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How to Transform Managers into More Effective Coaches
Once upon a time, managers were bosses. They were expected to lead by enforcement or coercion (the old carrot and stick management method). Today, things are changing for the better. Managers are transitioning from authoritarian models of leadership to coaches that offer support and help. Of course, that transition isn’t always easy, and it can […]
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The Fundamentals of Remote Work: Tips to Help Your Organization Thrive
Remote work is probably a big part of your organization’s current day-to-day. It may remain that way for a long time to come, as well. Many organizations have found the benefits offered by remote working too good to pass up and plan to keep it in place even once the pandemic subsides. While remote work […]
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Remote Work: Tips to Build Better Connections
Remote work can offer a lot of benefits for both employees and employers. However, it can also be incredibly challenging. It blends work and personal time in often uncomfortable ways. It means that family time can bleed into work time, and vice-versa. It also becomes easy for team members to disconnect from one another, from […]
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5 Tips to Transition Successfully to a Remote Work Model
COVID-19 continues to affect the world. While many states have at least partially reopened their economies, quite a few businesses have decided to continue with remote working, at least until a vaccine is found. Even after that point, the benefits offered here may convince business leaders of the wisdom in letting employees work from home […]
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Drive Performance Improvement with Better Clarity of Expectations
When you think of performance management, chances are good you picture an annual sit-down between a manager and an employee. They discuss what the employee did wrong in the past year, what they might have done right, and what the company expects of them moving forward. It’s a pretty negative situation overall, which is one […]
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Increasing the Value of Feedback: Why Employees Should Ask for It
Chances are good that your managers strive to provide at least some feedback to the employees they manage. It might come in the form of annual performance reviews, or maybe you’ve caught up with the evolution of performance management and are using regular check-ins and smaller conversations to help guide employees. Feedback offers a strong […]
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10 Tips for Leading and Managing Remote Teams Effectively
Your team members are facing unprecedented challenges as the COVID-19 situation drags on. They’re working from home, dealing with new interruptions and issues, and may struggle to be as productive as they were in an in-office environment. However, we cannot lose sight of the fact that managers are also struggling. They’re faced with new hurdles […]
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People Management Simplified: Tips to Create a More Successful Operation
Performance management would be better termed “people management”. That’s because you’re not managing performance in a purely mechanical sense. These aren’t machines we’re talking about that provide a simple output based on a known input. Human beings don’t work that way. We’re messy. We’re complex. We’re convoluted. People management is what you’re really doing, and […]
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The Manager’s Guide to Conducting the Best Possible Performance Review
When was the last time you were excited about giving a performance review? More importantly, when was the last time one of your team members was excited to receive one? Chances are good it was never. That makes sense, particularly if you’ve been stuck in the rut doing annual performance reviews. Changing to check-ins and […]
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5 Tips to Increase Manager Effectiveness in Remote Work Situations
In many ways, management is something that has to be practiced in person. Many of the skills your managers rely on evaporate when the situation turns remote. However, that doesn’t mean that they can’t be effective. It really just requires a shift in perception. The true effectiveness of a manager is making sure that your […]
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A Culture of People First: How to Shift Your View from Employees to People
Employees are people. That seems pretty obvious. However, too many organizations (and individual managers and leaders within those organizations) see them as somewhat less. They’re employees. Business assets. Potential liabilities. This has a dehumanizing effect that carries over into the workplace. It becomes easy to see your team members as a resource to be managed, […]
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Annual Performance Reviews Are Dead: Long Live the One-on-One
If you’ve missed the news, here it is: the annual performance review is dead, although many companies might not yet realize it. It’s actually been deceased for a long time, and employers have only been propping up its body. The value of these reviews, long questionable, has finally faded away (if it was ever there […]
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