Managing is hard work, no matter what level of management you’re at. There are expectations to meet from above and below, and plenty of pressure. Driving accountability and delivering results aren’t easy; in fact, most managers experience higher stress than non-managers and it increases the more senior they are. It can be a pretty thankless job sometimes… here are 5 ways that managers inspire great performance! To get more tips about being a great manager, check out http://www.workboard.com/blog/.

1. 5 Ways Managers
Inspire Great
Performance

2. Being a manager can be a thankless job, but it's an incredibly
important one for both people and company.
Great Managers:
1. Engage and inspire their teams
2. Provide coaching and feedback
3. Recognize and reward people for accomplishments
4. Set goals and hold people accountable for
achievement
5. Get the tools and training they need to be more
skillful and consistent

3. Engage and Inspire
Great managers motivate!
You make our work interesting and tell
us why it matters…
87% of our peers aren't so lucky!
They're disengaged and
disinterested.

4. Because we’re happier,
we’re also healthier
50% less likely to need
sick days as less
engaged peers.
That in turn makes
our organization
21% more
profitable.

5. We want to make our customers
happier to the tune of
10% higher customer
satisfaction.

6. Provide
Feedback & Coaching
You treat us like grown ups.
72%
of us believe we perform better with feedback.
The older we are, the more constructive feedback
we want to help us grow.
75%
of Millennial team members
want even more coaching!

7. 5:1
You’re savvy enough to remember that a
ratio of positive to negative feedback
works best!
Your feedback and coaching
is better for business.
20%
By giving frequent feedback about what we’re doing well
and where we can improve, the company’s revenue and
productivity increases as much as:

8. Set Goals & Help Us
Achieve Great Things
When you fearlessly do the hard work of
managing, you help us be our best.
When you ask for...
Clear
written goals
...we are more likely to achieve our goals.
Transparent
action commitments
Written
progress reports

9. Recognize and Reward
93%
of employees who
By advocating for us and recognizing great
work, you make us want to do our best!
A whopping
feel valued are motivated to do their best work.
You make us want to stay at the organization longer.
66% of highly engaged employees don’t plan to leave. Unhappy
employees are 3xmore likely to quit in the next year.

10. 83%
We love that you recognize great work -
you know it’s not just about money!
of employees feel that recognition is
more rewarding than cash.

11. We love being engaged, aligned and achieving!
It's even easier when you make the brilliant decision to use Workboard for
sharing goals, actions, status reports and giving us regular feedback!

12. Get Workboard for your team FREE at www.workboard.com
The Zen of Achievement
Sources
• http://www.gallup.com/strategicconsulting/164735/state-global-workplace.aspx
• http://www.gallup.com/poll/147191/Actively-Disengaged-Workers-Jobless-Equally-Poor-Health.aspx
• http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/163130/employee-engagement-drives-growth.aspx
• http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/28270/Fourth-Element-Great-Managing.aspx#2
• http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/25369/Praise-Praising-Your-Employees.aspx
• http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/07/you-cant-be-a-great-manager-if-youre-not-a-good-coach/
• http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2012/03/well-being.aspx
• http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mind-the-manager/201306/new-employee-study-shows-recognition-matters-more-money
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2012/09/04/why-employee-engagement/
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