Motivation – Don’t Make Your Team Uncomfortable
The people in your team may feel a bit uncomfortable when
you sit down and spend time with them, particularly if
they’re not used to it. They might not be used to you doing
it or perhaps a previous manager didn’t do it. It’s often
the case that people are uncomfortable because they
associate their manager sitting down with them as a prelude
to a reprimand.
As Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson say in their book
‘The One Minute Manager’ – “Catch people doing something
right”
Too many managers think that their job is to – “catch people
doing something wrong.”
Many old style managers believed that their job was to check
up on what their people were doing and “sort things” as
required. Many employees today still feel that’s still the
situation. If a manager comes close to you then they’re
checking up. If you’ve got that culture amongst your team
members, then you need to change it.
Think of it this way – are you the
