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Unnecessary meetings

Meetings should be held to create value. So if you feel a meeting doesn't create value, don't hold it. Letting your employees use that time to work will bring you more value.
Choose your meetings wisely and mare sure you stick to the agenda during your time together.

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3 Ways You're Getting in the Way of Your Employees' Productivity (and How to Stop)

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Leadership

Here Are 6 Ways to Start Your Week Off On the Right Foot

As a leadership coach, one of the main things I work on with leaders is their productivity. This is a common problem in many organizations, especially with high-growth companies. The rapid growth of the business and pace of change leave many executives struggling to stay organized and focused, which results in lackluster personal results.

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Focus on value

The key to any productivity system is to focus on value, not effort.

Instead of focusing on completing as many tasks as possible from your to-do list, focus on the highest-impact ...

Do a mind sweep

This process walks through a list of prompts in different categories, looking for things you're trying to remember and commitments you've made and gets them out onto paper.

It will help you clear your thoughts and get the distractions out of your head.

Review the week to come

Take the time to review the coming week's schedule and organize it into large chunks of time, with tasks grouped by importance and urgency.

It will make it easier to manage your work.

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Sebastian

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How to Set Clear Employee Expectations

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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Valentina M.

@valentinasm63

Delegation Is an Art. Here Are 9 Simple Ways to Do It Better

It is a sign of greatness when a leader has the ability to enable their employees to get things done. One research study showed that 53 percent of business owners believe that they can grow their business by more than 20 percent if they only delegate 10 percent of their workload to someone else.

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Steps to an effective delegation

Always provide feedback.
Be sure to keep an eye on things.
Be clear about what you want your employees to do.
Delegate the right things.

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