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Do Good Leaders Use Ultimatums For Motivation?

December 2, 2021

Ultimatums are often associated with relationships. If one person in a relationship feels they’re not getting what they deserve, they offer an ultimatum to the other. It’s usually along the lines of “change your behavior or I’ll leave”.

Speaking of which, we also sometimes see ultimatums in the workplace. Leaders often use them as a form of motivation for struggling or underperforming employees. The concept is similar to the example above, only changed slightly to reflect the workplace. Here, the leader will tell employees they need to improve their work or they will be forced to let them go. Typically, we see actual figures or targets set for the employee in question to aim for.

The thing is…do good leaders use ultimatums? Is this a genuinely viable and recommended form of motivation?

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Getting Ahead, Getting Started

10 Things You Must Avoid in Front of Your Manager

March 18, 2019

Multiple global studies have revealed that 79% of people who quit their jobs mark “lack of appreciation” as the main reason for the switch or because of a bad manager. When your work isn’t cherished, you don’t feel the motivation to perform to the best of your abilities. But it is actually quite difficult to keep your managers happy and satisfied with your performance.

It is hard for the employees to realize the toughness of a manager’s duty. This is because they are unaware of the challenges which these managers encounter on a day-to-day basis. By realizing what it’s like to be a manager, you can actually be more valuable to him than a burden.

If you are inclined to make the life of your manager easier and wish to score a good reputation in his eyes, here are some of the things which you must not do in front of him.

by Charles Scholle

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Entrepreneur's Workplace

Tips For Managing Remote Employees Across Multiple Locations

September 26, 2018

Αccording to the Global Workplace Analytics, 50% of the global workforce engage in telecommuting and 80-90% of all employees desire to work remote on a full time or part-time basis. With the millennials making up a significant part of the workforce, working from home seems to be the most effective way of luring this job group into attractive positions.

More companies have adopted the practice over the last five or so years, citing that employees are more productive and can attain a healthy work-life balance. Additionally, employees are more loyal to their company and more willing to work overtime. The practice requires managers to use effective monitoring strategies that ensure workers remain as productive if they commuted to the traditional office. Managers face different challenges when managing remote employees.

by Riya Sander

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Career Change, Getting Ahead

Moving Into Management: How To Get There

February 2, 2018

Getting your first management role can be tough. Breaking into such role or position means you need to stand out from everyone else and this is not as easy as it appears. There are only so many management positions available and, although not everyone wants them, there’s still more competition at a more senior level.

If you think you’re ready for a management role, you might need to consider a few ways to get there.

by Zinny

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Career Change, Getting Ahead

The Best Ways To Survive Working In A Customer Service Role

November 21, 2017

Being a millennial, it means you are unfairly maligned at points, you are described as lazy, entitled, and apparently we expect something for nothing. Yet, the vast majority of career go-getting millennials find themselves working in customer service roles, namely contact centers.

This may not be how most people view a career, especially if you are working in an environment where your efforts are not recognized, but, for lots of people looking to make something of themselves, either in industries like insurance, or customer service, this is a necessary evil.

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Career Change, Getting Ahead, Inspiration

4 Benefits of Having a Clean Workspace (& Quick Tips to have a Clean Workspace)

April 28, 2017

One thing I always take note of is the appearance of anyone’s workspace. My eyes tend to whirl around and I seem to pick up even the very minute details.

I love art in various forms and even though my workspace is presently very minimalist, I still appreciate it when I see a tidy and beautiful workspace, it makes me feel more comfortable to be around.

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Career Change

How to Deal with a Micromanaging Boss

October 24, 2016

Hello, Oh my! I missed this space so much. I missed blogging and hearing back from you. I missed you, I honestly did. I am so happy to be back here and doing what gladdens my heart. Typing at this moment is giving me so much joy, believe me. I didn’t plan to be away this long but it just happened. Remember the last post where I told you that I had “agreed” to have a week long celebration for my birthday? I didn’t know what was waiting for me. I had no clue.

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Entrepreneur's Workplace

5 Ways to Make your Workplace Flexible

July 24, 2016

Like I explained in the about section, I grew up in Nigeria and I also had the opportunity to work in the country for some time. Most of the jobs available in the country were full-time jobs, so you can imagine how excited I was to realize that I could study and work part-time when I relocate to Canada. To make my short story interesting, I also took out some time to research on if part-time jobs were available and I saw that there was quite a handful. That kept me really enthusiastic.

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Entrepreneur's Workplace

6 Ways to Boost Employee Engagement in your Organization

July 6, 2016

If you run a business, manage one or you are in management group then you have complex duties. To have the required skills, competencies and knowledge for your role, adequately apply it and also to effectively coordinate activities of staff/ employees in lower positions. This is where employee engagement comes in because you should motivate, assist and push other employees to achieve set objectives of the organization.

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Entrepreneur's Workplace

How to become a Great Coach at Work

June 30, 2016

I am certain to an extent that if you are an employer or a manager you must have heard of coaching at some time or the other. You also might have applied coaching at work and may not have realized it.

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Do Good Leaders Use Ultimatums For Motivation?

10 Things You Must Avoid in Front of Your Manager

Tips For Managing Remote Employees Across Multiple Locations

Moving Into Management: How To Get There

The Best Ways To Survive Working In A Customer Service Role

4 Benefits of Having a Clean Workspace (& Quick Tips to have a Clean Workspace)

How to Deal with a Micromanaging Boss

5 Ways to Make your Workplace Flexible

6 Ways to Boost Employee Engagement in your Organization

How to become a Great Coach at Work

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