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Many managers avoid the handling of poor performers.  They are afraid to do anything for fear of losing that staff.  Some have no guts and zero assertiveness, that's why they do nothing.  Others went the other extreme and become a terrible boss and undermine the entire team.  We know that a manager is responsible for what his team does, so if his people are not performing, that means the manager is not performing . Therefore it is imperative that a good manager must handle under-performers without undermining them.  There are 4 steps to do this: Identify and Agree on the Performance Shortfall .  You need to analyse the areas of shortfall (like not hitting sales targets consistently), obtain agreement from the staff and most importantly, let the staff know how that shortfall is affecting business in the whole organization.   Reason for Shortfall : The manager should not be crudely attach blame but jointly identify the facts that have caused the ...

Before we can talk about motivating people, let's know how to Not Demotivate People in 5 Ways: Ignoring People , giving people the cold shoulder and seeing people as transparent.  When you ignore people, you are telling them they are not important, and what you say would be overshadowed by this Over Promise . Nothing beats under promise over deliver and over promise under deliver is the most de-motivating Favouritism . Everyone wants to feel important, and making people feel unimportant must be the biggest insult of all Negativity , like being so pessimistic and make everything seem impossible Ask for Opinion and Then Discard that Opinion .  We know when you ask for opinion you make people feel important. But when you discard that opinion you are making them feel really unimportant!  So my friend, before you open your mouth and post another comment on the internet, ask yourself this question: am I de-motivating people?  If so, don't do it. For we know...