Leadership
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Why Team Building Efforts Fail: Common Pitfalls to Avoid
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Team building exercises are one of the most commonly used group-development ventures in many organizations. However, not everyone is convinced of their value. Some people actually question whether those indoor or outdoor activities even work at all. Most of us…
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How to Give Tough Feedback Without Tearing People Down
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One study conducted by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman found that 74% of employees who received negative feedback already knew there was a problem. It shows that employees are not blind to their weaknesses. Perhaps they are just not sure…
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Unlocking Success: How to Make Your One-on-One Meetings with Your Boss Truly Effective
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One-on-one meetings are useless. They take the quality time that could be spent on real work away from employees. That’s what you often hear about one-on-ones. But these meetings are actually crucial not only from a manager’s perspective but also…
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Ever Wonder What Makes a One-on-One Meeting Unproductive? Here’s How to Do It
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A one-on-one meeting, 1:1, 1 on 1, a one-to-one, a check-in, whatever you call it, it is one of the most important meetings, looking both from a manager’s perspective as well as an employee’s perspective. Unfortunately, those kinds of meetings…
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The Peter Principle Explained: Why Promoting Top Performers to Leadership Can Backfire
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In 1969, a professor of education, Laurence J. Peter, and a playwright, Raymond Hull, published a book entitled The Peter Principle [1], which described a management concept called the Peter Principle. It discredited the model of promotion in hierarchical organizations….
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Protecting Your Peace: How to Handle Toxic Individuals with Confidence
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You walk into the office feeling energized. You drink a cup of coffee while having a delightful chit-chat in the social room. You’re about to start your daily duties feeling motivated and cheerful. But there is this one person or…
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Protect Your Team’s Spirit: How to Handle the 3 Most Demotivating Personalities
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You probably actually met a few toxic people in your career. Those who were like the cancer of the workplace and disrupted your well-being, happiness and motivation at work. You avoided scheduling meetings with them, making eye contact with them…
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Is It Worth Hiring a Star? The Myth of Talent Portability
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There are many companies which boast about hiring the best of the best. Looking for stars sounds like a great business approach to staffing your company. Who wouldn’t want to work with people renowned in their field of expertise or…
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Toxic Coworkers Can Be More Expensive Than Superstars
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Leaders in companies like to hire the best people they can find in the market. In our success-oriented world nobody wants to work with mediocre employee. All-star teams only. They want to work with the best of the best so…