A Question: Does getting the best results and performance out of those you manage sometimes feel like a constant battle, like banging your head against a wall?
Here are a few things to think about!
Poor managers constantly focus on performance or the lack of it in their team players.
Skilled managers focus on the reasons that lead to poor performance in their team.
The best and most lasting way to improve staff performance is not by concentrating on the results to be achieved or even providing steps the individual needs to take to achieve what you expect.
Instead, focus on the individual’s thinking that may be leading or allowing them to produce poor results.
Thinking affects Feelings
Feelings affect Behaviors
Behaviors affect Performance
It’s very difficult and often an uphill battle, like repeatedly banging your head against a wall, if you continue to focus on performance to get the change you require.
When you change the person’s thinking, the change in performance automatically follows and is sustainable. So, seek to understand their thinking, and change will come.