If you’re a manager, your key responsibility should be the management of your team. This includes bringing out the best qualities and work skillsets from your team members. Your ability to give feedback in a way that people can process and produce plays a central role in optimizing employee performance. How can an employee understand what is expected from them and their work performance if…
It is important to establish positive and productive relationships between the manager and the individual members of your team. One-on-one meetings help each other grow personally and professionally. One-on-one’s provide a platform for managers and employees to update about a task, set job expectations, assess motivation and engagement, reinforce workplace values and visions, strengthen relationships, and minimize confusion. Great managers know…
Delivering negative feedback as a manager is the key to developing strong employees. However, many leaders are intimidated to do so and often avoid it, or they feel it is unnecessary for their time. This results in them either leaving feedback until the annual performance review or firing an employee when they don’t meet their expectations. In turn, employees feel attacked for something…
A one-on-one meeting can go downhill very easily. To help prevent this from happening, here is a list of best practices to follow to have a positive one-on-one experience. Schedule accordingly: Schedule your one-on-one meeting based on the number of team members, and on the specific needs of each person. Bi-weekly meetings are good if you have over 5 employees as…