I’m going to share some ideas that can help create inspiring and effective teams. These are teams that generate high levels of energy and engagement and achieve great results. I will focus primarily on team meetings because these are the points at which greatest synergy and tension can occur. People are in the room together, […]
People have begun to open up about mental health in recent years, igniting a national dialogue and erasing much of the stigma associated with such an admission. In the wake of COVID-19, companies became concerned about employee’s mental health. Despite the fact that the end of the pandemic is in sight, the workforce continues to […]
What is social loafing? Social loafing is the tendency to put less effort into a task when working as part of a group compared to working alone. When you’re in charge of a group project you can help it to function effectively if you know how to prevent, recognize, and correct social loafing. Methods for […]
This article is not going to share any secrets of success or business models etc. While writing this I recapped my discussions, discussions held in the recent past with a number of my colleagues, juniors, peers and seniors. There were some common points which were discussed by many, one of them was boss management and […]
The generational diversity that currently exists across today’s active work groups is indeed exceptional. With an increase in life expectancy coupled with economic necessity, our oldest working generations, the ‘Silent Generation’ (1923 to 1944) and the ‘Baby Boomer’ Generation (1945 to 1964) are uniquely positioned to be sharing co-worker relationships with no less than four […]
Jessica was just out of school when she began working as a trainee secretary for a small company. Howard, a software developer in his mid-20s had the same aspirations as Jessica, to move up the corporate ladder, earn a higher income and attain a certain degree of recognition in the software world. As things would […]
In today’s business life, talking about motivation is as basic as talking about management. All managers of all levels know quite well the immensity of having a workforce motivated and ready to do the job. It is most likely that you will find motivated and competent caliber mentioned as an important milestone in the statement of […]
Managing workplace gossip is important for organizations and for the employees who work there. Here are some important steps you can take as the leader of a team and as an individual to encourage communications that benefit workforce productivity, employee happiness and team collaboration. Dealing With Gossip as a Team Consider a ban on gossip […]
Why are performance appraisals an important management tool? Performance appraisals communicate organization and department goals, build stronger worker relationships, improve productivity, identify poor/marginal performers, identify the employee’s general training needs and they support HR decisions (promotions, raises etc). For the employee, the benefits of performance appraisals are just as great. Each individual employee’s accomplishments are […]
My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other’s negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other. Great things in business are never done by one person; they are done by a team.” ~ Steve Jobs Businesses picked up a lot of what they know about teams from the […]
