Apply a sustainable approach to employee engagement
Balancing meaningful employee connections can feel like an impossible task. Yet meaningful acknowledgment of your people remains crucial for team cohesion and performance.
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Making manager-employee relationships work
Every manager faces the delicate balance of building rapport with their team while maintaining necessary professional boundaries. Finding the sweet spot between aloof leadership and inappropriate friendliness impacts everything from team performance to workplace culture and your overall effectivenes
4 ways to foster a team environment while 100% remote
A sense of community helps workers feel connected to their organization, which in turn promotes job satisfaction, loyalty and retention. Team bonding, though, can prove challenging when employees telecommute. Try these four strategies.
8 sanity savers for surviving jam-packed meeting days
Most managers realize that attending numerous meetings comes with holding a leadership position. From one-on-ones and weekly staff gatherings to meetings with clients, vendors and fellow administrators, schedules can fill up quickly. Consider these eight sanity-saving measures.
Overachievers benefit from coaching, too
Just because high-flyers already know how to do their job well does not mean they could not profit from regular coaching. Keep the following in mind when tasked with the pleasure of managing overachievers.
Manager intervention: Addressing frequent break-taking
Managing employees who take excessive breaks and sometimes do not meet their deadlines creates a unique challenge for managers. Whether the employee works in an office and stops to chat with others too frequently or steps away from his remote desk one too many times, managers must address this behav
Plan your absence and vacation-proof your team
The tranquility of your hard-earned vacation can quickly evaporate with a single urgent text from the office. But what if you could fully disconnect during your time off, confident that your team isn’t just surviving but thriving in your absence?
8 ways to combat cognitive overload
Cognitive overload affects concentration and problem-solving ability. Sufferers may experience anxiety and difficulty carrying out actions. What can managers do to improve the journey and give their taxed brains a break? Try these suggestions.
7 situations you should document every time
Thorough and accurate HR documentation is what wins lawsuits.
Electronic signatures: What employers need to know
For centuries, a signature at the bottom of a piece of paper has meant someone agrees with what the document says. Can keystrokes carry the same legal weight as pen strokes? Yes. Two federal laws establish the legality of e-signatures in this country: the UETA and E-SIGN.