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When You Have an Employee Who Won’t Do the Work

October 19, 2015business planning, business strategybusiness, business frustrations, business strategy, employees, mentoring, systemic thinkingmm

Do you have an employee who won’t ‘do the work’?

Use your 1 on 1 meetings to address the fact that despite initial enthusiasm and agreement to complete a given task, they fail to deliver – and so experience few or poor results.

This is frustrating for you and for them. To the point where you become totally frustrated and begin doubting your own management abilities. This is not helpful to either the manager or the direct report.

Here are five steps to help you through this situation if it is a recurring one – or even if it’s not. Continue reading →

One-on-One Employee Meetings: 10 Questions

October 5, 2015business planning, business strategybusiness, business planning, business strategy, managing, mentoring, problem solving, systemic thinkingmm

Solid strategic plans, strong work relationships, high morale and improved performance are all by-products of good questions. Particularly good questions asked in your 1 on 1 meetings with your direct reports.

Remember these meetings are where you as a manager get to help your staff member ‘be the best they can be.’ This is not a forum for you to talk and tell. It is for you to lead and listen.

This potent communication tool can help you discover important information about your business, your staff, yourself, your customers—and create insights that otherwise might have remained hidden. Continue reading →

Managing Your People to be the Best They Can Be – Part III

September 14, 2015business planning, business strategybusiness, business planning, business strategy, managing, mentoring, problem solving, systemic thinkingmm

In the last two blogs, I’ve been discussing the in and outs of the Personal Progress Meeting (PPM). This week, I’m going to share with you a little bit about a PPM system and some final notes on the PPM in general. Continue reading →

Managing Your People to be the Best They Can Be – Part II

September 7, 2015business planning, business strategybusiness, business planning, business strategy, managing, mentoring, problem solving, systemic thinkingmm

Today I’m going to talk more about the Personal Progress Meeting (PPM). You may be wondering what the PPM covers. What do you talk about if you’re not talking specifically about their works items, or work in progress?

Here are some of the topics you can cover:

Current work issues – what’s working, what’s not working in their job and the jobs of others. What are their ideas for improvement and cost savings. What are your ideas and what does the direct report think of them. Continue reading →

Managing Your People to be the Best They Can Be – Part I

August 31, 2015business planning, business strategybusiness, business planning, business strategy, managing, mentoring, systemic thinkingmm

How does a small business owner who is extraordinarily busy at the best of times become a great manager? How do you go about managing your people to be their best?

There is one system that is the best training and learning ground for both managers and their direct reports. This system is extremely powerful and effective, and the more often you do it, the faster you’ll move toward your strategic intent.

This system might sound counterintuitive. Some of you are going to say, “But that’s just going to give me more work.” Believe me, if you do this the right way, it will free you up in ways you could never imagine, and at the same time, help your employees on the way to being the best they can be. Continue reading →

Solid strategic plans, strong work relationships, high morale and improved performance are all by-products of good questions. Particularly good questions asked in your 1 on 1 meetings with your direct reports.

How does a small business owner who is extraordinarily busy at the best of times become a great manager? How do you go about managing your people to be their best?

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