Employee Satisfaction
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…
Read More3 Things to Do Today to Prevent Turnover of Your Best Employees
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.
Read MoreHow to Lead with Feeling: The Role of Emotions in Team Success
Getting people to get their work done efficiently is a daily challenge for supervisors. With so much on your plate, you don’t have the time to check up on the status of their projects, so you need them to be interested in the work and own it to the end. Fortunately, the answer doesn’t involve…
Read MoreWhat Makes a Remarkable Supervisor?
Most people agree that not everyone has the capability to be a surgeon. Maybe you don’t have stable enough hands or couldn’t get better than a “D” in anatomy to save your life. And if you didn’t graduate from medical school and practice your craft under the wing of a seasoned colleague, it’s not going…
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