‘Boss's Tip of the Week’ Archives
Boss’s Tip of the Week #7: Texts, Twitters & The Next New Technology: How to Stay Connected (Without Losing Your Mind)
Here is the 7th installment of the Boss’s Tip of the Week. This advice column for managers is brought to you by Bob Rosner and Allan Halcrow, co-authors of The Boss’s Survival Guide. Star Trek is set hundreds of years in the future, but we’ve already surpassed the crew’s communication tools: Captain Kirk can’t use his communicator as [...]
Boss’s Tip of the Week #6: Innovation: How to get creative in tough times
Here is the 6th installment of the Boss’s Tip of the Week. This advice column for managers is brought to you by Bob Rosner and Allan Halcrow, co-authors of The Boss’s Survival Guide. Chico Marx, of the famous Marx Brothers comedy team, was once asked if he loved his brother, Harpo. “No, but I’m used to him,” he replied. Does that [...]
Boss’s Tip of the Week #5: Keep Employees in the Loop: How to fill the information vacuum
Here is the fifth installment of the Boss’s Tip of the Week. This advice column for managers is brought to you by Bob Rosner and Allan Halcrow, co-authors of The Boss’s Survival Guide. The flight was scheduled to leave at 8:20. The sign at the ticket counter shows that the flight is on time, but it’s now 9:10 and the flight hasn’t even [...]
Boss’s Tip of the Week #4: Informal Recognition: How to keep people motivated
Here is the fourth installment of the Boss’s Tip of the Week. This advice column for managers is brought to you by Bob Rosner and Allan Halcrow, co-authors of The Boss’s Survival Guide. It starts with the gold star on a kindergarten drawing. As we grow older, there are Twinkies® passed between friends at recess, notes written in yearbooks, [...]
Boss’s Tip of the Week #3: Alternatives to Layoffs: How to keep top talent (and still cut costs)
Here is the third installment of the Boss’s Tip of the Week. This advice column for managers is brought to you by Bob Rosner and Allan Halcrow, co-authors of The Boss’s Survival Guide. The economy is precarious, budgets are tight, and companies are still dumping their most valuable assets faster than TV networks dump shows that struggle in [...]


