Energy Drain
Do you feel exhausted at the end of the day? Middle of the day? Beginning of the day? Read the blog post before this one if you feel like a ping pong ball. Getting that game under control is a great step to shoring up some drains.
Here are some additional drains that can be turned into boosts.
To do list: Super way to stay organized! Remember to just have one (one life, one list). When you complete something on your list and you cross it off – your list can become overwhelming… Continue reading
Ping Pong
Do you ever feel like a ping pong ball being bounced around every day? Think about your actions. Who are you rewarding? Disrupters or schedulers? How are you training people to interact with you? Do you give your attention to squeaky wheels? Whose agenda is it anyway – yours or are you allowing it to be someone else calling the shots?
Factoid: If you’re looking at emails as they come in you are allowing someone else to manage your time.
Factoid: If you’re looking at texts as they come in you are… Continue reading
Exceptional Performance
Exceptional performance is not a one time event. It is something to work on and add to every day. Perhaps that sounds exhausting? Too much work?
It’s really very easy. You’re performing anyway, so why not make it exceptional? Here’s the challenge, pick one of the following each week to be exceptional. Don’t forget to let your boss know.
Quality of Work – Polish your apple! Your work demonstrates attention to specific directions; is accurate, thorough, and presentable; and is concise and timely.
Initiative and Creativity – Expand your thoughts. You are… Continue reading
Performance Appraisals
‘Tis the season to write those year end performance appraisals. I’ve never met anyone who enjoys this task. I’ve also never met anyone who doesn’t want to receive a performance appraisal.
You may have to muddle through this year and do the best you can. I’ve got a process that can make it a breeze for next year.
The process is simple. On a weekly basis require each one of your employees to submit an email regarding their performance for the week. The email format would be as follows:
This week I worked… Continue reading
Gold Star
Are you competitive? Do you always have to be first? When you’re not first, do you think less of yourself? Being competitive is great. It can be a wonderful motivator to strive to do more and to do better.
It’s also fun to let others win and come in first. Some supervisors and managers feel compelled to be better and smarter than their staff members. They think the way to earn their subordinates’ respect is to know more or do better. In reality, respect is earned through actions, not just what you know.… Continue reading
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