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...]
Warning Signs Your Staff Lacks Purpose (and What to Do About It)
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...]
Help Employees Find Purpose in Their Work
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...]
Business Success Starts With Motivated Employees
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...]
Unmotivated Employees? Start Here.
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...]
[Infographic] Top Tips to Remain Healthy at Work
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...]
The Secret to Success? Focusing on What You CAN Do
As I travel around the country to lead workshops, I often hear frustrations with or objections to some of the supervisory/leadership techniques and approaches that I advocate and teach. I seldom hear an outright disagreement with the general approach. Instead, people express their frustration or objection like this: “That sounds great, but … “I work in the … [Read more...]
4 Really Great Reasons to Write Positive Feedback Down
Every leader has been told that offering positive feedback is one of the most valuable things you can do. You've heard of all the benefits. You may have heard that you don’t do it enough. If you’ve been reading this blog, you've likely learned the basics of giving positive feedback successfully, such as: Make it timely Make it meaningful. Make it about the behavior, … [Read more...]
You Can’t Control Everything, So Focus More on This
There is a difference between what we can control and what we can merely influence. Sometimes we get the two mixed up, and it leads to major headaches. Take elections, for example. There's no question that voting is a civic responsibility, but your vote doesn't control who gets elected. It does influence who represents you, however. The same applies to every election. So … [Read more...]
Stop Letting Procrastination Hold You Back
We all procrastinate sometimes. Some people make it a way of life. Either they put off tasks they dread or they simply thrive when producing work at the last minute. Many people, however, wish they procrastinated less. They scold themselves for creating unnecessary stress or regret their time management when they produce less-than-stellar work. Of all the comments I’ve … [Read more...]