Tag Archives: employees
People-First Learning Is a Key to Effective Mentoring
As wonderful as Wikipedia and Google can be in finding out information, when it comes to effective mentoring, going directly to real people trumps an outdated content-first approach. Why? Employees have figured out that information without context and organizational history is ineffective and often incorrect. People look to and connect to other people when there [...]
Are You Eager For Change?
Employees have been downsized, laid off, given reduced benefits, forced to work longer and longer hours without additional pay. Will anyone be surprised when thousands of these employees ditch their unhappy work circumstances as soon as the economy shows a strong recovery? Anyone who has read the news can see that many companies treated employees [...]
Don’t Pull The Plug On Employee Engagement
The most significant word in employee retention is “engagement”. Too many workers are present but their imagination, spirit and creativity have departed out the door with disillusion. Don’t make these five mistakes when dealing with employees: 1. Be a know-it-all and discount the input of others. A new senior level manager was brought into an [...]