Have Expectations and Standards For Employees, Not Rules and Regulations
- Posted by: Staff Editor
- On: 04/11/2008 16:04:11
- In: Employers - General
Performance Review Tips
- Posted by: Staff Editor
- On: 11/06/2007 11:32:20
- In: Employers - General
No matter if you have performance reviews at the end of the year or around an employee’s anniversary date, performance reviews are extremely important for employees.
How to Build Effective Teams
- Posted by: Staff Editor
- On: 10/15/2007 12:00:46
- In: Employers - General
Great people can make a mediocre product a success. But mediocre people can make a great product a disaster.
Experience has taught me that you don’t have to have a great product. A good product is ok. Great people make the difference. Fact: You need a great team in order to succeed. Fiction: You need to have that great team in place from the get-go. Building teams takes time.
So let’s discuss who you need on your team, how to build/support/retain that team, how to find your team members, and who your extended team members should be. All the other risks you face, such as market size and technology, won’t have half the impact of your team.
Employee Engagement - The Topic You Can't Escape
- Posted by: Staff Editor
- On: 08/03/2007 16:01:10
- In: Employers - General
A couple of weeks ago, I was conducting a leadership development program for a well known organization in South Florida and a 24 year old IT manager came up to me at the break. "Debbie, how can I earn the respect of my Baby Boomer staff. They keep telling me I remind them of their son." He is thinking of leaving. After 3 years in a technical position in which he proved his skills, knowledge, talents and abilities, he was promoted. Yet he feels he cannot earn the respect of his staff because of the generational difference. This is a real world challenge with real world solutions.
