All summed up in Culture

by Saud A. | Nov 29, 2017

An organizational culture is the sum total of all I have discussed in my previous posts. It is the product of your people, your policies, and the way your organization does business. Before you can define your organization’s culture, you must understand what a culture...

Employee Burnout

by Saud A. | Nov 8, 2017

Everyone agrees that employee turnover is disruptive and expensive. The Society for Human Resource Management estimates the total cost of turnover can be as high as 200 percent of annual salary. Then consider that half of employee turnover is due to burnout....

Promotions

by Saud A. | Nov 6, 2017

Promotions may be the most misunderstood aspect of management. While promotions create motivation and engagement, and demonstrate recognition of individuals, they are not just a reward for good performance. A promotion is the process of adding more responsibility to...

Manage Your Team’s Workload

by Saud A. | Oct 7, 2017

Assigning projects to your team may appear to be a straightforward task, but in fact, it’s a critical and complex process. In many organizations, top performers are burdened with too great a workload, causing resentment. Meanwhile, struggling employees are...

Value of Training & Development

by Saud A. | Sep 17, 2017

Training may be the most obvious, but most overlooked strategy for greater productivity. Why? Training can be expensive, in terms of both time and money. Every hour employees are training they are not directly, immediately productive. Projects can be delayed. But if...

Lead by Serving

by Saud A. | Sep 12, 2017

Asked to describe the role of their supervisor, many employees will say, “He tells me what to do.” This is a symptom of top-down management, in which employees are tightly controlled by management. People who stray from management’s rigid agenda are considered...