“Strong opinions, weakly held” is the mantra from this Harvard Business Review article. Actually, the article provides 3 excellent leadership suggestions: Get emotional. Be whimsical. Express doubt. Now those 3 items, in terms of leadership, should pique your interest. In case not, here is an excerpt from each topic: Get emotional – More than purpose or perks, employees value heartfelt moments of connection that meet their needs as social beings. Be whimsical – By exposing their idiosyncrasies, passions, and whims, bosses can make themselves more human. Express doubt – “Employees, more than ever, are individualists. Leaders, in response, are learning to be less the visionary, less the sage, less the… Read More
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This story will do down in the annals of management malfeasance. A good friend of mine works for a small company that had an atrocious employee. This employee couldn’t show up on time (if at all), didn’t seem to know what she was doing and created great dissent within the team. Unfortunately, the owner made the emotional hire and didn’t want to admit his error, at least not in a timely manner. So this employee continued her employment with my friend’s company for almost 6 mos. and the stories that surrounded her were almost unbelievable. She missed work all together and offered these excuses: overslept reaction to medication robbed while… Read More
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Bob Rosner has a unique perspective on managing employees in his latest Working Wounded post – Stop Workplace Whining. The setup: A study by In Touch asked employees, “Why don’t you speak up at work?” More than 1 in 4 said they remain quiet because “there isn’t a good way to speak up” or “management doesn’t care.” I’ve outlined below three dos to reduce pressure at work and have everyone engaged in the problem-solving process. For more, check out Rant, Repair, Rave on workplace911.com. I’ll leave the whale example at the beginning of his post for you to read on your own (it is funny and disgusting all at once).… Read More
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