A managers biggest problem

The perennial problem I had in my work was the challenge of the barely performing team member- the one that everyone loves but who hasn’t been pulling his weight recently.

It’s not like they are deliberately under-performing — he’s not late on his reports and his ideas are generally solid. But he’s just not delivering to your expectations, and you’ve already given him multiple chances to come up to the high standards of the rest of the team.… Read more

How to take criticism, positively

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manchester-united-1-2-real-madrid-1745557

Even if you aren’t a football fan, I’m sure you’ve heard of the “Ferguson Hairdryer” (see above) a unique way of passing information from Alex to anyone within listening range. It was Alex’s way of criticising his team, and its gained a reputation for being effective in a negative sort of way- its the sort of criticism you seek to avoid.… Read more