Management
To Coach Effectively…Do This, Not That
When you think of a coach, what comes to mind? For me, it’s a person with a whistle around the neck who shouts out what you’re doing wrong so all your teammates stop and look at you. Oh, sorry, flashback to high school sports. In the workplace, a coach looks very different than the typical sports…
Read More7 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 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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