“Instead of uplifting others, it creates the opportunity or the space for others to start showing up the same way, which can have an unproductive, compounding effect.” How to handle toxic employees Toxic employees can be tough to handle. Although the situation might be awkward or ...
Task #1: Meetings with a Lack of Gender and Direction One of the biggest time wasters is that of an unnecessary meeting which, not only gets sidetracked, but runs longer than stated and ends up proving unproductive. This wastes everyone’s time and can take out a significant chunk of the ...
Negative, unproductive or unengaged team members don’t carry their weight and will affect the group’s morale and effectiveness. As a supervisor, it can be stressful and awkward to manage a “bad apple.” But left unchecked, these poor performers will jeopardize the team and even the organiz...
For internal communication, Miya leverages theClickUp Internal Communications Template—a comprehensive document for nurturing corporate culture, keeping employees informed, and creating seamless staff involvement. With other tools, Miya would always face one problem—constant messaging apps can feel like bein...
Firing employees instead of first working with them to boost their performance is a quick way to hurt team morale. If someone on your team needs better support and training, offer it so they can continue to improve. And whenever your team does well, reward them for their performance. ...
No matter how busy work might get, avoid asking employees to work through lunch or other breaks. Overworking employees can increase their stress. Without breaks, employees won’t be able to disengage and clear their minds. Breaks might feel unproductive in the short term, but in the long run...
Don’t assume employees will revolt at the idea of a top-down decision. If for example, there is a need to move quickly due to a clear and short window of opportunity, or to weed out an unproductive project, some authoritative decision-making may be in order. In fact, employees may we...
Doing the same task every day all day can be tiring, especially in terms of keeping your employees mentally engaged. While you may prefer to keep everyone specialized in their own task, it can be beneficial to break up the workday with different tasks. This can be accomplished by varying ...
How much money are you willing to invest in unproductive employees who don’t understand their job? Not much, right? However, Gallup research shows only 32 percent of employees are engaged at work. Why? Poor onboarding is one factor that leads to disengaged employees. To build your all-st...
At the end of the day, one of the most important things you can do to help keep a healthy flow of communication throughout your organization is to make sure your employees feel valued. Hostile work environments are unproductive work environments. No one responds well to harsh criticisms and...