Some Management Tips You can benefit from

Stop Surfing the Internet Now

How much time do you spend checking Facebook, sending and reading Tweets, and buying things you don't need online? If the answer is “too much,” try these two ways to battle your internet addiction:

• Eliminate temptation. Choose specific times each day when you’ll turn off all technology. Mornings are ideal, when you’re likely to have more energy to get challenging tasks done.
• Carry a notebook. Write down ideas that come to you, things you want Google or emails and Tweets you want to send. Keep this running list rather than opening your browser whenever an idea strikes you. Later, at a designated time, you can knock several things off at once. 

Job Seekers: Social Media Is Your Friend

People may go online to goof off but before long, they talk shop. Social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Quora, and even Pinterest can be valuable job-hunting tools. Here are two things social media can do to aid your job search:

• Build a better contact list. Lots of recruiters, hiring managers, and industry networkers are swapping job leads and industry updates on Twitter. Follow decision makers in your field. Publish links to interesting articles. Some of the people you follow may start to reciprocate.
• Share your work portfolio. High-traffic sites such as YouTube and Pinterest can showcase great work in any field. Recruiters are increasingly prowling these networks for the best candidates—even if it means poaching people from their current jobs. By displaying a strong internet portfolio of your work, you increase your chances of getting noticed and hired.

Know What Makes Your Company Special

Companies that focus on their unique abilities are best-positioned for growth. But most firms, like most people, aren't very aware of their extraordinary capabilities, not to mention their extraordinary deficiencies. To achieve growth you need to know what makes your company special. Seeing the world through your customers' and competitors' eyes is the best way to understand what sets you apart. Ask the following three questions to pinpoint the assets that can catalyze new growth:

• Why — really — do customers choose our offerings?
• Which of our capabilities are distinctly better than those of competitors?
• How difficult would it be for a garage-based startup to replicate what we have done?

Make Emotional Connections with Your Employees

The higher up you go in an organization, the more important is to connect with your employees on a personal level. Show people you work with that there is more to your relationship than the job. Here are three ways to forge these connections:

• Give your undivided attention. This sounds simple, but it's easy to overlook when you are overloaded with ringing phones and packed inboxes. In conversations, put everything down and focus exclusively on what's being said.
• Remember emotions are contagious. If you're feeling particularly anxious or negative, make an effort to quarantine yourself. When you're feeling especially buoyant, go to more meetings and spend more time with others.
• Get out there. Even if you’re an introvert, reach out to people, engage them in discussion, and actively provide feedback. You can’t connect from behind a closed office door.

Stop Regretting Your Career Decisions

"I should have never chosen this field." "I should have left my job long ago." It’s no fun to lament over decisions you’ve made in your career. Instead of letting remorse suffocate you, face it head on:

• Get input. Ask some trusted friends to brainstorm ways to think differently about your regrets. Choose confidants who are imaginative and positive — not cynical and snarky.
• Ask “what if” questions. Using the input you got, formulate questions that help you view your career from a fresh angle. For example, if you regret going into PR, you might ask yourself: What if I did PR for a cause I believed in?
• Explore ideas to act on. Look deeper into a few of your “what ifs.” If you find yourself getting excited about one possibility, keep working on it until it pays off.