My Story
About Management is a Journey
The Management is a Journey Blog is written for those who are interested in Management, Leadership, and Development. It reflects the wisdom I have learned on my management and leadership journey over several decades. Visit this blog regularly and you will find the following:
- A collection of useful articles on a variety of topics including management, leadership, motivation, emotional intelligence, innovation, communication, and change management to name a few. The articles are aimed at helping you to understand how to be an effective manager and leader in this new millennium.
- Insightful video clips of successful business gurus discussing real-world management and leadership topics.
- Fresh content added regularly including how-to articles that discuss how to be more effective as a manager and leader, classic articles that discuss established management and leadership principles, and current trend articles that discuss strategies for being effective in this new millennium.
Management is a Journey!
About Robert Tanner
Hello, I am Robert Tanner, and I am the founder and author of the Management is a Journey Blog. This blog is special because it reflects real world management and leadership experiences of 20+ years. Currently, in my management journey, I am the Founder and Principal Consultant of Business Consulting Solutions LLC, a management mentor and trainer, and an Adjunct Professor of Management. I develop and provide customized training and development solutions, mentor managers, conduct managerial and organizational assessments including DiSC© assessment profiles and the MBTI© (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator), and facilitate organizational team building activities.
Some of my relevant experience includes the following:
- Management and leadership experience (at all levels) in the private and public sectors;
- Client engagements that include Fortune 100 firms, small and medium sized businesses, and public agencies;
- Certified change management consultant;
- Certified administrator of psychological type assessments;
- Seminar leader and speaker on management and leadership topics;
- MBA degree in Strategic Management and a BS degree in Organizational Behavior; and
- Lifetime membership in the international honor society, Beta Gamma Sigma.
This is where I’ve traveled on my management journey but it is not where I began, however.
My Story
Learning to Adapt!
I began in management years ago as a young finance supervisor. My start as a new manager was rocky as I soon learned that my good technical skills in accounting did not make me an effective manager and leader in the people-skills area. Managing was far more complex than I knew. I not only had to supervise others but I also had to work with peers, my boss, and other senior managers. Different priorities, different management styles, and competing agendas came with this new role. I had much to learn about management then and I knew it!
I still remember that summer day long ago, when I came to the realization that many of the people problems I was experiencing started with me. I had to tell myself that I was the problem. This flash of emotional intelligence started my life long journey in discovering how to be an effective manager and leader.
Over time, I did learn how to be an effective manager and later an effective leader. I also learned that no matter how skilled and experienced we are as managers and leaders–we can always be better. We should never rest on our past accomplishments. In fact, we never truly arrive; we just continue to become more effective and efficient on the journey.
If you’re ready to learn practical, real-world strategies on how to excel at management and leadership, become a regular visitor of my blog. All of my content is available anytime. To gain even more additional insights from an individual who really understands what it means to be a manager and leader, sign up to receive my free special reports on management and leadership that I send periodically. (I hate SPAM and I will not share or sell your email address!)
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