Expert Tips For Mastering The Manager's Job
One of the most effective ways to motivate staff is to actively listen to them. The process of active listening may sound simple but its effects are profound and far-reaching. I was running a workshop for senior managers on assertion and communication skills. One of the managers, who had seemed highly motivated by the session [...]
Providing positive feedback to employees is one of the simplest and most powerful things you can do to motivate your staff. Deep down we all need recognition and acknowledgment of a job well done. The most common complaint I encounter in organizations is the age-old issue, “I only hear from my manager when something goes [...]
Action learning is learning with others through doing and reflecting on outcomes, both intended and unintended. Action learning had its origins in the UK in 1946 when Reg Revans worked with managers in the mining industry and nurses in hospitals to improve the operations of those industries. Reg believed that the best way to solve [...]
As a manager, you have a better chance of improving employee motivation if you keep in mind the three basic needs of employees. These, incidentally, are motivators for managers as well. The three basic needs can be summarized as follows: tell me what you expect of me give me the resources to do my job let [...]
I don’t agree with this statement at all. However, if you were to read published management articles and newspapers you could come to the same conclusion. Also you need only look at the amount of money that organizations have spent on leadership development compared to management development over the past five years and you could [...]
Managers are much like small business owners (and in some cases one and the same person). They are action focused, want results, and are usually very busy. It's also a lonely job, as you are often … [More...]
