How to Develop Rapport and Make Supervision Easier!

Coworkers that have a good rapport with each other

As busy supervisors with a lot on our plates, we’re usually so grateful to have help arrive that we sometimes lose sight of the need to intentionally build connections with our team. The best time to do this is when someone first joins the team.  However, if you feel you may have fallen short of…

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How Customized Supervisor Coaching Maximizes Potential

An HR manager providing customized coaching to another HR manager.

Have you ever wished you could have someone else’s skills, abilities, and/or talents? What made you feel that way? It could have been someone in your life who ignored your unique strengths or focused on your areas of weakness rather than your strengths. Supervisors who honor and bring out the diversity of individuals build strong…

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7 Amazingly Simple Ways for Supervisors to Build Trust

I don’t believe that “rah-rah” speeches motivate people.  In my experience, the more effective route is to hire people who are intrinsically motivated to do great work and then do everything possible not to de-motivate them. Few things demotivate people faster than working with a supervisor they don’t trust. Why is trust so important?  When…

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3 Things to Do Today to Prevent Turnover of Your Best Employees

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Employee turnover is a measure of how frequently employees leave a business. Turnover impacts company profitability. There are two predictable employee turnover spikes every year – spring and fall.  With fall just around the corner, now’s a great time to be thinking about how to reduce the amount of employee turnover we experience.

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