Tag: behaviours
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HOW TO DECIDE WHETHER TO MEDIATE OR INVESTIGATE?
You’ve received a complaint from an employee about someone they work with, it could be a colleague, or it might be their boss. The complaint is lengthy, very emotional and chronicles a series of actions over a period of time that have impacted this employee in a negative way. So now what do we do?
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TIPS AND TRICKS #7: MY OPINIONS SEEM TO COUNT
When employees feel that their opinions and ideas are valued by their managers, they are more engaged and willing to put in the additional discretionary effort towards advancing the company’s goals.
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TIPS AND TRICKS #5: SOMEONE AT WORK CARES ABOUT ME
Simply put, the essence of effective leadership lies in fostering a sense of personal connection and care within the team.
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OFF DUTY BAD BEHAVIOUR
I have received a complaint from one of my staff about one of their colleagues who has, let’s just say, been misbehaving out of hours. Now the team are all pretty close and they tend to socialise together quite a bit in small groups. The problem is that this particular employee has apparently been drinking…
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YOU CAN’T WEAR THAT TO WORK
As the summer sun blazes and temperatures soar, the workplace often becomes a melting pot of varying fashion choices. Throw in a number of years of largely remote working and it’s understandable, almost expected, that dress standards might tends towards a more relaxed image.
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YOU CAN’T SAY THAT STUFF AT WORK !
ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴘʀɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅꜱ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜰᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ…
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DEALING WITH A NARCISSIST AT WORK
Narcissus dies by a pool gazing at his own reflection that he falls in love with. He has no concern about anything around him nor does he eat or sleep. How do you manage your office narcissist?
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5 THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN RECOGNISING PERFORMANCE
You know that you need to recognise good performance in the team but what if doing so makes someone uncomfortable or embarrassed in front of their peers. Should praise and recognition be done in public or privately? Well, it depends on the person doesn’t it?
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ANY CHALLENGING BEHAVIOURS IN YOUR TEAM ?
As a manager, you’re not just leading a team; you’re also part-time psychologist, mediator, and sometimes, a traffic cop trying to navigate the chaos.
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BE QUICK TO FIRE, SLOW TO HIRE (Part 1)
I’d love to be able to say that “a wise man once said Be quick to Fire, Slow to Hire” but honestly it could have been anyone with an ounce of smarts.
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