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Ensuring Accountability in Remote Work Situations: A How-To Guide
While many businesses have started to bring a limited number of employees back to their offices, remote work is going to remain the norm for the majority of employees and employers. While you might have been able to “tough it out” thus far without any formal strategy for ensuring that everything goes smoothly, chances are […]
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HR Leadership and Management Tips for a Remote World
A lot has been written about managing remote teams, but what about HR? The HR department has had to evolve considerably in the last few months to face the number of novel challenges forced on us by COVID-19. From hiring to employee performance management to learning and development initiatives, HR has had to become more […]
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How to Solicit Feedback from Employees: A Manager Self-Improvement Guide
Once, feedback was only seen as offering value when it flowed downward. Today, we understand the folly of that idea. To be successful, managers need coaching just as much as employees. However, it can be challenging for managers to ask for feedback. Whom do you ask? What do you ask them for? What questions should […]
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Emotion Identification: A Key Skill Required for Successful Coaches
For managers to become coaches and move your performance management into the 21st century, they need to master a wide range of skills. They need to become adept at checking in with employees regularly. They need to move away from the carrot/stick mindset and towards one of innovation and communication. However, while those are important […]
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How to Keep Your Teams Healthy in a Remote World
When we talk about health these days, COVID-19 is the assumed focus of the discussion. Sadly, that means many other issues go undiscussed and unnoticed. A critical part of modern performance management is ensuring that your people are healthy enough to perform their duties in the first place. That means doing more than just providing […]
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Tips to Deliver Better Remote One-on-Ones
It can be easy to feel like COVID-19 has turned the world on its ear. That’s particularly true when it comes to managers and their ability to coach their teams. One-on-ones are vastly more effective than traditional performance management tactics in terms of engendering real behavior change, improving employee engagement, and foster real, lasting change […]
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How to Give the Most Effective Feedback to Your Employees
In performance management, few things are as critical as feedback. It’s not just the information that you provide to your employees, though. It’s also the way in which you deliver it, the atmosphere, the culture of your company, and so much more. Sadly, despite the complexity and importance, too many managers whiff the ball. They’re […]
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How to Lead without Authority: The Science of Co-Elevation
The workplace is usually built on a sense of authority – a defined hierarchy in which authority runs downhill. Each executive was king or queen of their own little fiefdom, but owed fealty to the person above, culminating with the CEO. While that might have been business as usual, 20 years of research has shown […]
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Remote Employee Questions: Guiding Your Team Forward
In this brave new COVID-19-distanced world, remote work has become the norm. However, despite our familiarity with it, many people still find it challenging. Employees are struggling to feel connected with their teams or to find value in their duties. Managers are struggling to connect with employees and provide the help and guidance they need […]
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How to Engage Remote Workers: What Managers Should Know
COVID-19 has ushered in a strange new world. Workers now do their jobs from home. Managers handle their responsibilities remotely. Most of your firm is probably spread out across a city, a state, or even an entire country. In addition to the seismic shift that represents for how we handle regular business activities, it also […]
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