How to Fire An Employee With Confidence and Respect
Firing an employee is one of the toughest parts of any manager’s job and while it will never likely get “easy” (unless you’re a heartless person), it does get more manageable with practice. The first step in the process is having full clarity about the reason(s) why the employee must be fired. From there, you […]
How To Manage People In A Way That Brings Out Their Best
Only 39% of new managers receive any leadership training, leaving a large number of managers who are just “winging it” and trying their best. Needless to say, this approach has the unfortunate consequence of being a very poor support system for the team members these managers are in charge of overseeing, coaching, and developing. Having a […]
Red Flags of A Toxic Workplace Culture (And How to Go About Fixing It)
When a workplace culture is toxic, employees in the organization typically know about it or sense it very quickly… meanwhile company leaders often fail to recognize the signs of a toxic workplace for a long time. Why is this? There are a number of reasons: Senior leaders of an organization oftentimes aren’t fully tuned into the […]
6 Tactics For Dealing With Difficult Employees In Your Company
Every experienced manager has likely had an employee who just gets under their skin. Whether it’s that employee who is arrogant, rude, or otherwise inconsiderate to their colleagues, the employee who clips their fingernails at their desk (or some other atrocious behavior that impacts others), or the employee who never meets deadlines and has more […]
A Guide to Showcasing Company Values: 4 New Ideas to Get Company Values Front and Center
We all talk about company values, but do we really understand what they mean? Company values, if authentic, embedded and shared properly, can be one of the hallmarks of your business. Your company values, along with your company’s purpose and mission, give your people something bigger to work towards — it helps them understand the […]