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5 Tips Guaranteed to Improve Employee Performance

Strategy Driven

Use the Right Tools and Technology. Embracing technology in the workplace is one way to drive engagement and improve performance. However, you should have the right technology and tools to match all the employees’ expectations. Moreover, they should understand their functions and responsibilities at the workplace.

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GP Strategies partners with The Center for Leadership Studies to offer Situational Leadership® Training

The Center For Leadership Studies

Cary, NC – May 16, 2022 – GP Strategies, a global leader in workforce transformation solutions, partnered with The Center for Leadership Studies to offer their suite of influence-centered programming globally to GP clients. Providing direction is great, except when it’s perceived as micromanagement. About GP Strategies.

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Crack the Leadership Code

Skip Prichard

Technology has connected more people in more places at more times than ever before. Completely distributed teams working from home mean that you couldn’t micromanage even if you wanted to. With this increased influence, you’ll reap the benefits of increased commitment and loyalty. As a leader, you work in the influence business.

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How to Act Quickly Without Sacrificing Critical Thinking

Harvard Business Review

The result was that her team felt increasingly micromanaged and less engaged in their contributions. This helped her avoid micromanaging the team, and it freed up time for her to focus on the big picture. When I walk out of the room, what words do I want them to use to describe my influence?

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The Family Dynamics We Grew Up with Shape How We Work

Harvard Business Review

But I’ve found another influence, equally deep-seated, that affects how they deal with others in the C-suite: their earliest interactions with family members and friends. A CEO may recreate dysfunctional early family experiences in the organization, influencing team members (who have their own early family dynamics as a backdrop).

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Everyone’s Network Should Provide Two Things

Harvard Business Review

While it’s easy to think that vast technology-enabled networks aren’t as real or valuable as the old-fashioned, face-to-face variety, research doesn’t support that view. Do you need some examples of where a new technology is being used to bolster your business case? No problem — your network can help.

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The Next Time You Want to Complain at Work, Do This Instead

Harvard Business Review

I had been on the phone for over an hour, almost all of that time listening to Frank*, a senior manager at Jambo, a technology company, complain about his boss, Brandon. And then he’ll micromanage everything we do, reorganizing our work — though we’re still accountable for the stuff he’s ignoring.

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