Category Archives: Think Development
This is a classic appraisal problem – you are reviewing a team member’s performance, which you feel is good and which they see as excellent! How do you handle the resulting discussion without demotivating or demoralising them? (read more)
You have a highly talented team member with an excellent track record, but in the last few months you’ve seen them become demoralised as hoped for advances in their careers have failed to materialise. What can you do, as their manager or mentor, to help them regain their sense of purpose, direction and motivation? (read more)
Mental health issues are far more widely talked about now than ever before. Organisations are increasingly taking positive action through wellbeing programmes and mental health champions to provide support to those who need it, but where does that leave line managers working to deliver on corporate goals whilst retaining and developing talented staff? Here’s a checklist of things you can do to support all your talented people, day to day. (read more)
Restlessness can occur at any time but is, perhaps, more prevalent in the new year. People have had time to unwind and rethink where their career is going and how they feel about their job and the people they work with. (read more)
Emotions are what colour our world, without them we’d all effectively behave like robots (though maybe AI will change all that!) but if our emotions get out of hand they can easily derail our careers and disguise our talents. If you are concerned this may be true for one of your team then here’s how to help them manage those emotions effectively. (read more)