Tools for High-Performing Teams
Build a better world with a better team
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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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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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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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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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Shared Context: The Key Ingredient for Success Your Business Is Missing
What’s the point of your business? Why does it exist? Many of you will probably answer “to make money”. That’s not enough. Not enough by a long shot. Look around for successful business examples. For an organization to thrive, profit cannot be the only primary reason it exists. To achieve success, your business must exist […]
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Creating a Company Culture That Resonates Across Geographic Boundaries
Creating a successful company requires more than having the right product or service. You need the right people at the helm and in every other position in the firm. In the past, recruitment followed the “scattergun” approach, with the idea being the more applicants you screened, the better the chance you’d hire the right person. […]
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6 Tips to Help Show Your Team They Are Appreciated
We all like to feel appreciated. We want those in our lives to be thankful for our efforts. When someone takes us for granted, we resent it. It creates feelings of frustration and may even lead to us not doing whatever it is that’s being taken for granted. This applies not just to our personal […]
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The Power of Gratitude and Its Impact On Workplace Performance
Gratitude – it’s something that we’re accustomed to thinking about in our personal lives. However, what about our professional lives? What role does gratitude have in the workplace? Actually, it’s a powerful force that can lead to many positive outcomes, including a boost to workplace performance. Below, we’ll explore what you need to know. What […]
