Episode 4. Who Left the Door Open?

Note to reader: always make sure there are some pretzels stashed away in your office somewhere. They’re delicious, and I’m pretty sure pretzels would survive the Apocalypse.

More to the point, it will be important for you to be seen by your employees if you want to manage them effectively. Across industries, our relationship with our immediate superiors is one of the most important factors in determining our job satisfaction. As a leader, you have an enormous amount of influence over your employees’ happiness (which will have a direct impact on how productive they are), and how you choose to interact with them is a critical component. It will be important for them to know that you’re paying attention, that you’re ...

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