The Management Blog
Tips & advice to help you improve your performance
Every manager needs to keep one figure in mind: every time an employee leaves, it can take six to nine months of their salary to recruit, hire and onboard their replacement.
Thus, if that person made £100,000 per year, it can take from £60,000-£90,000 to replace them.
The term empowerment is being thrown around a lot these days in corporate meetings and management trainings, but when asked, not all managers can precisely answer what it is.
Some believe it is delegating while others rewarding their staff members.
Motivating employees is a large part of the manager’s role.
It is a proven fact that individuals perform smarter and better when they are empowered, provided with clear objectives and rewards for achieving them.
Having the ability to make a quick, yet good decision is imperative in all life situations.
To be an effective manager, decision making skills are crucial.
Change can bring about a stressful and difficult time for members of any organisation.
However, the situation can be greatly exacerbated if employees feel like they are being kept in the dark about matters affecting them.
From birth until well into our twenties and even thirties, we are expected to grow not only physically, but mentally and intellectually.
We attend school and are given advice by elders in order to become positive members of society.
If you are reading this article, you already know the importance of coaching your employees.
However, not every manager has innate coaching skills that they feel confident with.
Not preparing for change at the workplace is similar to going out in the rain without an umbrella.
You know you will be wet and uncomfortable, and not prepping for the upcoming changes in weather is not smart.
