One of the first challenges a new manager faces is the new relationship they have with the employees that report to them. Should they befriend them? Hang out with them outside of work? Connect on social media accounts like Facebook? All of which can be summarized by the simple question: can you be friends with your employees?
Employee innovation isn’t simply a by-product of a great innovation program or company culture. It’s also the removal or reduction of one key key dynamic.
Thinking about the culture you’re creating, after you’ve created it, is a bit late in the process. To create a culture where teams thrive, where high performers like working, there are at least four things you have to get right. You can’t have high performing teams without big challenges In their book, The Wisdom of …
Few bosses walk up to their employees and criticize them in public. But tons of employees feel criticism instead of coaching – which ends up having a dramatic impact on their engagement level. This can be fixed. Employees want coaching, here’s how to give it to them.