my manager named Joseph Stalin employee of the month by Alison Green on June 1, 2020 A reader writes: Wouldn’t mind your take on this, as in all honesty I’m flummoxed by the most recent act from a manager who has, in my view, made a pretty major error of judgment. Unbeknown to us, she has began running an “Employee of the Month” program. No rewards other than an email, and […] Read the full article →
requiring video during team meetings, telling someone we’re not hiring them back, and more by Alison Green on June 1, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I require people to leave their video on during team meetings? I manage a team of 15 that holds a Zoom meeting once per week, like we used to do when we were in person. While they work independently most of the time, there […] Read the full article →