You might not like the future of employee feedback. But, being the great leader you are, you’ll learn to embrace and excel at it.
Performance Management
Getting the best out of your employees is key. That's where performance reviews and other tools come to your aid. Plus, thinning out those who can't succeed is more difficult, but necessary. These posts will help you stay abreast.
8 Worst Co-workers – and How to Handle Them Without Losing It
The employee who knows it all. The manager who steals your great ideas. The guy who leaves a mess everywhere. They’re some of the worst co-workers. And as a manager, you have to handle them – all the while, without losing your cool.
‘Holy $#!+’ Where Did Workplace Manners Go – and How Can We Bring Them Back?
Cursed at lately? Talked over frequently? Ignored often? You aren’t imagining it.
6 Situations You Definitely Should Be Documenting [Infographic]
Ask any employment lawyer the first rule of thumb for workplace documentation and she or he will tell you:
“If it isn’t in writing, it didn’t happen. Period.”
OK, that may not be totally true, but it’s a good guideline.
Yes, it’s a chore and many of us aren’t certain what to do when documenting employee behavior.
Hint: It ain’t just the bad stuff.
10 Biggest Mistakes When Holding a Difficult Conversation
No matter how talented you are, having to have a difficult conversation with an employee is not something you look forward to.
Not only does it cause anxiety, such conversations can be morale-sapping and are full of legal minefields.
So it is key not to make mistakes when having those conversations. Here are the 10 biggest mistakes you can make.
11 Gifts You Should Never Buy Your Boss For Christmas
“To give (the boss a present) – or not to give.
That is the question!”
(With apologies to William Shakespeare.)
For many in the office, this is a HUGE mind-blowing decision: Do they or don’t they buy their boss a present for Christmas?
Well, if you want my opinion, and you probably don’t, but since I am writing this I’ll give it to you anyway:
DON’T DO IT!
You have no idea how very dangerous office gift giving can truly be.
Go ahead and look it up!
There are a slew of “what not to buy your boss” stories out there, and even more stories of innocent gifts that went horribly wrong!
So if you’re the boss, do the humane thing and politely tell your staff that while this is the season of perpetual giving, you’d rather see them buy for their family and friends or give to charity — in lieu of you.
However, if you work for a company where everyone buys holiday presents for the boss, here’s a list of gifts you should avoid like the plague!
Why Bad Stuff Happens When You Sugarcoat Performance Reviews [SlideShare]
It may seem harmless, but avoiding telling an employee the truth during a performance evaluation can be a really expensive mistake.
Yet many managers do just that – sugarcoat performance reviews.
They give a pablum review, steer clear of giving the employee an honest appraisal. And stamp it “Satisfactory, meets requirements.”
In the long run, they pay for it — one way or the other.
Get the full picture with this ResourcefulManager SlideShare.
4 Steps to Deliver Difficult Messages Without Ranting, Raving
Let’s say you have two employees who are struggling and need to change course:
Darlene is quiet, sensitive. Carla is abrasive, defiant.
Neither is easy to deal with, especially when you need to have a difficult conversation.
And doing that in today’s workplace makes it even more complicated.
Is there a middle ground – a way to deliver tough feedback to a wide variety of employees?
Or must you scream, rant and rave with some and sandwich it with niceties for others?
Be a Coach, Not a Boss: 5 Steps for Inspiring Employees to Greatness
Describe the best manager you’ve ever had.
What qualities in that person did you most admire? Why did you like working for them? What did they do to make a positive impact on you and your career?
While everybody has different criteria for what makes somebody a great manager, there are typically some consistencies. I bet the person you’re thinking of helped you play to your strengths and work on your weaknesses. They celebrated your successes and guided you through failure. They listened to you, developed you, empowered you, and trusted you.
In other words – they were more like a coach, and less like a boss.
7 Ways to Help Employees Improve Performance – Backed by Research
Managing people is a continual improvement process.
Master a skill, grasp new knowledge, achieve a higher goal – then move on to the next. It’s your job and privilege to take employees to that next level.
Here are the seven best, research-proven ways to help employees improve performance – plus two tactics that don’t work.
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