The only way an employee can successfully contribute to your business is by knowing exactly what is expected of them and by receiving frequent updates from management about how well they are meeting those expectations. To simply set an employee adrift in their position, hoping that they’ll figure out which habits are productive is not only a waste of time but it can also cost you a ton of money. If you want to get the most out of your team, it’s important to have a clear strategy about how to communicate expectations and evaluate employee success.
After spending this past weekend at the cottage, I find myself daydreaming about what it would be like to take an extra day off so I can enjoy the beautiful weather at the lake…and possibly even squeeze in a game of golf. Needless to say, I usually find it difficult to get motivated on Monday mornings.
Instead of completely ruining my productivity for the day, I’ve decided to use this thought as a motivator. The cottage will still be there next weekend and I’ve already booked a tee-off time on Saturday morning! Now all I have to do is accomplish my goals for the week.
Account Executive Job Description – Use this template to create an Account Executive Job Description.
From an organizational perspective, leadership can be defined as: the ability to influence, motivate, and enable people to attain goals and contribute toward improving the effectiveness and efficiency of an organization. Use our Management & Leadership Maturity Assessment to evaluate your organization’s Management & Leadership Program Maturity.
Over the past 10 years there has been a distinctive shift in Marketing activities; budgets are only being allocated to investments that can produce measurable returns, such as sales support and lead generation. In a time of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, repeatable controls, processes, and policy & procedures, have been implemented to ensure accountability.
Many low performers stay under the radar for months before it becomes apparent that they are not actually doing any work of real substance. Be proactive with managing results and implement a weekly or monthly activity reporting process. Use Demand Metric's Activity Reporting Tool as a starting point for this initiative.
So you have just finished a round of 5 interviews, and most of the candidates seem to be competent enough; how are you going to select the right person? With so many factors influencing hiring decisions, and so much risk of making the wrong hire, you need a method for quickly, effectively, evaluating each of the candidates. Use Demand Metric's Interview Evaluation Matrix to eliminate the guesswork.
What are Decision-Making Criteria for Hiring?
Marketing Coordinator Job Description – Use this template to formalize the role of Marketing Coordinators in your organization.
Recently, Best Buy's corporate office implemented a Results-Only Work Environment, following focus group sessions which revealed that employees most wanted TRUST from their leadership team. Best Buy has benefited so far from reduced voluntary staff turnover, a 35% increase in productivity, and immense improvements in employee satisfaction. Use our Employee Satisfaction Survey to get started on this path.
Performance Review Template - Use Demand Metric’s Performance Review Template to standardize your employee appraisal process.
