Organisations these days are moving towards the continuous 360-degree mode of feedback instead of the traditional annual performance review process. This regular, 360-degree approach is incredibly useful as it provides the opportunity to gain inputs from multiple team members, including the individuals that work closest with...
Do you feel your boss is a narcissist? Do they expect you to be on call the entire day? Are they a person who blames everyone else other than themselves for any mistakes? Do they often argue and contradict themselves? Well, if the answer to...
One of your the most rewarding tasks of a manager is to identify & develop the leadership potential in an organisation. In fact, a high-performing, high-potential employee, it is not unlike having a life saver to watch your back. These individuals are known as star performers as they...
One of the most useful techniques to help you articulate your organisational strengths and weaknesses, identify opportunities, and assess threats, is SWOT Analysis. SWOT Analysis in a business context will assist you to carve a sustainable niche in the market. In a personal context, it...
Your organisation's strategic objectives,also known as strategic goals, are the go to statements for what you are trying to achieve. They are the key elements of your strategy serving as building blocks bridging your organisational strategy and metrics framework. A strategic objective indicates a specific goal with...
Workplace humour has a way of connecting people, building rapport, alleviating tension and building a positive culture. That humorous exchange of jokes, memes and posts has a motivational & inspirational effect that makes people happy. When people are happy, they look forward to work. They enjoy the...
Performance management entails a lot more than mere employee performance appraisal. A well-rounded performance appraisal needs to be a summary of a continuous year-round dialogue. If you focus only on the annual appraisal, it will create misunderstanding and lead to non-appreciation of the advantages of...
According to research, your first impression is created in seven seconds. The Society for Personality and Social Psychology says that although these first impressions are often incorrect, people are unwilling to ignore facts especially when they do not support their first impressions. Ironically, once you...
Employee turnover is the number of employees who exit an organisation and are eventually replaced by new employees. Employee retention, on the other hand, indicates the rate at which organisations successfully manage to keep employees from leaving. Employee turnover is a challenge that needs to be...
Peer-to-peer recognition is a major component of a successful employee engagement program. It's critical for employees to recognise each other for their efforts & successes. Equally, managers recognising employees is just as important. Employee recognition driven by true effort & success enhances motivation. Social recognition takes it...
