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Invest In Quality Time With Direct Reports And Watch The ROI Grow
Sometimes leaders are disappointed with the performance of a direct report who was expected to be a superstar but didn’t pan out that way. Sometimes a mediocre hire can slip through the cracks when shooting for a great hire; but other times the reason for a new hire not reaching
Create An Empowering Environment To Keep And Motivate All-Stars
In this economy, the number of employees voluntarily quitting is regularly surpassing the number of employees being fired or discharged, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Leaders who have treated, or continue to treat, direct reports as though “they should be lucky they have jobs” are more likely to experience
Challenge Direct Reports To Document Their Critical Job Functions
Succession begins with documenting key aspects of HOW critical components of a position are done. However many leaders feel guilty asking a direct report to do this for fear it sounds like “I’m getting ready to fire you, so I need to know what you do and how you do