Looking for ways to develop techniques to become a more effective manager? Have you recently moved into a new manager role and need a kick start? Or maybe you want to offer every manager in your team a guide to create healthy habits and be an effective leader! From the brand new manager to the guy in the corner office who’s been there since the water cooler, we all could use a little kick in the butt to be better!

High five (n): a gesture of celebration or greeting in which two people slap each other's open palm with their arms raised.

If you follow Baudville on social media, you know by now that when there’s any reason to observe uncommon holidays, we're the ones to do it! Yesterday, we rolled up our sleeves, concentrated on the elbow, and gave out high fives all day long in celebration of National High Five Day! 

Last month, I started a new series to share with you all the fun ways our Baudvillians use their hi5 Imagine the Possibilities™ Award Cards for their service anniversary gifts. If you missed that post, it features me! and you can find it here. At Baudville, we celebrate all anniversaries, not just the milestone ones like 5- and 10-years. That means everyone gets a chance to be rewarded for their loyal service, not just the veterans!

The balancing act of making sure others are getting their work done as well as your own is not a simple walk in the park. Not only that, but going above and beyond to ensure productivity and happiness for your team is not an easy feat, either. Listed below are a few refresher tips to go from good to great in your day-to-day management.

Feel like you have literally given every idea you have and it's just not cutting it? So what do you do now, give up? No! Keep going - but how about this time you think outside of the box!