The concept of work-life balance often feels like an elusive ideal, especially in leadership positions. However, top executives can actively shape a healthy workplace culture by modeling the behavior they expect. A CEO sets a...
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Results Over Hours: Rethinking Success Metrics
If a manager suggests promoting an employee solely because they work long hours, it’s a missed opportunity. Focus on the big picture. Emphasize promotions based on the impact an employee has made. Does their work drive...
No more brilliant jerk
We’ve all worked with exceptionally talented individuals. They’re insightful, articulate, and solve problems with dazzling efficiency. However, this brilliance can sometimes lead to arrogance. They might dismiss ideas...
Fostering a Culture of Candid Feedback: Strategies for Effective Communication in the Workplace
Encouraging open communication where individuals can express their thoughts and opinions with positive intent is vital for fostering a culture of candid feedback. This approach ensures that feelings, viewpoints, and feedback can...
Culture of « Freedom and responsibility »
Build up talent density At most companies, policies and control processes are put in place to deal with employees who exhibit sloppy, unprofessional, or irresponsible behaviour. But if you avoid or move out these people, you...
Awesome meetings
There is mainly 3 types of meetings : Decision-making meeting does the follow Gets a decision made Includes the people most directly affected by the decision as well as a clearly designated decision-maker Presents all credible...
Assigne a challenging task / project
Because this is high stakes, you’d like to keep a close eye on how it’s going. If you frequently drop in and ask for an update or give unsolicited feedback, you risk making your report feel disempowered. He’ll...
The great feedback
Where do we start ? It may seem counterintuitive, but the feedback process should begin before any work does. You should start on what success looks like whether for a given project or for a given time period, and lay the...
Performance review
Performance reviews is to improve performance. The review is usually dedicated to two things: To determine what skills are missing and to find ways to remedy that lack; To intensify the people’s motivation in order to get them on...
Management by objectives (MBO)
The idea behind MBO is extremely simple: If you don’t know where you’re going, you will not get there. Or, as an old saying puts it « You don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there. » A...
