Posts Tagged ‘employees engagement’
The Magic Meeting Makeover: How to Make Every Meeting Count. (The Worksheet)
The average employee spends 392 hours in meetings each year. But there is a problem. Only 33% of meetings actively make a new decision. And a meeting without a decision is a waste of time. Make sure your meetings are part of the 67% where decisions are made. Why meetings are hard There’s nothing wrong…
Read MoreThe Power of Clarity: Small Business Teams Want Clear Expectations. (The Worksheet)
Nearly 48% of workers reported leaving a job because it didn’t meet their expectations (from a survey by ThriveMap). This highlights a crucial aspect of employee management: the importance of clear communication about expected outcomes. The importance of managing expectations. Communication gap It is not because you lied to them about their jobs. It is…
Read MoreWillingness To Sell: Great Workplaces Unite And Deliver. (The Worksheet)
Last week we addressed creating a willingness to buy. One essential part of a willingness to buy is creating a willingness to sell. If your team is motivated and interested in their work, your clients will be too. And this mindset shouldn’t be limited to just the sales team. Collective effort Every part of your…
Read MoreStop Writing Job Titles: Reimagining Job Descriptions For Business Needs (The Worksheet)
Let’s face it, job descriptions can feel a bit stale. Every business in every industry has the same ones. Sales Manager, Marketing Coordinator, Customer Service Rep, Admin Support, and more. But do these titles really capture the essence of what the job entails? Do these titles make the job feel tied to your business? From…
Read MoreMeetings, Not Monologues: A Collaborative Approach. (The Worksheet)
You know whenever you call a meeting at work, all your employees jump up for joy and yell, “Yay! A meeting! I can’t wait!” Well, no, this probably doesn’t happen. Meetings are rarely met with this exuberance. Memes about how awful meetings are get shared every single day. But it doesn’t have to be this…
Read MoreRedefining “The Right Fit” For The Business And For The Job. (The Worksheet)
Every job in your business is different. You will need different people to fill them. People with a range of capabilities that will bring value to your business. Using last week’s worksheet, you defined the right values and behaviors for your business. Don’t stop there: find the right values and behaviors for each job in…
Read MoreBuild a Better Business: Understanding Your Organizational Chart. (The Worksheet)
In the last ten years, how many things have you heard are “dead”? Email, landlines, offices, retail stores. And yet all of these things still exist. They evolved. The same is true for the organizational chart, which people have been declaring as “dead” for almost ten years. But the org chart is not dead: the…
Read MoreEmpower Your Employees To Change: Change Communication Checklist. (The Worksheet)
The premise of the movie Frozen is to end a perpetual winter. Nobody is more excited about this than Olaf the snowman, who dreams of experiencing summer and sings a song of joy as others stand around whispering, “Somebody ought to tell him.”. Don’t make your employees a live-action Olaf. Do they understand what? Businesses…
Read MoreTough Talks With Employees: Question Your Way to Resolution. (The Worksheet)
Last week we agreed that your relationship with an employee is give & take: They contribute skill, talent, and motivation. You contribute structure, direction, and resources. But things still happen. Even great employees sometimes make mistakes. Especially if you encourage innovation and creativity at work, which you should. What now? The tough conversations At first…
Read MoreThe Talent Trap: Why New Employees Are Not Meeting Expectations. (The Worksheet)
You are hiring good people. Skilled people. Talented people. Motivated people. These people will make your business better, no doubt. But then why are they still making mistakes? Why is the work not up to the standard you expect? It’s more than skill, talent, and motivation Because they can’t do it all on their own. …
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