Keep staff happy by identifying and resolving poor supervisory skills In a perfect world, bosses would be motivating, understanding and inspiring. Employees would be energetic, loyal and enthusiastic. The world isn’t perfect and sadly, even when employees aren’t, there is little tolerance for the imperfect boss. Workplaces will always be filled with a certain amount Read the full article…
Preventing the Tipping Point of a Workplace Crisis
How employees shine the light on an ineffective manager Company workplaces are similar to family households. Both require the people in them to communicate well, cooperate on tasks and have consideration for each other. Whether the group is made up of managers and employees or parents and kids, the commonality both groups share is that Read the full article…
Are We From Different Planets?
7 Signs that Problems in the Workplace Come from a Generation Gap Bring together a group of people from diverse backgrounds and different generations and tell them to get along within a specific environment and accomplish numerous tasks. Sound like chaos? It is; but it’s also a modern work environment. Regardless of industry or location, Read the full article…
5 Signs Employees are Stuck with a Bad Communicator
Spot the managers likely to cause missed targets and bad relations The young-gun that excelled at his job was seen as someone with potential by the executive ranks. He was promoted into a management role, but his glow quickly faded when employees began complaining, turnover was an issue and department targets were missed as often Read the full article…
Death to Meeting-Crazy Managers
Strategies to Create Better Meetings and Bosses If I had a dime for every time I heard employees say meetings are useless, I would be a zillionaire. Team members know how useless meetings are, but managers remain unaware of how they waste the time of their most valuable resources – their people. Too often, managers Read the full article…
Technology: Creating a Great Divide Between Generations
Manage the Division in Your Workplace There is no point in debating the benefits of technology in the workplace. From email to project sharing software, cloud access to remote connectivity, its obvious businesses are better off with technology than without. But, differing ages, perceptions and comfort levels lead to workplace issues and clashes when technology Read the full article…
Silence…A Popular Communication Strategy
Understanding the Positive and Negative The term “silence is golden” definitely wasn’t created in the workplace; “silence is uncertain” is a more appropriate label when it comes to work environments. It is important to understand why silence is happening and what is behind it when it is used as a workplace communication tactic. An interesting Read the full article…
The Subtle Signs Sabotaging Your Company’s Success
6 signs that poor communication means something more Every company has its share of communication issues, but how do you know whether those issues are indicative of poor skills or deeper problems? If you recognize any of these 6 communication issues in your workplace, you may be dealing with a company’s worst enemy working incognito Read the full article…
Personal Instead of Business
When communication blows up due to misinterpretation Communication is a straightforward activity we engage in daily. Effective, efficient and correctly interpreted communication is needed in the workplace. It facilitates information sharing to create better: performance and decision making; direction of details and requests for clarity; education; and feedback on success with tasks and responsibilities. Despite Read the full article…
A Problem Should Only Occur Once
Ability is Key for Employee Success Employees make mistakes. It’s part of being human, but problem behaviours like lateness, dodging responsibility and not making work a priority while at work aren’t just mistakes. These are performance issues that need to be corrected immediately. Allowing certain problems to continue only sends the message of a lax Read the full article…