Motivate, empower, lead: Sharpen skills year-round

The beginning of February is a good time to look at “Groundhog Day Management.” We’re not thinking of management that only shows its face once a year and then runs away for six weeks. Instead we’re thinking of management concepts that, like Bill Murray’s Feb. 2 in the “Groundhog Day” movie, keep coming back again and again.

Your employees can see these Groundhog Day chestnuts coming back one more time, so it’s a good thing to be able to see them yourself. Once you recognize Groundhog Day…