Managing People at Work

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Coaching & Motivating

A collection of 109 issues

Can chatty personalities serve as productive employees?

Chattiness at work is often seen as a distraction. However, according to new data from Prodoscore, a business intelligence solution, a chatty employee is a productive employee. While chattiness feeds some people’s preferred way of working, it is distracting or draining for others. Managers must set

Management strategies: When an employee constantly seeks your help

“Why can’t this employee leave me alone?” While some managers need to think about how to encourage direct reports to come to them for help, others deal with the opposite problem. “Needy” workers can take up a large amount of a leader’s time and test one’s patience with their unquenchable desire for

6 ways to encourage employees to ask for help

Most leaders would prefer that a direct report ask for clarification or advice rather than allow a problem to get worse. For some workers, though, asking for help is easier said than done. What can managers do to reinforce to employees that they are there to help? Try these six approaches.

Managing interns the right way

Is your team bogged down with menial daily tasks that get in the way of more important projects? If that sounds familiar, you should consider establishing an internship program at your organization. However, you’ll need to know how to manage an intern properly if you want to enjoy the benefits.

5 methods for improving employee accountability

Companies grow and thrive when each team member, including every manager, lives up to expectations. Shift responsibility for improvement away from your organization and back to the individual—where it rightfully belongs—with these ways to promote personal accountability.

Yes, you can curtail employee negativity—here’s how

Are you the type of manager who writes off an employee’s negativity as a “personality problem” you can’t change? If so, you may be exacerbating the behavior and opening the door to a variety of other unwanted issues.

How to properly train a new employee

Good training doesn’t just happen. It’s the result of careful preparation and a well-developed supervisory system.

2 coaching questions all leaders must ask

There are plenty of questions I get asked about coaching, but there are two I think are important that aren’t often broached. So while there are plenty of coaching questions we can and should ask ourselves as leaders, I want to highlight these two.

Coaching conversations: How to prepare and questions to ask

What comes to mind when you think of a coach? While the term may initially lead you to think of a sports team, Eric Papp’s new book, Manage Promises Not People, shows how to adopt the coach mindset, which may be exactly what you need to forge a winning team. These coaching conversations can be trick

How to battle poor retention by improving interactions and saying “thank you”

At the HR Specialist Summit 2023, Karl Ahlrichs, renowned HR expert and speaker, shared insightful strategies for providing rewards and recognition to employees. In his presentation, he emphasized the potential to bolster your team’s retention without significant additional costs, focusing instead o