Lethargy at work is a common problem that has a significant impact on productivity. By addressing the factors that contribute to lethargy at work, employers build a more productive and positive work environment.
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One third Overstaffed?
I’ve been saying it for years. Now there is proof!
Continue readingFalse References
Have you ever hired someone and came to the conclusion that the reference didn’t do the person justice? Maybe you thought a good reference was given to help the person move on? All a matter of judgement of course. Enjoy the video
Continue readingCharismatic Leadership
The charismatic leader knows the team. They all think the leader is amazing. What could possibly go wrong?
Continue readingEmployee Engagement Surveys
Do you do Employee Engagement surveys? Why? What do you do with the Survey results?
Continue readingRighteous Robots And Erroneous Executives
Let me be extreme to make a point. The Executive View People work for money People do as little as possible for it They don’t follow instructions The Employee’s View
Continue readingA Higher ROI
The Board, and the Chief Executive in particular, are aware that the shareholders would prefer a higher return on their investment, everything else being equal. The route to enhanced returns in the long term is through raising the operating profit from a given turnover. I’ve published much about ways to reduce input costs, overheads, and of the ideas behind making people more willing to work toward your goals. Improving people’s performance, in the long term, is a difficult management challenge. It is very easy to establish and incentivise SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound) goals and make people work toward them. Do you think you can create an incentive scheme that will cover all eventualities?
Continue readingThe management books are wrong
Management grew out of the great thinkers such as Fayol and Clausewitz. Both working in the administration of large set piece organisations. Any organisation that is rigidly conforming to a master plan is not going to succeed. What’s the average tenue of FTSE100 CEO and how long does the company stay in the FTSE? Time to break free from the past. To be fair it is our interpretation of what we think they said that confuses us. Enjoy the video
Continue readingPerformance Management
I realise that what I am about to write goes against the current orthodoxy pushed by Government, Consultancies and Software suppliers. Unfortunately, few of them have ever managed people and observed behaviour and measured performance. I’ve been doing this since 1976. Maybe, I’m a slow learner. I know I haven’t finished learning. But I know a lot of what works and what doesn’t. Rewards, in terms of incentives and bonuses, and threats, politely called in HR-speak Performance Improvement Plans, do not produce the best performance.
Continue readingStaff retention
One in five of your staff is expecting to change jobs in the next year. To many, the pandemic, and changes in their working regime, have been an eyeopener. Most of them want to change their manager as they love their job! They did apply to do it, after all. Replacing staff costs money. There is the obvious cost of the recruitment process, paying agencies, advertisements and the additional costs due to the workload of your selection processes. You will have to train the new recruit and accept a steady build-up of effectiveness over weeks. All causing lost performance which you may cover with premium rate additional hours. Alternatively, you may employ more people than you need so you have built in cover for your employee turnover. Good for you that I’m not your MD.
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