How often do you praise your employees? Do you hold it for the annual review or for those times when people have been truly exceptional? Or do you spread it around consistently and frequently? I'm hoping it was the latter. I firmly believe you should praise often if you want to see employees maintain a high level of performance. Continual positive reinforcement acknowledges … [Read more...]
20 Super Easy Ways to Show Employees You Value Them
74 percent of respondents plan to add headcount in 2019, according to an extensive LaSalle Network survey. That bodes well for the half of U.S. employees who have already been looking for a new job (and that's just one study. Other reports have that number even higher.) It turns out that for many, pay doesn't even matter. In fact, according to Lexington Law, nearly 60% of … [Read more...]
6 Steps to Ensure Individual (and Team) Success
You are only human, right? You can set goals, offer coaching, and hold your employees accountable for meeting expectations, but how much control do you really have over ensuring their success? After all, your employees are adults. You can't make them do anything they don't want to do, right? That is largely true. If employees check out, you can't force them to take the … [Read more...]
9 Big Mistakes Leaders Make When Delivering Feedback
This is a guest post by Sonia Di Maulo. Feedback is a tool that helps us celebrate our employees' successes and improve their strengths. Sharing your point of view gives others insight and an advantage on their ongoing work performance. It is a must-do for all leaders. Delivering performance feedback can be very rewarding and stress-free; yet so many people have a hard … [Read more...]
It Might Be Time to Change the Way You Look at Habits
When you hear the word "habit," what comes to mind? Something negative that you need to "break," perhaps? That tends to be the general consensus. This is often the time of year when we set resolutions and goals, usually to do away with our bad habits or form new good ones. As you think about your own habits, I'd like to offer some food for thought. Habits are often … [Read more...]