Coaching & Motivating

The ghost of the pandemic says: Here’s how to motivate remote workers in 2023

December 20, 2022
About 70 percent of employees now work remotely worldwide, according to Apollo Technical, a recruiting agency. Here are some of the ways they recommend motivating your far-flung workforce in the new year.

Employers use coaching programs to prepare new managers

December 16, 2022
Employers with formal coaching programs say they primarily use them to improve workers’ leadership and management skills. The next most frequently cited benefits were improved performance and improved job satisfaction.

Combat “quiet quitting”

November 10, 2022
What started as a TikTok rant against the “hustle culture” has ricocheted across social media. It’s the latest sign that employees are setting stricter boundaries around the work-life balance.

Coach, don’t punish, if progress is possible

October 25, 2022
Progressive discipline, or a system of graduating threats, is a common strategy to address employee misbehavior or performance problems. “The whole process is doomed to fail,” writes Sue Bingham, founder of HWCP Group.

5 steps to remain calm during a work confrontation

September 23, 2022
It’s now more important than ever for HR pros to keep their cool and de-escalate any confrontation with a hot-headed employee. Conflict de-escalation has always been an important skill for leaders, but many people are uncomfortable facing issues head-on.

Capacity building and the Tom Brady Effect

September 14, 2022
For Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, the best leaders not only learn from their losses, but always seek to improve after a win.

Get your team thinking very creatively

September 2, 2022
Collect a box of odds and ends, the less useful the better. Tell the group that the organization has overproduced these items and has thousands, or millions, left in stock—and it’s the group’s job to figure out how to market them to recoup the costs.

Trouble getting the staff in on Fridays?

July 22, 2022
It’s Friday and you’re bringing in exactly one box of donuts to treat your colleagues. Chances are you’ll be eating those sugary treats alone at your desk as tumbleweeds are blowing down the hallways. It’s official: Thursday is the new Friday.

Bring change to your organization with 3 tested steps

July 15, 2022
None of the change management models out there are more popular than Kurt Lewin’s three-step model. Lewin was a highly influential German-American psychologist and one of the pioneers of modern social psychology. His model likens the change process to manipulating an ice cube’s shape.

7 reasons why employees disengage and quit

June 24, 2022
Think of your employees as all sitting in the same rowboat. You like to think they’re all pulling hard on those oars together. But based on recent Gallup polling, only about a third of employees (34%) are busting their butts (actively engaged).