4 Steps to Avoid Micromanagement in Remote Work

Examples of Micromanaging First, let’s talk about what micromanaging is not. Managers who micromanage rarely hold animosity or ill will toward the employees they manage. They do not abuse their employees with unprompted negative reviews or resort to public ridicule. Most managers who micromanage don’t even realize they’re doing it because it looks innocent, like this… Reluctantly, a manager assigns an employee a project. A day or two later, the manager asks for a progress report. They aren’t happy with an “it’s going fine.” They need to know everything done up to that point. The employee spends additional time going over their work and the manager allows the project to continue. The manager, not happy though with the specific way the employee is working, asks to be CC’d on all future communications involving the project. When a decision needs to be made, the manager steps in and insists on being...

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How companies can encourage the return to office work

How To Overcome Return to Office Resistance in 2022

What do the numbers say about return to office resistance? Many leaders and managers believe that it’s time to return to the office in 2022. But it seems most workers disagree. In a 2022 study by Ivanti, 87% of workers indicated they do not want to return to the office full-time, and 45% of those workers don’t want to return to the office at all. Return-to-office resistance is real. And, if you’re not careful, resistance could easily change to resignation. Rather than jumping ahead with forcing employees to start in-person work again, it’s essential to understand why this return to office resistance exists and do our best as a company or leader to overcome these objections. So, why won’t people want to go back to work? Why are employees hesitant to return to the office? Health & Safety At the start of the pandemic, social distancing and masking became commonplace....

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Supply chain salary and career report shows minimal impact from the Great Resignation

Supply chain salary and career report shows minimal impact from the Great Resignation

The ASCM's global survey determines that job satisfaction is high, salaries are rising, and pay gaps are narrowing.

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Gartner supply chain ranking

Gartner’s rankings of the 2022 Global Supply Chain Top 25 revealed

This year's Gartner rankings of the Top 25 Global Supply Chains of 2022 are now available

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Autonomy is the future of supply chain

We are on the cusp of a move to hyperautomation that will become the base of operations by 2025.

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Global IoT spend by logistics market to top $114 billion by 2032

That’s an 11.2% compound annual growth rate.

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JSCM Video: Climate change – It’s a supply chain issue

In this month’s video, we feature the third in a series of JSCM webinars looking at supply chain’s role in climate change.

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The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

When we talk about intelligence, we often think in terms of knowledge, memory, and creativity. After all, our intelligence has been measured over the years in various academic and work settings, all to do with what we remember, what we know, and our ability to express it. But there’s another aspect of intelligence out there that is equally important—emotional intelligence.

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More U.S. Factories Won’t Fix Your Supply Chain Mess

To actually dig out of the supply chain rut, leaders need solutions that help in both the short and long term.
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Pop-up ports are here to stay, but the long-term solution is data

Pop-up ports are here to stay, but the long-term solution is data

Without digitalization of shipping information, the shipping industry is destined to suffer further delays and new bottlenecks as they address port congestion by adding additional nodes to the routes.

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