Giving Employees Feedback-Get Engaged!

In the last article, I shared one of the key things to focus on when giving feedback to employees-clarity.  Being engaged is the next key behavior we’ll reflect upon today. Be Engaged “Hey Joe, you’ve got to start making less errors on your reports, okay? Thanks.”  I’ve just told Joe the issue and what I…

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Giving Feedback to Employees – Be Clear

  The last post focused on why supervisors are hesitant to discuss poor performance with employees and how to get past it.  Now you’re ready to take action and talk to the employee, right? If that thought leaves you speechless, let me share some thoughts on where to start. Be Clear In all my years…

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Giving employees feedback

I can’t take it anymore! As a human resources consultant, it’s common for me to receive calls from supervisors who are frustrated with the performance of an employee.  Sometimes they’re beyond frustrated, they’re done. They simply want to allow the employee to find opportunities elsewhere.  To put it bluntly, they want the person fired. We…

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Great Employee Service Leads to Great Customer Service

Effective Supervision – Key to Preventing Turnover Last month I wrote about the coming of spring and spring turnover in organizations.  Many of us are not experiencing spring weather yet, but the calendar tells us that spring is officially here! Today I’ll continue to focus on how to keep your best employees. Effective supervision is…

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