Micromanaging can hurt your workforce in more ways than you think. If control issues are hampering productivity and employee satisfaction, it may be time to rethink your management style.
Posts Tagged ‘ineffective leadership’
Is It Time for a Micromanagement Intervention?
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011Hey, Bosses, Guess What? When It Comes to Employees, You Reap What You Sow.
Thursday, June 16th, 2011We read with interest the New York Times blog article “Before You Blame Your Employees” that was written by Jay Goltz and posted April 12 of this year about entrepreneurs and managers who point to employees as the reason why they find themselves frustratingly working more on the front line of their business instead of [...]
Yikes! Roughly a Third of New Managers Don’t Succeed at Their New Jobs.
Thursday, April 14th, 2011According to a new blog post over at the official American Society for Training and Development (ASTD ) blog, less than 36 percent of executives hired from outside an organization will succeed and perform well in their new jobs. About 30 percent of new managers and executives fail at their new jobs and leave within [...]
“My Employees LOVE It Here. They’d Be Crazy Not To.”
Monday, April 4th, 2011You’re sure about that? Met Life recently posted its 9th Annual Study of Employee Benefit Trends, and smart employers will take heed of its constructive message: Despite the bad economy and unemployment rates, your employees are not as satisfied and don’t feel as much loyalty as you think. This could cause your company major setbacks [...]
Is Mediocrity Promoted in Your Office? Don’t Let It Be!
Thursday, May 20th, 2010If you ignore, misuse, or demean talent within your company—even during this recession—they’ll move on to greener pastures. That’s the overall take home message from BusinessWeek‘s recent article “Five Ways to Ensure Mediocrity in Your Organization.” The magazine details “five of the most insulting leadership practices, the ones that virtually guarantee a business will end [...]
Top 5 Reasons Why People Left Their Jobs in the Last 12 Months
Friday, April 23rd, 2010We found these jaw-dropping poll results over at DailyHRtips.com. The survey, by Right Management Consultants and originally published in HR Magazine, asked 1,308 people why they left their jobs in the last year. (Totals add up to more than 100% because people we able to give more than one reason.) Here’s what they found: 1) [...]
