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How to Stop Micromanaging and Motivate People to Top Performance
Removing Obstacles to Success
April 7, 12:44 pm
I believe it was Malcolm Forbes who said “If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.” In an unstable economy, taking chances can be seen as hazardous. Some might say foolish. But success occurs only when people take chances. And despite what critics you might encounter, now might be a great time to step […]
February 28, 5:05 am
About once a month or so I get together with my good friend Jon Busack (pronounced boo-zak). We’ll meet for coffee and catch up on each other’s lives – the projects we’re working on, how our families are doing, etc.
One thing about Jon – He’s probably the most insightful guy I’ve ever met. A genuine […]
November 19, 4:19 am
Isn’t it sad how some of the people who scoff at workplace communication training could be the ones who benefit from it?
One guy I know, we’ll call him James, has a chip on his shoulder toward some people he once worked with on a project. For whatever reason, James never communicated his displeasure about how […]
October 20, 11:28 am
According to a news report released this morning, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced that an e-mail is circulating to employers with the message that the EEOC is filing a harassment complaint against the employer.
CAUTION! This is a fraudulent spam message. Worse yet, it contains links to sites that give your computer a virus.
The EEOC believes […]
October 8, 4:23 am
If you’ve been on a plane or in a restaurant during the past ten years, you’ve probably seen someone with poor cell phone etiquette. First there’s the guy who thinks he has to yell into his phone so that someone 2,000 miles away can hear him.
Then there’s the woman trying to reason with her teenage […]
August 13, 4:31 pm
If you’ve ever worked with weasels (a favorite term of podcaster Wayne Turmel), you’ve probably encountered the results of poor performance management. Most people want to contribute, be productive, and accomplish the tasks before them with a sense of professionalism.
Others don’t.
Unfortunately, the two types of workers don’t mix well, and when poor performance is mismanaged, […]
July 12, 12:34 pm
I’m scratching my head. Micron, the region’s largest employer here in Southwest Idaho, is in the process of laying off 1,100 workers. That’s not great news, but that’s not what’s puzzling.
There’s this little federal law called the WARN Act that requries companies give sixty days notice before laying off large numbers of workers in one […]