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Recently the Aberdeen Group completed a study on performance management. They found that companies with best-in-class employee performance management systems produce 50 to 70 percent more revenue than those that dont have a good system. That finding gets my attention.We also know, from earlier studies, that top performers are four times as productive as the weakest performer in an organization.Bob Rogers, the president of Development Dimensions International (www.ddiworld.com), has said, The majority of the workforce is randomly trying to achieve succes
4. Recognize and reward good performance.
Skill #1: State Your Expectations
Telling people what you expect of them means doing the following:
Communicating expectations clearly
Having a specific job description
Identifying specific performance standards
Specifying deadlines
Setting goals
Skill
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We have all worked in places where we grew to dread getting up in the morning, and a few of us have had the pleasure of working for a boss who makes us feel like we can do anything. Lets take a look at the differences between a positive and a negative work environment.
Signs of a Negative Work Environment
The boss is unfriendly.
The boss is critical.
There is high employee turnover.
There is low employee morale.
People watch the clock.
People dont get much performance feedback.
Signs of a Positive Work Environment
The boss demonstrates interest in the employees.
The boss has an encouraging attitude.
Employees like working there.
There is evidence of company pride and loyalty.
People know where they stand with their supervisors.
Thousands of books have been written on the subject of managing and motivating people, and as many training seminars are conducted on this subject around the world every day. And yet its interesting that even with all of this available information, few companies succeed at creating a positive work environment. Lets see whats involved.
Four Key Skills
Creating a positive work environment is based on four key skills. They are:
1. Tell people what you expect of them.
2. Show interest in your team members.
3. Create an encouraging environment.
4. Recognize and reward good performance.
Skill #1: State Your Expectations
Telling people what you expect of them means doing the following:
Communicating expectations clearly
Having a specific job description
Identifying specific performance standards
Specifying deadlines
Setting goals
Skill
Sometimes, the difficult questions to manage in an interview are not questions at all. Here are three common interview scenarios that a candidate may be asked to resolve.1. Tell me how you resolved an incident where you were asked to do the impossible.This exercise has a number of possible directions to examine. First, the statement presumes the candidate has met with impossible tasks, and in so doing, has had to come to some kind of resolution. If you are willing to take the bait, it would be good to relate some kind of situation which seemed impossib
The boss is critical.
There is high employee turnover.
There is low employee morale.
People watch the clock.
People dont get much performance feedback.
Signs of a Positive Work Environment
The boss demonstrates interest in the employees.
The boss has an encouraging attitude.
Employees like working there.
There is evidence of company pride and loyalty.
People know where they stand with their supervisors.
Thousands of books have been written on the subject of managing and motivating people, and as many training seminars are conducted on this subject around the world every day. And yet its interesting that even with all of this available information, few companies succeed at creating a positive work environment. Lets see whats involved.
Four Key Skills
Creating a positive work environment is based on four key skills. They are:
1. Tell people what you expect of them.
2. Show interest in your team members.
3. Create an encouraging environment.
4. Recognize and reward good performance.
Skill #1: State Your Expectations
Telling people what you expect of them means doing the following:
Communicating expectations clearly
Having a specific job description
Identifying specific performance standards
Specifying deadlines
Setting goals
Skill
One of the biggest mistakes most entrepreneurs make is becoming emotionally controlled by factors that are totally OUT of their control. Such as: an impossible prospect, market trends, someone else's ultimate decision, attempting as 1 person to do the work of 5, unexpected cancellations, delayed transactions, other people's attitudes or opinions. And the list goes on - and on - and on - and - I think you get it. Have you ever had that experience? I thought so. So here's the point -STOP IT!You are putting yourself through emotional stress that you don't ne
Employees like working there.
There is evidence of company pride and loyalty.
People know where they stand with their supervisors.
Thousands of books have been written on the subject of managing and motivating people, and as many training seminars are conducted on this subject around the world every day. And yet its interesting that even with all of this available information, few companies succeed at creating a positive work environment. Lets see whats involved.
Four Key Skills
Creating a positive work environment is based on four key skills. They are:
1. Tell people what you expect of them.
2. Show interest in your team members.
3. Create an encouraging environment.
4. Recognize and reward good performance.
Skill #1: State Your Expectations
Telling people what you expect of them means doing the following:
Communicating expectations clearly
Having a specific job description
Identifying specific performance standards
Specifying deadlines
Setting goals
Skill
Mistake #1: Not thinking widely enough to explore all feasible options.First, a note about benefits - if you can provide a solution that provides more benefits than the current process, then not only do you benefit (hopefully in practical and emotional ways) but also the company profits, so do the shareholders and so does the economy. If more of these positive benefit decisions were being made daily by more and more people then we would all be better off!It is human nature to want to think about the problem quickly, get to an answer (instead of a list of
Four Key Skills
Creating a positive work environment is based on four key skills. They are:
1. Tell people what you expect of them.
2. Show interest in your team members.
3. Create an encouraging environment.
4. Recognize and reward good performance.
Skill #1: State Your Expectations
Telling people what you expect of them means doing the following:
Communicating expectations clearly
Having a specific job description
Identifying specific performance standards
Specifying deadlines
Setting goals
Skill
According to an article in The Washington Post (April 4, 2006) though getting fired ranks as one of the events in life which causes greatest stress it seems that the constant fear of losing your job can actually damage your mental and physical health even more.It appears that the unrelenting nature of the stress is linked more strongly to depression and health problems than actual job loss.The constant stress causes a variety of problems generally starting with sleeplessness, which is itself connected to more health problems. Since the n
4. Recognize and reward good performance.
Skill #1: State Your Expectations
Telling people what you expect of them means doing the following:
Communicating expectations clearly
Having a specific job description
Identifying specific performance standards
Specifying deadlines
Setting goals
Skill #2: Show Interest in Your Team
What behaviors convey that someone is interested in you?
Making eye contact
Calling you by name
Asking your opinion
Smiling
Complimenting your work
Taking your suggestions
These behaviors convey a lack of interest:
Ignoring you
Not knowing your name or not using it
Not asking your opinion
Ignoring your suggestions
Not commenting on your work
Following your suggestion, but only when heard from someone else
Such signs discourage productivity because they make people feel discouraged, angry, less confident, and stripped of self-esteem.
Skill #3: Create an Encouraging Environment
Most people would agree that an encouraging work environment is one where:
Your ideas are valued.
Creativity is encouraged.
Risks are encouraged.
Fun and laughter are valued.
New ideas are rewarded.
You feel appreciated.
People thank you for your contributions.
Flexibility is valued.
You feel like part of the team.
Creating such an environment results in the following benefits to employees. You:
Contribute more ideas.
Feel more committed.
Look forward to coming to work.
Are more productive.
Have increased self-esteem.
Creating such an environment results in the following benefits to manage
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