management – Dave Edwards Media

Earning Respect As A Manager

Everyone wants to be respected, but you have to earn it. You can’t go to the store and buy a bucket of respect.

Leadership Lessons from a U.S. General

While you and I don’t take our troops into battle, this is wise advice for everyone who wants to be an effective leader.

Sometimes You Have To Say “No”

Get used to the fact that you may have to say “no,” even when you want to say “yes.”

Protect Your Data By Planning For The Worst

If you manage a nonprofit, how certain are you that the data you keep on your donors is safe and secure? Recent security breaches should serve as warnings. The experts offer some ideas on how to protect yourself.

How Has Your Workday Changed Since You Started Working From Home?

A new research report presents interesting findings about how Americans have adapted to working from home. Some of the results may not be what you expect.

Use Your Calendar For Increased Productivity

Manage your calendar, or it will manage you. To begin, I suggest that you use your calendar correctly. Protect your calendar so that meeting requests can be prioritized.

Evaluating Your Skills As A Communicator

Leaders spend most of their days communicating with different stakeholders. Yet many employees complain that the directions they get from their bosses are often unclear. Moreover, even if the instructions are clear, sometimes expectations are vague.

Should We Bother With Performance Evaluations?

In order to be helpful, evaluations must be structured effectively or they may be perceived as a waste of time.

Don’t Let Fear Stop You

Sometimes I worry about making important decisions where the correct choice is unclear. I’m an over-thinker. Here’s a personal story about how fear impacted me.

Managing Up, Down and Sideways

Effective leaders learn to manage up, down and sideways.

Why I Won’t Ever “Retire”

I decided that what I wanted to use the knowledge I gained by making my own mistakes to help the next generation of leaders in public media – and in other non-profits – prepare for the tasks they face