CHICAGO–Good management doesn’t happen without good leadership habits, according to Marcel Schwantes, principal and founder of Leadership from the Core.
“You're probably juggling several things -- recruiting, putting teams together, scheduling shifts, managing people and tasks, handling discipline issues and, of course, keeping customers happy,” observed Schwantes. “That doesn't even include the tricky practice of managing yourself by being more productive so you can accomplish more things.”
A good manager, said Schwartz in a post on Inc.com, never stops learning and picking up new skills. To that end, Schwartz compiled this list of 33 articles full of management tips and hacks by leading entrepreneurs and executives-- listed by the most common management categories.
Communication
17 Verbal Habits of Highly Likable People by Bill Murphy Jr., founder, ProGhostwriters.com.
5 Technology-Based Communication Secrets Top Leaders Love by Elizabeth Dukes, Co-founder and EVP, iOFFICE.
5 Communication Hacks That Will Take You From Good to Great by Marcel Schwantes, Founder, Leadership from the Core.
The Top 10 Worst Communication Mistakes You Can Make by Jayson DeMers, Founder and CEO, AudienceBloom
Customer Experience
Elon Musk Takes Customer Complaint on Twitter From Idea to Execution in 6 Days by Justin Bariso, Founder, Insight.
Want Happier Customers? Focus on Transformation, Not Transaction by Danny Iny, Founder and CEO, Mirasee
9 Customer Service Tips from Today's Top Leaders by Drew Hendricks, Contributor, Inc.com
Employee Engagement and Retention
7 Reasons the Best Employees Quit, Even When They Like Their Job by Lolly Daskal, President and CEO, Lead From Within, and Inc. contributor.
How to Give the Best Employee Perks -- on Any Budget by Jim Belosic, CEO of ShortStack
Ten Stupid Rules That Drive Great Employees Away by Liz Ryan, Founder and CEO, Human Workplace.
10 Best Ways to Keep Employees Happy, Engaged, and Motivated by Marcel Schwantes
Founder, Leadership From the Core.
7 Low-Cost Benefits That Employees Love by Joshua Reeves, CEO and co-founder of ZenPayroll.
Hiring & Firing
8 Unexpected Signs an Employee Should Be Fired by Jeff Haden, ghostwriter, speaker, LinkedIn Influencer, and contributing editor to Inc.
50 Startup Founders Share Their Biggest Hiring Challenges by David Smooke, Director of Content Marketing & Social Media at Smart Recruiters.
How to Hire People Who Really Get Stuff Done by Marie Burns, by Director of Talent and Culture, Krash.
How Companies Would Hire People If They Were Smarter by Liz Ryan, Founder and CEO, Human Workplace.
Leadership
Want to Be a Great Leader? Do This 1 Thing First (Most Bosses Do the Opposite) by Jeff Haden, ghostwriter, speaker, LinkedIn Influencer, and contributing editor to Inc.
What Inexperienced Leaders Get Wrong by Rosabeth Moss Kanter, professor and Contributor at Harvard Business Review
20 Things the Most Respected Bosses Do Every Day by Bill Murphy Jr., Executive editor of operations, Some Spider, and founder, ProGhostwriters.com
Productivity
10 Simple Steps to Exceptional Daily Productivity by Jeff Haden, ghostwriter, speaker, LinkedIn Influencer, and contributing editor to Inc.
Top 50 Productivity Tips for Entrepreneurs by Sujan Patel, Digital Marketing Strategist and Entrepreneur
8 Things You Should Do Every Day Before 8 A.M. to Be More Productive by Benjamin P. Hardy, Contributor, Inc.
The Secret to Getting More Done in Less Time by Alex Cavoulacos, Founder, The Muse
Sales & Marketing
The Best Response to 'Sell Me This Pen' by Joel Comm, author and speaker.
The Big List of The 61 Best Social Media Tools for Small Business by Kevan Lee, Content Crafter at Buffer
Stuck In a Sales Slump? Here's Your 3-Step Plan to Closing Deals Again by Matt Given
CEO, Intelivideo.
3 Strategies for Personalizing Your Sales Pitch (and Getting to "Yes" Faster) by Stephanie Chung, Founder, Stephanie Chung and Associates
Team Effectiveness
Google Spent 2 Years Studying 180 Teams. The Most Successful Ones Shared These 5 Traits by Michael Schneider, Human Capital Specialist, Welltower.
3 Smart Ways to Build a Highly Productive Team by Marcel Schwantes, Founder, Leadership from the Core.
3 Lessons to Give your People the Power to Create Great Customer Experiences by Adam Fridman, Founder, Mabbly.
Tools & Tech
3 Hottest Technologies That Will Change Your Business By 2020 by Yoram Solomon, Founder, Large Scale Creativity
Introducing The Self-Onboarding Tool: a Game Changer for Both Bosses and New Hiresby Alex Cavoulacos, Founder, The Muse
11 Time-Saving Tools You Won't Believe Your Office Survived Without by Leslie Bradshaw, New York managing partner of Made by Many