Visit Our Homepage for Current Manager Skills Workshops Having a team member apparently content to retire on the job is not an uncommon situation for many managers. The employee may simply not be aware that moss is growing on their back or a country named Greece has fallen on bad times. Their mental […]
Do you wonder why a few of your handpicked team members can’t seem to escape the gravitational pull of sub-par performance? Do you unconsciously use human attribution theory to explain and judge your people’s lackluster performance or failings? Perhaps the problem is not with your people but with your own belief systems, and possibly, your […]
Workplace coaching, at its core, is a manager and employee partnership committed to improving organizational and individual performance. The critical coaching dialogues resulting from this partnership must deliver two primary outcomes: Employee growth and development Company results These outcomes rely heavily on the quality of a manager’s input. Want Trust? Be Authentic Employee engagement […]
“In a fixed mindset the cardinal rule is: Look smart at all costs. In a growth mindset the cardinal rule is: Learn, learn, learn.” -Carol Dweck, Mindset Somewhere in the early 90’s us leader-managers were informed that we need to start “coaching” our people. If you were like me you thought, “I do coach […]
“If you want the benefits of teamwork, you have to give the team the work.” –J. Hackman, Leading Teams Effective managers understand that building strong, capable teams is the bedrock of high performing cultures. Make this a priority development area. If you are a seasoned leader, you know that this skill set “says […]
