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Bad Bosses: It’s Not Always Their Fault

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Technology solutions like HighGround empower you to arm managers with effective leadership skills through active coaching and check-ins, employee-driven feedback and measurable results through surveys. Research has shown that employees whose managers hold regular meetings with them are almost three times as likely to be engaged.

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17 Ways to Keep Employees Engaged in your Performance Management & Social Recognition Program

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These can be specific to company events or milestones or celebrate new products or services. One HighGround client created a Chuck Norris-themed badge to celebrate its “Day of Awesomeness.”. Create an “on the spot” agenda item in leadership meetings to review each department’s usage stats and talk through any anomalies.

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The Retroactive vs. Proactive Performance Management Approach

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Quick conversations where employees are empowered to ask for and give feedback are much more efficient and productive. This model also helps conversations develop into meaningful coaching sessions for both manager and employee. Do you have a way of identifying managers who are great coaches?

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The “How” Behind Performance Management Transformation [Webinar Recap]

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All of these things are having a negative impact on employee productivity and engagement, as these measures continue to plummet almost universally. Companies need to take agile to the next level to meet their employees where they do best – on teams. Implement agile, transparent goal setting, frequent feedback and coaching.

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Which Comes First: Employee Engagement or Performance?

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Happy employees mean productive employees, right? Are employees meeting or exceeding goals? Providing regular coaching can help struggling employees or encourage rising stars. appeared first on HighGround. On the surface, it would appear that an engaged workforce leads to a high-performing one.

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Performance Management System False Positives: 3 Ways Your Data Could Be Lying

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Advocates to ensure the system meets employee needs. Goal #1: Enable the highest levels of employee performance and productivity. Surveying employees can also help to better determine, as examples, the preferred frequency of coaching sessions or how they like to receive feedback. Launch pros who can get a program off the ground.

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How to Create a Millennial-Friendly Mentorship Program

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Mentorship programs can reduce the costs associated with recruiting and hiring and help build a more engaged, productive workforce. However, without a structured, documented mentorship program in place it’s unlikely your younger team members will get the coaching and support they need. How frequently will mentor/mentee pairs meet?