Every organisation has values that they reflect through their work and actions. They are not only important to the brand image of the organisation, but having a vision is also critical to their organisational success. The brand values of an organisation should reflect and promote the importance of client care and creating a happy, motivated [...]
To ensure that goals and visions are achieved and that team members attain maximum productivity, it is critical that you keep your team motivated. Motivation is an important tool to have when working in a team environment; it is the emotional connection to goals that enables drive, and the key element that encourages team members [...]
Maintaining employee engagement is important no matter what you are trying to achieve in a business, and it is especially important when you are a leader trying to increase your employee’s skill set. When a team is engaged, results are achieved. If you are in a leadership position you need to constantly be building your [...]
When delivering feedback it is important that you deliver it in a way that ensures the message of the feedback results is received with the impact it deserves. Often, the person receiving feedback can act in a defensive manner that will damage its effectiveness. You can avoid this by ensuring that the way you give [...]
Research demonstrates that inspiration is what separates great leaders from average leaders, and then again from average leaders to bad leaders. Leaders that inspire their employees find that their employees will be more engaged and committed to their work and projects. The ability to inspire is one of the top ranked qualities when employees are [...]
High performing companies always clearly communicate to employees their performance expectations, and their managers promote the person with the best skills and knowledge to become leaders. These leaders have to be fair, talent-focused and excel in clarifying performance procedures, focus on job role training and facilitate employees to work well together. It is a proven [...]
360 degree feedback can be used for many different purposes. However you may find it most valuable to your organisation if you focus the 360 degree feedback on particular goals. These goals may be ones that have been discussed in leadership and management meetings or established in the year’s Performance Agreement. The 360 degree feedback [...]
Everything that happens within an organisation happens due to carefully mapped out strategic planning. Strategic planning enables a company to clearly set out its goals and objectives, define its direction, identify its resources and figure out how to make the desired change happen. There are five key elements when it comes to creating a strategic [...]
In HR, employee relations and risk management are considered to be strength when it comes to meeting goals. Employee relations and risk management refers to ensuring that all employees are treated with respect, are provided with health and safety processes and training, and that all employees are treated fairly and equally. During 360 Degree feedback [...]
It can be a difficult situation when you find you are dealing with a ‘bad boss.’ A ‘bad boss’ may take credit for other peoples work, not give credit when credit is due, be moody and short tempered, or buckle under pressure – leaving the rest of the team without support. Unfortunately if you have [...]
