What non-blog business site is in your sight? by David Zinger I spend most of my time reading  management/leadership blogs. There are a few management or business sites that are not strictly blogs that I also follow. Do you have a favorite non-blog site you visit for management or business information? Here are a few of mine: BNET – The Go To Place for Business Fast Company The Globe and Mail Report on Business SlideShare – Management Slides In the comments please share your favorite non-blog business site.  You can write the url or you can also add a sentence or two why you like the site. Thank you for contributing to great sources on management for Slacker Manager readers. [Read more]

Overcoming Poverty: It Just Makes Cents – Oct. 26 to Nov. 1. Calling all bloggers…Small is the New Significant. Click the coin button below and take a step to Change Poverty. Two cents a word, your choice for donation, an honest campaign. We are encouraging all bloggers to pledge two cents a word for every word they write in their blog between October 26th and November 1st. to their favorite or local charity involved in work to lessen or overcome poverty. As a blogger, we respect both your choices and honesty. We want you to be able to choose who to give the money to and we don’t need to collect it to know that you will do the right thing! No Cents – No Problem. If your country does not use pennies — just use... [Read more]

Watch Out: I am turning sour and moving to action! by David Zinger I can’t be a slacker when I see what is currently going on in our economy and workplaces. I am getting angry and I am choosing to give my anger voice while channeling that energy into constructive action. My background is in counselling psychology. I have taught educational psychology at the University of Manitoba for over 20 years, I was also a crisis counsellor, and I was the employee assistance counsellor and career development coach for Seagram Ltd. for 15 years. My work has been devoted to creating authentic and caring connections with people to make the workplace a safe place that also produces organizational results that matter. When the going gets tough…it... [Read more]

Let’s keep it simple by David Zinger Don’t lose sight of happiness at work. Slide into happiness with this short slide presentation on Happiness at Work. Watch the slides and then be determined to be happy. Remember: Happiness is the ultimate currency at work. Stay current. [Read more]

Going, going… by David Zinger Here is a classic from October of last year. I have 7 posts left for Slacker Manager. What would be the last 5 statements you would voice to other managers if you knew those statements were the last 5 things you could say? This was a very thoughtful and emotional post to write. It builds upon Phil’s post: The 5 things to say at your last team meeting. The Last 5 Zingers: 1. People are people not human resources. You manage people. Living, breathing, feeling, imperfect, lovable, exasperating people. People will enliven you, deaden you, excite you, disappoint you, thrill you, and contort you into many different shapes. In short people will have a profound impact on you. As a leader, always remember... [Read more]