Meeting with some friends a few weeks ago one of the guys mentioned that he gives himself a pep talk each morning as he walks from his car to the entrance to his office.
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Meeting with some friends a few weeks ago one of the guys mentioned that he gives himself a pep talk each morning as he walks from his car to the entrance to his office.
The opposite of being surprised at work is open, honest communication and this type of communication encourages support and buy-in.
Mentor, that is what the back of the shirt says. In two areas of my life, I have one of those shirts. One is a real shirt, it's bright yellow and yes the word mentor is on the back. The second shirt is imaginary but..
Here are a list of my favorite blog post for the week of December 9, 2016
The more I work at modeling being encouraging open communication, the more I realize that it is often about not saying a word but listening to what others have to say.
Often when the leader speaks first the team realizes it doesn’t matter what they say, the leader wants it done one way, theirs. As a team leader, I want input, open communication. I must be careful, however, not to speak first, but let others have input.
Reviews are a necessary part of any work organization where progress and growth are expected.
However, I have come to believe that the “end of the year” review is something that employees dread and are often detrimental to staff moral.
