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The Dark Side
How well can we manage ourselves, our teams and businesses in a crisis or tough times? Are our actions and behaviours putting us, our people and our businesses at risk? As leaders and managers we are on show and our actions often speak louder than our words. In challenging times this is even more evident. Under pressure cracks may appear and our leadership is put to the test. How do we cope under pressure? What happens to us when we crack? When placed under high levels of pressure, most people will rely on coping mechanisms or their strengths that help them manage in day to day activities, but due to the pressure they can actually become counterproductive tendencies. We refer to these as “risk factors” and they can emerge as our dark side.

Punished by rewards
Punishment and reward proceed from basically the same psychological model, one that conceives of motivation as nothing more than the manipulation of behavior. As part of my own development and in an attempt to keep my mind as open and fresh as possible, I take to reading all sorts of things. On my current reading list is a very interesting book called “Punished by Rewards” by Alfie Kohn, author, speaker and educator. He writes about the trouble with “gold stars, incentive plans, As, praise and other bribes”.
Leadership and Culture; their impact on safety
From a presentation delivered by Robin Pullen as he spoke about “Leadership and Culture and its impact on safety” at the RISKWELL 2008 Conference held at the Sun City Complex, Sun Internatioal. South Africa
Extraordinary Time Management Separates Extraordinary Performances from Everyone Else
Do you consider your work performance extraordinary or just good? Maybe you need to improve your time management skills?

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Not My Style!
Not My Style! This article covers the impact that leadership styles can have on business performance and the workplace environment. The content introduces seven styles of leadership and how professional leaders will use them to get the optimum performance from their teams and individuals within the team.
Designing A Performance Management System
The design of a performance management system requires you to think about the features that would make performance management effective in your workplace. The goal is to design a performance management process that provides an accurate picture of each employee's accomplishments.

Managing Performance: How To Conduct A Performance Review Right
One of the most common questions we get asked is: "We need to do annual performance reviews. Do you have a performance review form that we could use?" While admirable that the need to conduct a performance review is recognized, the purpose is often lost in the frenzy of filling out forms, setting up meetings with employees, and sitting through awkward, contrived discussions with them about their performance. The performance review is about managing and improving performance. It should be a motivating, inspiring process conducted not just once a year, but on a regular basis. In this article, we'll discuss how to effectively manage performance and provide tips for how and when to conduct a proper performance review.
How to stay positive in a negative professional environment
Nothing affects employee morale more insidiously than persistent workplace negativity. It drains the energy of your organisation and diverts critical attention from work and performance. Negativity occurs in the attitude, outlook, and talk of one employee, or in a crescendo of voices responding to a workplace decision or event.
How To Stop Workplace Bullying...And It Has Nothing To Do With The Bully
Efforts to curb workplace bullying have focussed on changing the behaviour of the bullies in the workplace. A more effective way would be to modify the behaviour of the victims in the workplace...
Protect your Workplace from the Violence and Murder of Annie Le at Yale University
Employers need to protect their workplaces from instances of workplace violence. The recent murder of Annie Le at Yale University is just the most recent in a rash of incidents of workplace violence that occur daily across the country. This article helps employers learn important steps to protect against violence in their workplace. It also provides information on the warning signs of workplace violence and resources for employees that may be prone to workplace violence. Despite statistics showing huge increases in incidents of workplace violence, most employers fail to take the basic necessary steps to prevent workplace violence including having a workplace violence seminar and providing workplace violence prevention training. This article provides employers with the basic steps they can take to prevent workplace violence today.
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE: EMPLOYERS NEED TO BE BETTER PREPARED
Employers today are not prepared for instanced of workplace violence in their workplaces. They need to understand that this is where they need to put their training efforts and resources in coming months as more and more instances of workplace violence arise. Employers need to understand that they can be held liable for negligent hiring and negligent retention of employees who engage in workplace violence. Employers need to recognize that the way to prevent instances of workplace violence and to protect their workplaces is to provide training to both managers and employees on the warning signs of workplace violence as well as methods to avoid workplace violence in their workplaces. Employers need to be more proactive and provide workplace violence prevention training today!
The Secret to Resolving Workplace Conflicts
During a workplace conflict, it's human nature to assume the problem is the other person. Here's why that isn't the case - and how to keep workplace conflict from turning into workplace combat.
Managers Can Kill Employee Motivation
Are you working in an organization where managers know how to motivate employees? Do employees at your workplace believe they will be justly compensated for a good performance appraisal? I coach a number of managers who don't make the effort to know their employees and discover what motivates them to do their best work. Emotionally intelligent managers listen to their employees, and elicit feedback that will improve work place performance.

Personal Accountability
This Article explores the significance that personal accountability plays in the workplace. What becomes apparent to the reader are the people within their organisations who completely lack this skill and the repercussions of that. Conversely the benefits of those who excel at this skill is explored and identified. This is a must see for any leader of any team who wishes to see top performance within their workplace.

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