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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If you’re the Boss, you know you can’t just be ‘one of the girls’ or ‘one of the lads’. But you have to be friendly if not a friend. You don’t want to be Rules Rita or Rules Roy, do you? In any case, it doesn’t work! Enjoy the video.
Continue readingOne third Overstaffed?
I’ve been saying it for years. Now there is proof!
Continue readingLearn what to see and what not to see
While you’re walking around greeting everyone at work, do you sometimes notice things that you don’t like? How do you react?
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 readingTOXIC PRODUCTIVITY
Not all ‘productivity’ is good. The word is used for a ratio of something to something and is able to suggest ‘improvement’ without defining improvement of what. Be careful with the term. Watch the video!
Continue readingMicro-Managing Leadership
Leaders get promoted because they were good at being part of a team, getting lots of work done. The Leader’s job is not to do the work of the whole team, but rather to manage the team to do more, good, work.
Continue readingToo busy to talk
Consultants love a 2×2 matrix. We all know that for sanity and serenity we should avoid the box Urgent and Important. It means we have to do that right now! Sometimes, things happen outside our ability to plan, outside our strategic scan of the horizon.
Continue readingSituation Contingent Leadership
This may come as a shock. Leadership is not about you. It’s about the people you lead.
Continue readingOne in four employees
Remote working, during the pandemic of the early 2020s, created an opportunity to work from home for many. For those of us whose work consists of pressing keys, the obstacles to working from home were technical. IT security, hardware, a space to work and the peace to work. Many managers regretted the loss of scrutiny during this time. They worried that people wouldn’t do their hours, that people would be slack. The video lays out the differences between these two extremes.
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