How Great Leaders Empower Employees

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‘Good leaders hear the needs of their employees, great leaders actively listen and care.’

Feedback conversations don’t have to occur in an annual review and don’t have to happen constantly. They have to happen in a collaborative and relevant way so that it matches both the work and career goals.’

‘Putting a sound strategy in place doesn’t do much if you’re not following up with with a targeted action plan.’

‘Don’t wait for the annual performance review to evaluate and let go of poor performers.’

Organizations and their leaders should worry less about compliance, ranking, and reviews and more about the big picture, creating a culture of coaching and feedback that empowers employees to use their skills and talents to support the company’s goals while also achieving their own.’

Performance enablement is a new and far better path toward organizational effectiveness and employee satisfaction than old-fashioned performance management.’

Employee goals should be agile and tied to the company’s top-level goals and should cover personal development and help employees strive to do more with their careers.’

A plan that suits your organization can open the eyes of everyone, from the newest hire to the executive, to how they can secure more effective training, how the company can reenvision its goals, and essentially how the individual and the institution can serve one another more effectively.’

‘The key to effective use of a people development plan is communication. Maximize effective interactions between managers and employees, and ensure that executives are accessible to all.’

Offering feedback in the flow of work helps you address behaviors in real time. Employee will make a better connection between what you’re telling them and how they can improve moving forward.’

The greatest leaders enable others to disrupt the status quo and facilitate growth, innovation, and change.’

Source

Doug Dennerline, Jamie Aitken (2023). Make Work Better: Revolutionizing How Great Bosses Lead, Give Feedback, and Empower Employees

How To Build ‘An Environment That Attracts Top Talent In Today’s Workforce’

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When people are free to show up as their most authentic selves, not needing to hide important aspects of who they are, they bring their very best energy, creativity, ideas, intellect, and work ethic to your organization.’

‘It’s important to show employees a clear path to continue their careers with your company with further education and training.’

‘We need to take a cold, hard look at what was and what is– and find the promise in what could be if we adapt.’

‘Instead of complaining about challenges, we need to embrace these moments as junctures in time for real, positive change.’

Ensure your onboarding is consistent– not dependent on who your new employee’s team leader is.’

‘Diversity leads to better decision making.’

Diversity and inclusion mean nothing without action. You must do more than simply share a rainbow during Pride month.’

Culture includes diversity, pathways, onboarding, and more– all the areas that contribute to what it is like to come aboard your company and stay there.’

There’s no magic wand to change a culture overnight- but culture can be shaped and changed by a company committed to change and making things better.’

You need a culture of respect, understanding, and learning. You need to continue to upskill your staff to make them better for your company and for themselves as individuals.’

Source

Dr. John W. Mitchell (2023). Fire Your Hiring Habits: Building and Environment that Attracts Top Talent in today’s Workforce