Tools for High-Performing Teams
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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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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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Improving Performance by Creating a Sense of Belonging in the Workplace
When do you perform at your personal best – when you’re in a strange place, surrounded by people who neither know nor like you? Or when you’re in a supportive, positive environment surrounded by those who earnestly want you to succeed, grow, and thrive? It’s a no-brainer – everyone performs better in a positive environment. […]
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Mindset: One Key to Successful Remote Work
Remote work has become part and parcel of daily life for most of us. And yet many still struggle to make a go of it. They haven’t embraced it in the same way that the rest of us have. What makes for successful remote work and what doesn’t? The challenge here may have nothing to […]
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A Scientific Approach to Employee Reviews
Employee reviews have been part and parcel of the performance management process pretty much since the dawn of time. They’ve also changed very little over the years. That alone should be enough to make you reconsider how you use them. However, mounting evidence shows that you might want to reconsider your approach for another reason […]
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Key Considerations for Manager Development
People are the key to your business’s success. It’s as simple as that. However, you must have a way to manage those people, to direct and guide them. Your managers and team leaders are, therefore, some of the most critical individuals. Sadly, most managers are ineffective or not trusted by their teams to lead them […]
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Strengths-Based Management and Its Impact on Employee Performance
Managing employee performance was once seen as a relatively punitive process. If employees met expectations, they were rewarded. If they were just toeing the line, they got a pat on the back. If they didn’t meet expectations, they were written up and given a warning that they needed to shape up or ship out. That […]
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Performance Management Checkins
The Keys to Having Successful One-on-Ones
Managing employee performance has never been more critical. And yet, it has also never been more challenging. That’s particularly true for those organizations still stuck with annual performance reviews. However, even forward-thinking organizations that now follow the check-in and one-on-one performance management model can find it challenging. The key here is to realize that one-on-ones […]
