Mary and Joe were arguing…AGAIN? Annie couldn’t believe it. Was the smell of Mary’s perfumed lotion really worth fighting over?! Last week the battle topic was the tone of Joe’s voice when he talked to Mary in a staff meeting! Sometimes Annie felt like a referee more than a supervisor. Last time she checked, they were in a professional work environment, not a high school classroom!
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Thursday, March 14th, 2013Oh, No You Di-In’t! New Bosses Should Avoid This Major Blunder
Thursday, July 5th, 2012We really, really, REALLY wish there was a vaccine for the dreaded management affliction known as “Foot-in-Mouth Disease” that too many new bosses seem to fall victim to each year. It’s the condition where eager new managers say or do things in an effort to get to know or connect with their staffs, and then inadvertently cross the lines of privacy, discrimination, harassment or some combination of the three. Saying or doing the wrong thing, even with the intent of being a concerned and attentive leader, can set your company up for some expensive and damaging litigation.
Happy Employees Have Room to Grow
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012If you want your business to grow and evolve into something better than it’s ever been before, don’t forget to nurture the same kind of growth from your employees. Keeping your talent engaged and satisfied with their role with in your company is more important than you might think.
Is It Time for a Micromanagement Intervention?
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011Micromanaging 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.
Hey, 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) [...]
