Tagged: Staff Motivation
Stress – Change before change is forced upon you!
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
To mark the 100th edition of my monthly ezine Next Steps, I’ve reproduced the very first article from the first edition in May 2004. It is as relevant now as it was then.
The three things great communicators always do
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
Having worked with managers at both ends of the effectiveness scale, I’ve noted 3 distinctions that separate the great communicators from those who struggle.
5 Questions all managers should ask
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
In my interactions with managers of varying degrees of competency, I’ve found that the really effective managers can answer these questions positively.
People leave Managers
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
We’ve all heard the phrase – ‘people join companies but they leave managers.’ Here are 24 managerial behaviours that encourage staff to resign, that is resign and leave or what’s worse, resign and stay
Is your company managed like North Korea?
Monday, April 16th, 2012
Whilst global despots are becoming a rare breed, there is still a surprising amount of dictatorial behaviour visible in organisations. In this article I explore some of the traits.
Stop De-Motivating Your Staff
Monday, February 20th, 2012
“Staff morale is low.” “Employees are not motivated.” These are phrases I frequently hear when I work with companies. But before you can motivate others you have to stop de-motivating them.
Our People are our No1 Asset!
Monday, November 14th, 2011
Most organisations and managers state that their people are their number one asset. Unfortunately in many companies, ask the people if they feel like the number one priority and they will rarely answer yes.
Firms of Endearment
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
The famous opening line of the Tolstoy novel Anna Karenina is ‘all happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.’ From my experience, you can easily substitute the word ‘family’ with the word ‘firm.’
The Relationship Audit
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
The quality of our lives is a reflection of the quality of our relationships. Poor relationships are one of the biggest contributors to unhappiness, especially at home. We can spend enormous amounts of time and energy ‘keeping the peace’ or ‘walking on eggshells.’ Equally relationships can expand our happiness exponentially.
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