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10 Things Good Team Players Do Differently

Understand team dynamics

Introverts will have a different working style and they will hate team-building exercises. The good team player recognizes this and does not see it as a negative factor.

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5 Ways to Stay Happy + Healthy at Work

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As enlightened employers look for ways to boost employees' health and well-being, a new kind of corporate culture is emerging, one that recognizes that healthy, happy employees, the kind who balance work with play and who nurture both their professional and personal passions, are more likely to make a company great-and to stick around for the long haul.

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Focus on Employee Wellbeing

The more stress-free and healthy an employee is, the more he will make the company great and prosperous.

If more employers take care of their employees' personal growth, the employees will he...

Meditation

For clarity, stability and better mental health, meditation (or mindfulness) is a universally recognized training activity.

Break from Work

Breaks and time-outs lead to better productivity, as they allow the mind to form connections and help in creativity and even relationships.

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How to Set Clear Employee Expectations

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Setting expectations for your employees is an essential responsibility that many business owners gloss over. Clear employee expectations benefit not only your staff, but your business as a whole. Belinda Wee, Ph.D., an associate professor at Husson University's School of Business and Management, said management must communicate, both verbally and in writing, the level of performance they require from each employee in order to receive their desired results.

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Setting employee expectations

A recent study reveals that almost half of all U.S. employees are unsure of what's expected of them.

Setting clear employee expectations can benefit your business. Management must co...

Employer/Employee expectations

Employee expectations to maintain:

Displaying a positive and respectful attitude
Working with honesty and integrity
Performing their work to a reasonable standard

Employees expectations;

Proper training, support and leadership from management and access to resources
Timely and accurate payment of wages
Safe working environments
Explanation of responsibilities, company policies and procedures
Regular feedback from supervisors or managers.

Team expectations

Team expectations refer to the behaviors that occur while working together on tasks.

Respect and courtesy to everyone.
Be accountable for your work.
Be reasonably flexible about task assignments.
Be willing to lend a helping hand.
Ask for help when needed.
Work safely together.
Be open to constructive feedback.
Be self-motivated and reliable.
Share ideas for improvement.
Be cheerful, positive and encouraging to other team members.

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What Engaged Employees Do Differently

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Managers influence the engagement of employees and can act either as a coach or boss. Help employees own their engagement. When an employee’s basic needs are met, they are more engaged.

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Behaviors of highly engaged employees

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They do not use their problems as an excuse from mistakes. They don't let the problem affect their ability to perform.
They know how to take accountability for their actions.

The management and highly-engaged employees

Managers create the conditions that promote the behaviors of engaged employees with the relationships they establish.

The bosses who individualize create a space for their employees to seek out their strengths and only ask when advice is needed.
The bosses who generalize will often require constant managerial intervention because they don't foster engagement-creating behavior.

Engagement-oriented questions

Asking engagement oriented questions allows the employee to be able to think for themselves and to examine situations, analyze their own performance and generate great ideas or solutions.

This method is modeled from the Socratic Method that aids in stimulating mindful observation and critical thinking.

For example: "This report has been on your desk for a while now. Are you having trouble getting the information you need to complete it? Do you need help?"