How to Help Employees Find Meaning in Their Work
If you ask people on the verge of retirement about themselves, the first thing they’ll probably tell you is what they do for a living. “Oh, me? I’m a lawyer.” If you ask the youngest people in the workforce about themselves, they tend to give you a more detailed response. “Oh, me? I scuba dive, […]
10 Easy Ways to Recognize Employees
Recognition is a critical component to job satisfaction. People can only pat themselves on the back for so long before they need someone else to do it for them. Employee recognition needs to be tailored to an organization’s culture, but more importantly, it needs to be customized to the recognized employee. You may hear bashful, […]
How to Give Employees Autonomy
How to Give Employees Autonomy When you hire an employee, you bring aboard that person’s passion, enthusiasm, and creativity. Your job as a manager is to unleash it on the tasks and projects your organization needs done. All too often, managers neglect the unique attributes each person brings to a job and resort to telling […]
How to Incentivize Your Employees without Money
People like to think that if the boss gave them a huge raise they’d work harder and be more productive. Probably not. In reality, money is a poor motivator. Financial rewards need to be substantial to actually influence an employee’s motivation. The raises and bonuses most employers give simply don’t meet the 5% to 7% […]
6 Tips to Hold a Productive Meeting
Have you ever sat down for work to look at your calendar and then realize your entire day will be wasted in meetings? It’s happened to everyone. As you scroll through your doomed day, you will probably see a couple of meeting invitations you think should have never hit your inbox. There’s a good chance […]
6 Ways to Build a Dynamite Team
You need people to get things done. If a task requires more than one person to complete, it demands teamwork. Lack of cooperation kills productivity, so it is important for employers to know how to build a team. Following these six ways to build a dynamite team will set your organization on the right path […]
Do You Micromanage?
Stop Micromanaging When you micromanage your team, you’re essentially saying, “I don’t trust you enough to do your job.” Micromanaging is a morale killer and will put your employees on the fast track to another job. Here are 3 tips to ensure you’re not micromanaging: Over articulate instructions and expectations: make sure you’re employee knows what the […]
How to Onboard an Employee
Fun Fact: Employers lose 17% of their new hires within their first 90 days due to an ineffective onboarding process. While onboarding isn’t a new term, it’s something that is often neglected. Here are a few things to consider for a successful onboarding process. Stay in contact: it’s not uncommon for employers to disengage with […]
4 Things to Think About When Hiring
4 Things to Think About When Hiring There’s a lot of work that goes into finding potential employees. Once you have a list of viable candidates, it’s time to start the interviewing process. Here are some important steps to keep in mind: -Who will be involved in the interviewing process? Make sure to plan in […]
What Kind of Manager Are You?
Are You a 10-90 Kind of Manager? We’re not talking about a 1090 tax form. We’re talking about a management mentality focusing 10% on work and 90% on people. Clearly, this is not an exact science. It’s all about management balance. While you certainly need a level of technical expertise as a manager, you also need […]
How to Impress Your Boss
Want to Impress the Boss? With over 10 years of experience in managing employees, Nicole Rollender shares 5 tips on impressing your boss. Keep track of everything: If you’re tasked with an assignment from your boss, write it down. If you really want to impress the boss…give them a status update before you’re asked to. Respond quickly: The worst thing […]
How to Make Your Team More Productive
3 Steps to Quick Decisions Let’s face it, making decisions on the fly is part of life. We only have so many hours in a day, so it’s important to be decisive. Here are 3 things to try to make decisions faster: Practice: Good decision making takes time and practice. When you’re tasked with your next big […]
