Archive - Above Middling Management

Dec 27, 2024 • James Wildbore

Holiday alcohol edition

Best Bourbons and American Whiskeys I have drunk this year

Dec 18, 2024 • James Wildbore

Setting objectives that are meaningful

This is my 50th post and there are two weeks left to fulfill my 2024 New Year’s Resolution to publish every week for a year.

Dec 11, 2024 • James Wildbore

Digital publishers must continue to change

An article submitted to the Asia Video Industry Report 2025

Dec 4, 2024 • James Wildbore

November 2024

Adapting to different cultures when working abroad

I had a request from a reader to write a post on tips on how to adapt to a new culture after you move abroad and today’s post is on that topic.

Nov 27, 2024 • James Wildbore

Manager Appraisals

Last week I wrote about the self-appraisal, its purpose and primary benefits. This week we move onto manager appraisals. As is usually the case with…

Nov 20, 2024 • James Wildbore

I am going to start this post with a statement. Self-appraisals only serve one person and that is the person who is writing it. They do not…

Nov 13, 2024 • James Wildbore

Establishing credibility in a new role

I am pretty sure that everyone has had self-doubt before starting a new role. It could be a position in a new company, a move to a different department…

Nov 6, 2024 • James Wildbore

October 2024

Making changes in your team

This week’s post is a delicate subject. I don’t intend to cover how to make changes because every situation is different and local labor law and company…

Oct 30, 2024 • James Wildbore

Meetings revisited

Three weeks ago, I wrote a post on the benefits of speaking up in meetings. I got some questions back about how to do this effectively and thought I…

Oct 23, 2024 • James Wildbore

Authenticity and office culture

This is the final installment in my three-part series on being authentic in the workplace. In part one I argued that it was worth speaking up in…

Oct 16, 2024 • James Wildbore

What is and isn't a work event

This is part two of my loosely themed “authenticity at work” series.

Oct 9, 2024 • James Wildbore

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