The Management Blog
Tips & advice to help you improve your performance
What is the one thing a manager can do at the workplace to promote the best experience for all of the employees?
The answer may surprise you.
When trying to find material about making the corporate culture and environment better, there is a lot of confusing information.
Two terms that seem to be used interchangeably are employee satisfaction and employee engagement.
There is an old and somewhat cynical saying which goes like this; “Some companies pay staff just enough money to stop them leaving and the staff do just enough work to stop themselves getting fired!”
Some managers undertake what is known as transactional management. This is where the manager believes that everybody should just do what they are told because they are paid to do a job. This type of manager believes that it is not up to them to motivate employees and it’s the employee’s fault if things go wrong. Learn More
Many managers struggle to get their employees to be engaged with their jobs. Comments range from “I just can’t motivate them” to “They’re only here for the money” to “No-one wants to work these days”. Learn More
