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“WHERE ARE THEY?”: Addressing Staff Absenteeism

by Greg Mitchell | Feb 16, 2017 | Managing People

It’s 8.00am or so, you’re alone in the office pondering the mountain of paperwork. The phone rings. It’s Jill…”..bit of a cough, won’t be in today”. A couple more minutes tick by…ring, ring…..”It’s Bob, kids are sick and...

Here’s an I.D.E.A. – Provide Effective Feedback!

by Greg Mitchell | Jun 1, 2016 | Managing People

A common challenge for many supervisors and managers when it comes to managing people is providing effective feedback. This is particularly the case where they need to give feedback to a team member who is presently not meeting expectations and/or where they...

Q. WHY ARE POSITION DESCRIPTIONS A LOT LIKE POLITICIANS?

by Greg Mitchell | Nov 5, 2015 | Managing People

A. THEY ARE BOTH BORING BUT NECESSARY! I probably don’t need to spend too much time convincing you that they are both pretty boring as far as topics of conversation go, but you may need a little more convincing that they (position descriptions at least),...

Kill the Performance Review! (or maybe not)

by Greg Mitchell | May 1, 2015 | Managing People

“Performance Reviews: Get Rid of Them” – www.theage.com.au 15/02/15 “Businesses Should Boycott Performance Reviews” – www.afr.com 05/03/14 “Performance Reviews: Is it Time to Kill Them?” –...

Getting Started with Performance Management

by Greg Mitchell | Oct 2, 2012 | Managing People

I was asked by a small business owner the other day “How often should I be talking with my staff about their performance?”. It got me thinking about performance management in small to medium-sized businesses and how it’s an...

“WHERE ARE THEY?”: Addressing Staff Absenteeism

Here’s an I.D.E.A. – Provide Effective Feedback!

Q. WHY ARE POSITION DESCRIPTIONS A LOT LIKE POLITICIANS?

Kill the Performance Review! (or maybe not)

Getting Started with Performance Management

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