Tools for High-Performing Teams
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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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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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Improving Manager Effectiveness to Maximize Leadership and Success
There’s a lot of focus on remote worker productivity and engagement in our strange new world. However, while they are crucial to success, you cannot overlook the effectiveness of your managers. If management is dropping the ball, it doesn’t matter what else you do. How do you ensure manager effectiveness, though? It will require intentionally […]
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Remote Employee Anxiety: Your Guide to Helping
Our new normal was kind of exciting at first. It allowed everyone to see what working from home was really like. However, for many people, that situation quickly changed. The excitement of working from a home office gave way to feelings of worry and stress. Anxiety grew in many workers’ minds and hearts. The good […]
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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 […]
