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Turning Adversity into Opportunity
In times of uncertainty, it is especially important to go above and beyond to strengthen employee engagement. Leaders may set the direction, but it is the people throughout the organization who make things happen.
Let Your Expectations Be Known
Managing people requires a broad array of skills, but basic management skills are sometimes overlooked. Simply put, staff will not know what to do unless they are told what results are expected.
Marketing Tactics and Strategies Aren’t as Important as You Thought
We’re repeatedly sold on the idea that we have to just use the right marketing tactics to get great results. How many “right” and “guaranteed” tactics have you tried?
People Quit Their Managers, Not Their Jobs
Manager (noun): The person with the arcane power of either making a perceived “boring” job fun and fulfilling, or making a great job seem miserable and hollow.
Building Emotional Capital: How to Maintain Enthusiastic, Engaged Employees
In our current economic climate, many companies are wondering how to maintain an enthusiastic, engaged employees. A recognition program that appreciates, thanks and rewards employees can lift staff out of the recessionary downer that many are falling into.
Power is Sometimes Assumed When Not Granted
How many times have you heard someone say, “Let’s do it now and ask permission later?” It’s a common practice in companies where there is a barrier between levels in the chain of command, or lack of communication.
No “I” in Team: Are You Sure?
I’ve never quite agreed with the saying, “there is no ‘I’ in ‘team.'” Well, I agree with it literally since, indeed there is no letter “i” in that word.
It’s Not What You Do, But How You Do It
CEOs make a lot of decisions, announce them, and then expect everyone to be on board and execute flawlessly. If only it were that simple
Have You Identified Your Employees as a Key Target Audience?
I would suggest that communicating usually means creating and delivering messages to an audience. Further, I would suggest that what you really want to do is facilitate a conversation or a dialogue with your employee community.
Fire Yourself. Rehire a New You
We may run out of fresh ideas after a time; most of us do. But there are sources of great ideas right next to us in our own company, or available to us .