Tag: relationships
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FROM ACCIDENTAL MANAGER TO INTENTIONAL LEADER
Congratulations!! You’ve just been promoted to a manager role and suddenly you find yourself having to deal with performance and conduct, team behaviours, absenteeism, engagement levels, psychological safety and a host of other people management challenges. They didn’t put this in the job advertisement so now what??
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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 #12: “OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND GROW”
In the realm of work, what distinguishes a fulfilling career from a mundane job? It’s progress. That’s what the Twelfth Element is all about –– the opportunity for growth and learning in the workplace. When employees have the chance to evolve and develop new skills, they become more engaged, committed, and ultimately contribute to a…
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TIPS AND TRICKS #11: TALKING ABOUT MY PROGRESS
The employees who are performing the best, and having the notable improvements in performance, will be able to affirm that “In the last six months, someone at work has talked to me about my progress.”
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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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TIPS AND TRICKS #4: RECOGNITION AND PRAISE
In the words of Maya Angelou “people may soon forget the words you say… but they never forget how your words make them feel.”
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MY TEAM HATE ME…
About a week ago I received some feedback (from my team but through HR) about my management style and the culture of my team. Some of it was good and great to hear, but much of it was quite negative. I’m pretty upset about it. I have always considered myself to be a good manager,…
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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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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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YOU CAN’T SAY THAT STUFF AT WORK !
ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴘʀɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅꜱ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜰᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ…
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