Many leaders believe an effective leader’s subordinates consider them a friend. They feel uncomfortable with hierarchy and/or chain of command and feel everybody in the organization should be treated equally. While these misconceptions aren’t entirely wrong (your subordinates should believe you respect and appreciate them and everybody in the organization is immensely valuable), when leaders…
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While team building is a key concept in HR management, hiring managers often forget that team building exercises only help employees whose goals and values closely match those of the organization. Adequately screening and carefully selecting employees is the first step in team building. Characteristics of employees who make good team members and who would receive…
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Performance appraisals are a vital tool in increasing accuracy, productivity, and engagement in every organization. Organizations who utilize performance appraisals correctly acknowledge an employee’s strength and win while challenging the employee to continually evolve and improve. Unfortunately, however, many organizations fail to execute a useful motivational performance appraisal and instead realize negative results such as…
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Saying no, whether to your boss, to your team, or to a client, can be an awkward and uncomfortable endeavor. However, whether for your own personal sanity or for the effective completion of your current efforts, saying no is sometimes necessary in business. Yet Consider the following tips to say no artfully while still contributing to the…
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Successful organizations are filled with motivated employees from the top down. Motivating employees is one of the key tasks of an effective manager, but all too often, managers err in their efforts to motivate employees. Following are 10 practices to avoid in order to maintain a productive, motivated workforce: Don’t just reward results – Often…
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Work teams are an integral part of so many businesses today. It is important that teams work well together to innovate, problem solve, and ultimately move a company toward success. To develop a strong team, strive to adopt the following 5 traits, common in highly effective work teams: Clear Goals – Effective teams define what success is, and…
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As a manager, respect is essential to building a successful, productive team. While many managers struggle to gain respect from employees, respect can actually be earned and maintained with simple behaviors that let people know you can be trusted to lead effectively. Adopt the following behaviors and watch employee respect for you grow: 1.…
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Effective feedback is something that every good manager should offer to employees. Good feedback drives individual and company-wide performance. It motivates employees and, in turn, fosters company-wide productivity. To some, offering feedback is daunting, and to others, knowing how to offer valuable feedback is somewhat of an “unknown.” It is important to consider that…
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Are stress and anxiety constant themes in your daily drama? While a little stress is a regular part of life, too much stress can eat away at happiness, make you less effective at home and work, and worse, stress can cause negative long-term effects on overall health. Follow these 10 simple and easy tips to…
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Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of bridge between, inc.. Shannon combines a keen ability to get to the heart of every matter with a proven track record. She is the author of The 5 Degree Principle: How Small Changes Lead to Big Results and V.I.B.E., a discovery of what lies beneath and how that…
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