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Quick tips Staff motivation Do Don't Find out what motivates individuals Assume money is the only motivator Have efficient communications processes Assume that the grapevine is effective Reward positive behaviours publicly Take good employees for granted Involve people in decision making Forget to say "thanks" Induction of new recruits Do Don't Include everyone, including new managers Cancel or delay agreed induction schedules. This devalues them Have a written policy for managers and supervisors to follow Overload new recruits with details on the first day Consider individual induction needs. These will vary from job to job Forget how traumatic starting a new job can be Internal communication Do Don't Keep communications as honest and open as you can Rely on e-mail or intranet. Nothing matches face-to-face interaction Explain why when you cannot give people the information they asked for Treat all audiences the same. They may have different communication needs Keep your messages clear and concise Assume that communication delivered = communication heard or understood Performance management Do Don't Include appraisal of management levels Forget that performance management is an everyday activity Explain aims and objectives of performance management system Allow variances in evaluation standards Include performance planning elements Make the process so rigid it becomes unworkable Invite feedback on processes and experiences Leave managers to their own devices. Provide support and guidelines Contact us for further information on these and other management topics Top^

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