I recently saw a meme that wonderfully summed up the concept of a toxic corporate culture: How do you feel on Sunday night about going to work on Monday? It’s such a visceral question. When you think about corporate culture, it can seem like such a broad topic. But it really comes down to thisâhow […]
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Itâs tough to hold on to good employees, but it shouldnât be. Most of the mistakes that companies make are easily avoided. When you do make mistakes, your best employees are the first to go, because they have the most options.
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Emotional intelligence (EQ) is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships. Research with more than 500,000 people worldwide has shown that: 90% of top performers are high in EQ. EQ is responsible for 58% of job performance, yet
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If you are an emotionally intelligent manager, you work hard to have good relationships with your direct reports and are rewarded by your employer for doing so. You pick up on the moods of your people, and youâve mastered the art of using your teamâs collective feelingsâboth the sour and the irrationally exuberantâto create positive
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Know anyone who wants to make more money? Theyâll have to get in line. I think weâd all be hard-pressed to find a coworker, family member or friend who wouldnât like to make more money. The trouble with earning more money is that it often requires a great sacrifice. With a higher salary come the
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You canât build a strong professional network if you donât open up to your colleagues; but doing so is tricky, because revealing the wrong things can have a devastating effect on your career.
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Itâs pretty incredible how often you hear managers complaining about their best employees leaving, and they really do have something to complain aboutâfew things are as costly and disruptive as good people walking out the door. Managers tend to blame their turnover problems on everything under the sun, while ignoring the crux of the matter:
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As a kid, the only motivation I needed was a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut. Â I would lean back in that red pleather booth and proudly present my report card to the waiter and a free pizza would arrive right on cue. Â Thatâs about all it took to dole out the refrigerator-worthy report
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Many organizations talk to their leaders about âcreating workplace culture.â Some talk about it in the context of hiring, training, or values. Others in terms of work ethic, resilience, or âsynergy.â The challenge with these approaches is that you canât really create workplace culture. Culture is the sum of people, the ways they interact, and
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You can likely remember at least one moment when a good employee left your organization. It stings. It hangs a dark cloud over morale, makes other employees question their own future, and sends everyone scrambling to cover their work. Â Finding a replacement can be daunting with the expense and time needed to recruit, hire, and
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