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Sometimes, managers deliberately and consciously take actions that while logical, create situations that are non-productive and hugely demotivating. Unfortunately, this is more usual than not. In fact, this was the very topic of a one of my regular The Globe
Last month, I blogged about two different scenarios demonstrating how otherwise-reasonable managers do stupid things that lead to demotivated and disengaged employees. Specifically, I wrote about managers who short-sightedly block their employees’ internal transfers and promotions, and those who erroneously
Last week I blogged about managers who short-sightedly block their employees’ internal transfers and promotions. Well it must have struck a nerve for many, because I received several emails and even a couple of phone calls on the subject (all
Over the years, I have often blogged about foolish short-sighted company policies and management practices – forced ranking, archaic performance reviews, the requirement that employees substantiate bereavement leave, assuming that attendance equals productivity – to name just a few. Well,
One of the biggest de-motivators for employees is when their managers can’t (or won’t) exercise flexibility in the application of rules. I repeatedly blog on how not realizing this leads to disengaged employees – a video blog just last month,
The Piss-Off Factor (or POF) is something that short-sighted managers do to destroy employee morale, and they come up repeatedly on the blog, usually because they happen more often than they should! Well, I was just made aware the other