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Tag: Employee Satisfaction
How Often Do You Unplug From Work?
It worries me that there is even a need to ask this question. But truth be told, we have programmed our brains to imitate modern gadgets. We let our brains enjoy the tech equivalents of “sleep mode” and “hibernation” but seldom “shut if off”.
How To Deal With Brilliant Jerks?
How do you deal with brilliant jerks at work? Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says “fire them”. Ariana Huffington, cofounder of the Huffington Post says – “No brilliant jerks allowed”. The cost to the company is too high if you do. Do you agree?
A/B Testing – What can managers learn from marketers?
A/B testing or split testing is how marketers use a number of variations of a campaign. This lets them determine which performs better. As a manager, how do you know what works best? Can you do better? How can managers use A/B testing?
Unconscious bias at work – Are you a victim or accused?
You may not need to think too hard to answer this. While I will consciously refrain from saying all, a very large majority of us have been a victim of unconscious bias. Not just victims, we all can as easily be accused of being unconsciously biased against someone.
Stereotyping is a form of bias. How often we stereotype others? How often have you been “stereotyped”?
How to have a difficult conversation with employees?
How do you deliver difficult messages to your team? What’s your style? I prefer stepping out of the office meeting room. A walk outside the building, a café work better when I need to have a difficult one on on discussion. Why are “out of office” meetings effective to deliver difficult messages?
What’s your employee happiness quotient?
We work in a KPI driven work environment. It’s justifiable if employee happiness be measured as a KPI. Most organizations measure employee satisfaction. I believe only a handful measure employee happiness. Yes, satisfaction is not the same as happiness. What is your employee happiness quotient?
Don’t Fail to Plan Employee Engagement?
Now, more than ever, is the time you should not fail to plan for employee engagement. Why?
The Covid-19 impact on the way we work and live continues to linger on. There is no end to job, health and life uncertainties. As one after another pandemic wave subsides and we look to move closer to what was normal, a new variant and spike hits us with greater force.
Empathy in Leadership – Why every leader needs a customer service stint?
Empathy, compassion, listening with patience, the willingness to express gratitude and accept mistakes are some of the soft skills that leaders need to lead happy teams. Jerks cannot be good leaders. People management is about people. You cannot excel at people management if you lack empathy and compassion. Compassion and empathy in leadership is non-negotiable.
Humor Tips for the Grumpy Boss
This is one of the classic workplace characters – the grumpy boss.
Mind you. He or she is not evil or wicked. They are just grumpy – bad-tempered, irritable, annoyed. They have this unique skill to say the most pleasant of things and still manage to upset people. Here are 5 tips to help the grumpy boss add humor to his aresenal.