Why should you as a leader, focus on eliminating frustrations and roadblocks for your team? Front line supervisors should be focused on making it easier for their teams to achieve results. Employees can get irritated when, despite their best efforts, the system seems to block them from being able to achieve the desired results. […]
Category: Leadership
Put A Stop To Unwanted Chatter
What do you do when people take too much time socializing when they should be working? It’s a tough situation because most people think a little bit of socializing is okay, it’s only when it gets carried away that it becomes a problem. This is all based on the concept that a steady pace […]
Get Employees To Do Jobs They Don’t Like
How do you, as the leader, get people to do the less desirable jobs on your team? Inevitably, there are some jobs employees prefer not to do. It’s important you rotate employees through those less desirable jobs so it doesn’t create favoritism or reverse favoritism punishment. How can you reduce the resistance? Give them […]
Dealing With Dominant Personalities
How can you as a front line supervisor deal with dominant personalities on your team? There are two types of defensiveness people use to protect themselves. Passive defensive, and aggressive defensive. We’re not going to focus on passive defensive, which simply means the person protects themself by laying low and following the rules and […]
Can Conflict Be Beneficial?
How can conflict increase performance? It shouldn’t be a surprise to hear that conflict is usually viewed in a negative way. After all, it can either be destructive or it could create breakthroughs in a positive way. Remember conflict is totally natural and normal at work. There will be disagreements over methods or goals, […]