Successful management isn't just about having a healthy account balance. People management is, in fact, the key to overall success. And that success includes creating a company that people enjoying working for, and being a manager that people want to work with.

In our Management column in May, we discussed a few ways to retain staff. This month, we move to the start of the process and consider several practices when engaging with potential hires.

We all have expectations of each other. What we need to learn is to better manage those expectations to avoid frustrations and disappointments. As a manager learn what are pitfalls to avoid...

Finding good people is not an easy task, so when we do, it is almost critical that we keep them. And it is a myth that you have to pay expensive salaries to keep people. Many an exit interview has shown that compensation is not the only reason why people leave, and it is often, in fact, not the reason.

As you usher in the new year, are you considering new ways to run your business? Or are you planning to trudge along the same trodden path, and hoping for the best results? In today’s volatile and fast changing environment, the latter is probably not the smartest plan.

“It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question,” said Eugene Ionesco, a Romanian playwright.  As a leader, you need to continually ask questions.

There are difficult bad employees, and there are difficult good employees. The latter is what we might term as “high maintenance” or HM employees. Learn how to manage HM employees so that they can develop their fullest potential and at the same time deliver the results for your company.