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Brooks: Want better managers? You need to develop better employees

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at the dinner table than the relationship they have with their manager. In essence, our managers are our organization’s employee experience. Advertisement As an executive coach, I often refer to one’s manager as a “gem cutter”: someone who can shape and mold you into a new form, for better or for worse.

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How to Successfully Engage Employees in 2017

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Other engaging factors, according to Villanova University , include employee and supervisor familiarity, basic training, employee development, employee recognition, teamwork, employee coaching, and customer-focused teams. How can managers encourage the retention and development of an engaged workforce ?

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