Tools for High-Performing Teams
Build a better world with a better team
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Virtual Happy Hour Is Dead: New Team-Building Options for the Remote Work Age
The pandemic and ensuing shift toward remote work made 2020 a difficult year. However, most teams have learned to cope with their new normal, and many people no longer face the same challenges when it comes to working remotely. That does not mean there are no issues, though. Team-building remains a critical challenge for pandemic-stricken […]
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Employee Feedback: A Guide to How to Act on Critical Employee-Generated Information
The old performance management methodology is slowly being eroded. Instead, more and more companies are moving to a more agile process that incorporates timely feedback through check-ins and one-on-ones. This results in the ability to create real-time changes in employee performance. The eLeaP Performance Management Plan, which includes a continuous performance management system, provides organizations […]
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What Does Diversity Really Do for the Workplace?
No matter where you personally fall on the political spectrum, the late 2020 suspension of diversity training rules by the previous administration probably came as a surprise. That’s because, when you strip away all the rhetoric, diversity does a lot of good for the workplace. Without it, your business is crippled, unable to compete in […]
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Resilient Leadership: What It Is and How to Practice It
There’s a lot of talk today about resilience in the workplace. That’s natural. Employees are being asked to deal with more stressful situations than ever before. Explore how eLeaP®’s Performance Management Platform can simplify evaluations, boost productivity, and drive measurable results. Many people are forced to work from home. Most of us have been separated from our […]
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Driving Engagement and Performance with Employee Benefits
Struggling with employee performance levels? Worried that your team is not engaged? Those are very real concerns and they affect everything from productivity to profitability and even employee retention.A great deal has been written about using various tools and techniques to drive better engagement. There are whole philosophies dedicated to performance management, as well, including […]
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What Makes an Equitable Workplace?
There’s a lot of talk about creating the ideal workplace environment. Words like diversity and inclusion get tossed around with abandon and without much focus on what they mean. One of the least understood of those buzzwords is “equitable.” What exactly is an equitable workplace, and how do we create one? Why should it be […]
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Creating a Positive Virtual Office Environment
With 2020 finally in the rearview mirror, we can all take a moment to breathe a sigh of relief. However, despite one of the most tumultuous years in recent memory finally being behind us, it does not mean that we’re going to get back to “normal” at any point soon. For most businesses and other […]
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3 Tips to Improve Employee Morale
There’s a lot of talk about employee engagement. Equally, we tend to focus on metrics like performance, or motivation, or productivity. However, managers often miss one of the most critical elements – morale. Employee morale is that little something extra that gets employees to work on time and ready to take on the day. It’s […]
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Dealing with Hard Feelings: Claims of Bullying within Performance Management
Performance management is a critical component of running a successful business. It’s the flip side of learning and development and it involves managers working directly with employees to fine-tune their performance, overcome problem behaviors, and do their best work. However, it can also create hard feelings. In some cases, it can even lead to claims […]
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How to Guide Employee Improvement in the New World of Performance Management
You have heard that in this new world of performance management, you must take a different approach to guiding improvement. However, chances are good that you have heard precious little about how to do that. A lot has been said about the death of annual performance reviews and the need for regular check-ins and one-on-ones. […]
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Driving Collaboration: Improving Performance Across an Organization
Collaboration – the art of working together seamlessly to create something more than the sum of its parts. It’s something of the holy grail for all organizations, and it can be incredibly challenging to achieve. Without collaboration, your teams are just disparate parts of the organization, working toward different ends. With it, though, they become […]
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Drive Employee Feedback with the Right Questions
As a business leader, your goal is to build a thriving organization, just as much as it is to serve your customers or clients. In fact, without a healthy, growing company, it becomes impossible to achieve your mission of delivering the right products or services to your audience. In the quest to create that organization, […]
