Donn King Creative

Tag: management

  • Sometimes you just need to hear that you matter

     encouragement

    Employers sometimes put a lot of effort into employee recognition programs, and well they should. The Ragan.com web site cites an infographic from Work.com that says among other interesting bits that employees need some form of recognition every seven days. It then goes on to detail some of the mistakes companies make in their recognition programs.

    I observe that all the mistake have in common giving the impression of not really connecting with the employee. (more…)

  • Lean into the flinch

    Do you have to have difficult conversations sometimes? Perhaps with friends or family, perhaps with coworkers, perhaps with subordinates?

    I will be speaking next week to a gathering of executives, managers, and business owners who are members of Executive Women International about difficult communication situations. Whatever else we’ll talk about, a key skill here is the ability and willingness to lean into discomfort rather than avoid it. (more…)