Managing Employees

Wouldn’t it be great if we only had to do what we do best?  This may not be feasible for you, as you have varied responsibilities as a manager.  What you can do is focus your energies on your strengths when managing employees.
What are you best at?  When you are managing your employees, where do […]

Have you found when managing your employees that they bring different levels of self-confidence to their work?  We know that the more confidence an individual possesses the more efficient and productive they can be in meeting their goals. If you view your role in managing employees as a mutual working relationship, then you would want […]

You have an employee who performs well in most of their responsibilities, yet has one area they seem to avoid or perform below par. A classic example is the sales person. Successful sales people have strong communication skills and know how to engage a prospect or client. They are highly motivated by the sale’s process. […]

Employees want to succeed in their work and you as their manager can guide them to that level. To be successful as a manager, I would suggest that you focus more on the employee’s strengths than their weaknesses. Since we tend to get more frustrated by what an employee is not doing, we can fail […]

Employees can be challenging as they come with different styles of communication, motivational levels, attitudes and desires. If you only have two employees to manage, well you life is certainly easier than a manager who has many employees. Yet you have to do the same thing they do…..get the most from your employees in order […]