Most supervisors and leaders spend too much time and energy focusing on their top performers and/or their low performers. But the group they should really be concerned about is the solid middle group – Joe & Jane Average. Why?
Spend any time in the workforce, and there is a high possibility that you will be made to feel “small” by a colleague talking down to you or devaluing your input. Taking some time, however, to understand what motivates condescension, as well as learning some strategies to combat it, can help.
Recommit yourself to your overall direction. Continue to invest time and energy toward your goals. But also, actively pursue obtaining the feedback that will help you bring your goals into crystal-clear focus and fine-tune the direction you should go.
Wondering if you should get your boss or coworkers gifts for the holiday season? This advice may surprise you.
There are many factors to how holidays are handled in the workplace. Work schedules and demands, time off, decorations, and holiday parties all factor into how the season is incorporated into an office space and received by the employees who work there.
Let me share five guiding principles that can help appreciation “stick” in your workplace.
Let me share a few tips on communicating appreciation to a “difficult” colleague.
Busyness can be a train that keeps barreling down the tracks, if you let it. But, implementing some changes in perspective can give your life a healthy balance, and keep your “engine” running efficiently.
The hope is that through implementing a healthy engagement plan, even those who don’t love their job will be engaged—committed to putting forth effort to meet the company’s goals.
The one thing that is foundational for successfully conveying appreciation in the workplace is to communicate in the appreciation language that is desired by each individual.