Tag: relationships
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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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WHEN IT’S NOT FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE…
There are times when the relationship just isn’t work out for either person. It doesn’t mean that one or both are bad people, it just means that they weren’t quite right for each other and they should end the relationship and free each other up to go and be with other people.
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AUTHENTICITY IS NOT A FREE PASS…
Pick up a leadership book in the airport or listen to a leadership podcast on a long flight and you are going to come across some expert promoting the concepts of authentic leadership and/or radical candour.
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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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DON’T BRING A KNIFE TO A GUNFIGHT
Performance management processes are designed to be a developmental approach to helping the employee achieve the required standard of performance for the role they are in. This is a remedial process where the manager works with the employee to guide, coach and mentor them to build the skills and capabilities to be effective at their…
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GOOD TO GREAT MIGHT HURT A LITTLE…
Liam loves being in the spotlight, will put his hand up to lead projects, talks the most in meetings, and has stated a number of times that he needs to ‘build his resume’. He is young, ambitious and looking to climb the ladder. The problem is that Liam is, as my client described him, all…
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WHEN YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING…
If you manage a team there is going to come a time when you need to have a conversation with one of your employees about their performance, or conduct, or both. How you handle that conversation is going to have a few important and lasting effects. It will definitely determine the relationship you have with…
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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
It seems to me that much of the focus of HR in dealing with workplace issues is often punitive. It’s all about investigating incidents, collecting evidence, formulating allegations and searching for breaches of the code of conduct or xyz policy. It’s about hitting people with some sort of sanction for not following procedure, issuing a…
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