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How Managers Can Enable Learning from Mistakes

“We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.” – Samuel Smiles

It isn’t easy for managers to enable their employees to make mistakes or have failures. Managers worry […]

What’s Your Value in Coaching Your Employees: 3 Benefits

Coaching benefits not just the employees – but also the leader who is coaching them!

Here are three benefits that leaders realize when they coach their employees:

Your employees are stronger, more confident and work better as a team. Productivity increases. Collaboration increases. Conflicts are reduced. People will want to join your department, workgroup or […]

What the Best Leaders Realize

Recognize the efforts of your employees for continued organizational success

The best leaders realize that without the efforts of their employees, they cannot possibly be successful in achieving the goals of the organization. To encourage employees in continuing to meet goals, leaders must recognize their efforts – individually and as a team. What better way […]

Four Ways to Help Your Employees Build Their Skills

To help your employees build their skills, try these four things:

Provide employees with mentors. Provide opportunities for employees to take training workshops. Refer employees to articles and books where they can find practical advice they can use. Provide employees with opportunities to work on projects and initiatives where they can develop their skills

How […]

Three Ways to Prepare to Give Feedback to Employees

Before providing an employee feedback, ask yourself these three questions to effectively prepare for the meeting:

Are you able to identify and describe inappropriate behavior that is impacting the employee’s performance and provide examples to ensure understanding? Are you able to discuss what appropriate behavior looks like and clarify and ensure understanding of expectations around […]