Business is tough today. More pressure to be successful. More scrutiny on the bottom line. More demands for increases to the top line. It’s tough to be an employee these days.
It’s tough to be a manager too.
As a manager, keeping your job in these difficult times probably means being a bit more focused on your employees – and more focused on making sure they don’t make mistakes. No one likes to be on the agenda at the next Executive meeting on mahogany row.
Read the whole post over at Paul’s new home: Symbolist (an FOT contributor blog).
Paul Hebert is Vice President of Individual Performance Strategy at Creative Group Inc, writer, speaker and consultant. Paul focuses on influencing behaviors and driving business results through employees, channel partners and consumers. He is dedicated to creating true emotional connections often overlooked in our automated, tech-enabled world. Using proven motivational theory, behavioral economics and social psychology he has driven extraordinary company performance for his clients. Paul is widely considered an expert on motivation, incentives, and engagement.