- The Intersect Group

No one’s perfect. We all make mistakes, or we feel really awkward when we need to learn something new.
And who is the one usually telling you that you made a mistake or “here’s how to do it better”? Your manager.
Many managers provide criticism and course corrections the wrong way in that they aren’t constructive. Or the manager is tired/angry, and the rebuke is forceful or even cruel....

Introducing Our Newest On-the-Job Advice Series
You go to school, graduate from college. You’re taught how to think critically, how to code, how to write an inbound marketing plan, how to balance a ledger, and so on. You have great skills and you’re eager to showcase them on the job....

As a new manager, what are you managing? People, of course! And people generally love to work with others. It’s just part of being human.
But some of us prefer to go the “lone wolf” route: we like to work alone, thank-you-very-much, and only join in with others when we absolutely have to....

Many companies have put a huge emphasis on making sure they train employees in diversity and inclusion. A very good thing and LONG overdue.
This “extra” push has been at the forefront of many an HR department’s and C-suite’s efforts since at least this past summer, and now six months in, it’s understandable that some backlash has popped up....