Author, Joan Lloyd

Articles written by Joan Lloyd, Joan Lloyd & Associates

Are you a Micromanager?

Micromanagers kill initiative and motivation. Good employees will become frustrated and leave and mediocre employees will become drones, doing only what they are told to do.

 

Leadership skills more important than technical skills for President

When a company grows beyond a start-up operation, it needs a leader of people—not a technical manager at the helm.

 

Management style is learned, new skills can resolve issues

Since management is the art of getting people to do the right things for the right reasons, a lot of time and energy is spent trying to figure out how best to accomplish this.

 

Successful partnerships are built with defined roles, structure & systems

The “Friendship Business Model” is dangerous. In fact, it may even be more dangerous than the “Family Business Model,” in which a family business is run by family members who rely on family relationships and roles instead of good business principles. The Friendship Model is riskier because it’s more easily broken apart.

 

To be a great leader focus on clarity in communication

Great communicators tend to be excellent leaders. They are easier to follow—people know where they are going, why they want to get there and what they have to do to move toward the goal.

 

To reduce workplace conflict, proactively and consistently deal with conflict

Many businesses start out slowly, with only a few key employees. Then, as the business begins to grow—and people problems grow along with it—the owners hire an HR person or contract with an outside HR firm for services. This is particularly true when a firm hits about 50 employees, since that makes them accountable for a number of government-imposed HR rules and regulations.