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Improve Team Productivity With 3 Attention Management Strategies

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This is a guest post by Maura Nevel Thomas, an award-winning international speaker and trainer on productivity and work-life balance. As a new team leader, you’re faced with a challenge. Employee productivity is now at least in part, up to you. How will you increase your team's productivity so you can continue to drive value at your company?   As a first step, I encourage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Performance Management Tagged With: career advancement, motivation, productivity, time-management

5 Leadership Tips to Improve Your Bottom Line

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I recently came across the article "Five Human Resource Tips to Improve Your Bottom Line," by Charlotte Canning, Vice President of Brand and Culture at Hoffer Plastics Corporation and while it absolutely applies to HR professionals, the advice is perfect for leaders, too. Here is Charlotte's best advice, as it relates to your leadership role. Protect employees' quality of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: communicating with employees, morale, motivation, new leaders, productivity

Showing Appreciation Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated

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Employee recognition is an essential element in the effort to reduce employee turnover in any organization. It is pretty obvious that everyone enjoys being thanked for the hard work and contributions they provide to their organization. So why is it that employee recognition seems so scarce in today's workplace? Don't get me wrong … I'm not trying to say that all managers and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coaching & Feedback Tagged With: communicating with employees, employee recognition, morale, motivation, trust

Want Employees to Love What They Do? Here Are 4 Ways to Get There

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Insights from Shawn Burcham, author of Keeping Score with GRITT: Straight Talk Strategies for Success Bosses might want to take notice if employees view their jobs as “the daily grind.” A disgruntled and disengaged workforce can undermine production and harm customer relations, while a happy, engaged workforce does the opposite. “If you take care of your employees, they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: featured blogger, leadership, leadership mindset, morale, motivation, new leaders

Encourage the Right Behaviors, Eliminate the Wrong Ones

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It’s not true in every organization, but it is true in many: Leaders don’t understand their employees. They don’t know how to motivate, inspire and correct people effectively. As I work with my clients, I hear the same questions repeatedly: “How do I get my employees to … Quit complaining?” Do more than the bare minimum?” Contribute in meetings?” Show up on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication, Uncategorized Tagged With: communicating with employees, communication, leadership mindset, motivation

Warning Signs Your Staff Lacks Purpose (and What to Do About It)

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This is a guest post by personal development coach Bernardo Moya and author of The Question: Find Your True Purpose. It's all too easy, in the drive to grow your bottom line and build your customer base, to lose sight of keeping your staff motivated. That can have a bad effect on business. Ask yourself: Does your business have any of these symptoms: Unhappy staff are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: featured blogger, leadership mindset, morale, motivation

Help Employees Find Purpose in Their Work

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Most people leave (or considering leaving) their jobs because the job lacks purpose and meaning, according to Gallup's State of the American Workplace. With talent shortages already at record highs, you can't afford to lose your top talent, but how much of a role can you play in helping others find meaning in their work? It turns out, quite a lot, and it's worth your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: Kevin Eikenberry, leadership mindset, motivation

Business Success Starts With Motivated Employees

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This is a guest post by Dr. Bobby Grossi, a motivational speaker and author of the book Destiny is Not Hereditary: How Becoming a Better You Impacts Others.   A business is made up of employees, so the assumption is that if you motivate employees, you will motivate the business. That is not necessarily the case. If employees are only motivated by money, it can often … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: featured blogger, morale, motivation

Unmotivated Employees? Start Here.

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While motivating and inspiring employees (and keeping them that way) requires a good bit of strategy, a good place to start is simply to shift your language to be more positive. When people are constantly bombarded by negative messages, they can't help but feel negative too. It wears on them and can even convince them that nothing they do will be right. With some simple … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: communicating with employees, morale, motivation, word usage

[Infographic] Top Tips to Remain Healthy at Work

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For many managers (and their employees), this time of year brings end-of-the-year and holiday stress, more over-indulgences of unhealthy foods and beverages, and less physical activity. Being healthy is the key to feeling good, remaining productive, avoiding the deluge of illnesses already hitting the workplace, and managing stress. To keep yourself feeling tip-top and your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Performance Management Tagged With: motivation, productivity, team building

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