Managing Performance

Tips & advice to help you improve your performance

How To Set Objectives That Won’t Be Forgotten After Two Weeks

If you’ve come across this article, you probably already know the importance of setting objectives for yourself and your team. However, if you’re like most people, you are aware that most objectives that you set are simply forgotten after a couple of weeks. Objectives are…

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Your Purpose And Objectives – Don’t Confuse The Two

What’s the purpose of a football team, or any other team in a team sport? Did you immediately think, “to win the game” or “to beat the opposition”? OK, here’s another question…What’s the objective for the team? Did you repeat the same answers? Very often,…

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How To Discipline A Member Of Your Team Without Getting Personal

Humans are emotional beings, which means that when a manager must discipline a member of their team, emotions are flying high. No one likes to hear negative feedback, which is why it is easy for a simple feedback session to turn personal and get nasty.…

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Is Performance-Related Pay Right For Your Organisation?

Most organisations pay their employees a set salary per month, or an agreed-upon hourly rate. While this type of setup works for many firms, it is not a one-fits-all solution. (more…)

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How To Use New Years’ Resolutions To Move Up The Corporate Ladder

Every New Years’ people around the world decide to set a new bar of expectations for the upcoming year. For many individuals, this involves weight loss, exercise, and other mundane goals. However, a get set of New Years’ resolutions have the potential to set you…

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Why Your Pep Talks Don’t Work & What To Do Differently

A pep talk is intended to make someone feel more courageous or enthusiastic about something and in the business world it usually refers to their job! (more…)

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3 Important Elements Of Positive Performance Management

The days of the manager who says, ‘My way or the highway!’ have certainly changed. Managing through fear belongs back in the dark ages when the autocratic manager was king. (more…)

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5 Ways To Handle An Employee’s Inability To Perform

One of the most popular sessions we cover in our management training is managing poor performance. We are asked many questions about specific people in their teams who are just not performing as they should. (more…)

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How and Why Feedback Can Help You Improve

How often do you proactively initiate feedback from your team members? I don’t mean the ad-hoc, daily discussions that are necessary for getting work done; I’m referring to the type of feedback that gives you direction, vision and strategic information to help you run your department…

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