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Here are tactics for dealing with two common scenarios might have to face In my last post, People Problems in a small newsroom, we talked about two common kinds of complaints that you as a manager might hear. Then we walked you through the basic steps you as a manager could use to help your […]
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Say yes if the organization invests in developing people’s talents and abilities Over the years, lots of colleagues and students have asked me whether they should accept a particular job offer. I thought about this when someone asked me how I had arrived at la Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, six years ago. Basically […]
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Success is really the exception, but there are strategies to make it more likely Recently I read an enlightening book by Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel-prize-winning economist–Thinking, Fast and Slow. The book is filled with rigorous economic and psychological studies of how our instincts and reason mislead us, especially when we are dealing with statistics. His […]
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Reflexiones luego de décadas gestionando medios de noticias. Un estudiante en un curso de gestión de medios tuvo que entrevistar a un profesional de los medios para su último proyecto de investigación. Acepté ser su entrevistado, y en el transcurso de una hora me hizo hablar sobre mi filosofía de gestión en la era digital.Al […]
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Reflections on several decades of managing news publications A student in a media management course had to interview a media professional for his final research project. I agreed to be his subject, and in the course of an hour, he got me to talk about my philosophy of management in the digital era. Reading over […]
Read More »Versión en español. If you are leading a team in a small media organization, you need to get the best out of your people. Everyone has to be a contributor. This is not just a selfish thing. You get the best out of people by helping them develop their own talents, overcome obstacles and reach […]
Read More »Versión en español aquí. In People Problems Part 1, we talked about two common kinds of complaints that you as a manager might hear. “I don’t think Karl is showing enough commitment to his work” “The technical staff is being rude to our salespeople” Then we walked you through the basic steps you as a […]
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