Despite the efforts of a good manager, there are times when an employee’s performance falls below the acceptable line. When this happens it is important to address the issue sooner than later. Based on personal experience, I can tell you that this is true. I have waited too long and it just makes the situation … Continue reading »
Workplace culture can be quite interesting. You may fit in very well, or you may not. Then there is the instance where you really do not want to fit in. What happens if you like your job, but don’t fit in with the culture? Maybe the workplace culture is pretty chummy, and co-workers go out … Continue reading »
There have been times that my boss will ask me what a certain employee is doing. If I do not know, which I may not at that very moment, he wonders why. Ask any manager and they will tell you that it is almost impossible to give an actual accounting of what each employee does, … Continue reading »
Many times a manager’s focus is on getting their team to function like a team. There are hundreds of books that discuss the how to’s of making a team, but even if there were step-by-step instructions the actual task can be quite daunting. The task becomes more difficult when a new hire is added to … Continue reading »
True trust takes time to build between people. Yet at work we need to be able to trust our teammates many times from the start without really knowing them. For example, you work on a surgical team at the hospital and a new surgical nurse has just joined your team. You need to be able … Continue reading »
One of my favorite quotes is: “None of us is as good as all of us” by Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonalds. I am a true believer of teamwork in the workplace. I find it exciting when my team sits down at a meeting and tries to come up with a way to increase … Continue reading »
As a manager it is important to know when to take the reins and when to step aside when working with your team. If your management style is you always needing to take the reins and control which way the team is heading, you might find yourself with continual employee turnover. The cost of replacing … Continue reading »
Last weekend I lead a workshop for office managers using the book “The Supermanager” as my resource. I have found this book to be a great teaching tool for anyone who is in a management or leadership position. Greg Blencoe has offered a free download of the book either in PDF or Kindle version at … Continue reading »
In perusing the CareerBuilder website I found these 10 ways to be a better team player at work and thought I would share them with you. We all can use a little refresher course now and then on team building. We can make our workplaces better by improving the type of player we are. Know … Continue reading »
I received a call today from my sister who works in a large law firm. She wanted to let me know that one of her co-workers died suddenly over the weekend, taking her own life. The whole office was in shock. A few co-workers knew this woman had struggled with mood swings, but they did … Continue reading »
