given for an unexpected day off?

Here is a selection of the best, most interesting answers.

“He said his toe got caught in the sheet and he couldn't get out of bed. Seriously.”
— L. Neilson
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Question of the Month:
Have you ever had an employee who drove you nuts? What did the employee do and how did you handle him or her?
Please share now.

Management Communication Tip:
Since e-mail is so efficient, it is often the first choice for communication. But when you’re dealing with a difficult situation, one-on-one communication is always the best choice. When that is not possible, the telephone should be the second choice, with e-mail being your third choice.
– The Essentials of Communication and Collaboration Seminar

Quote:
“Management is nothing more than motivating other people.”
– Lee Iacocca

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About The Manager’s Minute

The Manager’s Minute newsletter is a free publication brought to you by the National Seminars Training, a division of Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center. Our mission is to provide leadership professionals like you with the training and career tools you need to achieve the career success you want and deserve.