I know you don’t want to think you annoy your employees…but do you?    It takes a lot of work to build trust with your team members, why not step back and see if you are doing your very best to keep it.   Employees will be ok with minor annoyances, but if you are consistently bothering them, then you will build up resentment.   Resentments reduce productivity.   Take some time to review the following article and see if you can improve in your skill in managing employees.

“7 Ways Bosses Annoy Employees” by Alison Green on USNews Money section

Even good managers frustrate their employees now and then—while bad managers, of course, do it regularly. Here are seven of the most common complaints about the things bosses do without even realizing it:  For example, calling employees when they are on vacation… read more

If there is a behavior that you do, take some time to understand why you do it, then figure out a way to resolve it.  Then congratulate yourself for implementing a change in your managing skills.

Be well,
Pat