• The Manager's Desk with Evan D. Baltz

  • By: Evan D. Baltz
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The Manager's Desk with Evan D. Baltz

By: Evan D. Baltz
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  • Evan is a Marketing Technology Leader and Team Builder with 25+ years of experience managing teams and people. He shares his experience with you by reviewing valuable lessons in leadership. Check him out on LinkedIn as well!
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  • 10 Steps to Becoming a Bad Employee

    10 Steps to Becoming a Bad Employee
    Nov 22 2024

    10 Steps to Becoming a Bad Employee

    By Evan D. Baltz

    1. Always be late

    2. Always blame coworkers

    3. Backstab

    4. Give false praise

    5. Underestimate time to complete projects

    6. Be overly casual

    7. Use unprofessional language

    8. Always complain but offer no solutions

    9. Always make excuses

    10. Stay silent

    If you follow all of these tips, you too can become a bad employee!

    Thoughts? Did I forget some? Have you ever experienced any of these behaviors? Share your experiences in the comments.
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    5 mins
  • 10 Steps to Becoming a Bad Manager

    10 Steps to Becoming a Bad Manager
    Nov 22 2024
    Yep. You read that right. I’m going to tell you all the steps you can take to become a bad manager. A number of years ago I was fortunate enough to work for a large company and had a great manager for about a year. In fact, he was the best manager I’ve ever had. But then, as they do, the organization decided to restructure, and as a result, I was placed under another manager – the worst manager I’ve ever had. I learned a lot from that dramatic switch. I learned what it felt like to be under a great manager and how much being under an awful manager changed my world for the worse. But, through that pain, it brought me to a deeper understanding of what truly makes a bad manager and solidified in my mind all of the things I never wanted to become. Thus, I share with you 10 steps to Becoming a Bad Manager: Take all the credit and none of the blame Talk down to your employees Punish and stifle honesty and feedback Demand your employees put your needs above theirs Be stingy with time off Berate or embarrass employees in front of team members Gaslight employees about their work Use employee reviews as a method of punishment Micromanage Create emergencies And there you have it, 10 sure steps to make you a bad manager. If you can successfully follow these tips, you too can achieve this status. Now that you know what it takes to be a bad manager, maybe it will help you understand what kind of manager you want to be. Thoughts? Too harsh? Do you have some of your own tips based on your experiences? Share them in the comments.
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    13 mins
  • #5 Handling difficult situations

    #5 Handling difficult situations
    Nov 20 2024
    #5 Handling Difficult Situations An effective leader is able to navigate and address difficult situations. The first four skills I've discussed in previous posts all need to be put into practice when a leader is faced with a difficult situation. In fact, how you are remembered and/or perceived is often dictated by how you handle difficult situations. Think about world leaders. We remember them primarily by what they said and did in crisis, not by how they handled the day-to-day. Failure in a crisis can undo one's reputation quickly and permanently. The problems most leaders face aren't global crises, but rather personnel, performance, or process issues. One of the most common would be an underperforming employee. How you, as a manager, address that situation can often dictate how you are perceived as a leader -- for better or worse. When I was in the 7th grade, one day in history class a friend of mine and I were talking during class and were perhaps being a little bit distracting during a history lecture. At the end of class, after the bell rang, the teacher said in a very calm tone, "Hey Evan and John, can you hang back a second." Gulp. We sheepishly approached our teacher thinking we would probably be sentenced to clapping erasers after school (you might have to Google that one). Instead, our teacher said, in a very affirming tone, "Hey you guys have always been good in my class and I know I won't have any more issues with you guys talking during the lecture. See ya." Would you like to guess as to whether or not we ever talked during the lecture again? This teacher was authentic in that moment. He was compassionate but was holding us accountable. He was telling us what the standard was and how we needed to come up to that level. But he was also telling us we could do it and he was confident that we would. And here I am many, many, many years later, relating that story to you. That is handling an issue in a perfect way. He didn't embarrass us in front of the class. He could have, but he didn't. He didn't raise his voice or take an unnecessarily authoritative tone. He didn't lecture us and didn't punish us. Yet, he accomplished his goal perfectly. And in doing so, set for me a model of leadership and dealing with people. Keeping the end goal in mind is crucial. Is this an opportunity for you to exercise your authority and "show them who's boss", or is it your goal to elevate them to be more successful? Your end goal will often dictate your process and method. Being firm AND compassionate aren't mutually exclusive. My best advice is to be authentic. Be yourself. Be normal. Speak to someone the way you would like to be spoken to. Don't put on what you perceive to be "how a leader speaks". You aren't Colonel Jessup (some of you will get that reference). You are you. Don't change that persona when issues arise. Have you experienced a good "in crisis" leader in your career? . Share your experiences
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    6 mins

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