Tag Archives: Employee Performance

Do This One Simple Thing and You Will Empower, Engage, and Energize Your Team!

One of the most important concepts I have tried to impress upon the thousands of managers, supervisors, and team leaders I have trained and coached over the years is this one: You have WAY more power and influence than you … Continue reading

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Don’t MICRO-MANAGE; Don’t OVER-MANAGE; Just MANAGE!

I was reading a recent web article by an executive who was extolling the virtues of what he called “micromanagement.” (??!!)  As I read further, I realized he was (in my opinion) misusing the term.  And I think his thoughts … Continue reading

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Learn From Managing Millennials

This is the advice from Nancy Lublin of Do Something, who champions Millennial workers in an article published in FastCompany magazine.  Instead of bashing this young and audacious generation, she vouches for their uniqueness and potential for impact.  She says, … Continue reading

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Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 2

H = Hardworking In this post, we’re going to explore one of the most important qualities of a good hire: the motivation and intention to work with diligence.  The last thing leaders want on their teams is an acceptance of … Continue reading

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Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 1

S = Strategic I’ve decided to follow-up my series on DELEGATION with one on HIRING.  My reasoning is pretty straightforward here:  There’s an obvious—and logical—connection between these two essential executive functions: Before you can assign work to a person, you … Continue reading

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Can They? Will They?

The Two Essential Questions of Effective Delegation I posted last time about the issue of DELEGATION.  Since there are so many important and interconnected elements to effective delegation, I decided to continue this topic with added insights and additional tips. … Continue reading

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