Tag: performance
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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 #3: THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT I DO BEST
If you are looking for a predictor of performance and engagement in your team, find out how many of your people would say that “At work, I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day.”
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TIPS AND TRICKS #2: PROVIDING THE RIGHT TOOLS
Creating a work environment where employees are equipped for success establishes a strong psychological contract between employer and employee. Teams that are resourced appropriately will consistently demonstrate better performance and lower attrition rates.
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TIPS AND TRICKS #1: SETTING EXPECTATIONS
Employees all over the world, over several decades, have delivered a clear and consistent message. “If you do these things for us, we will do what the company needs of us”. This first Tips and Tricks #1 kicks off the twelve part series and deals with the single most important thing managers can do to…
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DO I HAVE TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST?
I have a new starter who has informed me on her second day that she’s going to want to work part time three days a week as she is a single mum with a four year old. Do I have to approve this?
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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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LETS TALK ABOUT HOW WE TALK TO EACH OTHER…
Lets start from the assumption that both managers and employees, generally, want to be able to come to work and do a great job, get along well with each other, and succeed both as teams and as individuals. The key to that is going to rely, in part, on the good intent of both sides…
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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.
The Workplace Coach 