This topic may be controversial, but it’s a dilemma all high-performing managers grapple with: You want your employees to perform at their best, but there’s a fine line between being a tough manager with high expectations and being an unreasonable a**hole. Here are 4 tips to ensure that you’re on the right side of the line and don’t lose your best workers:
1) Give your employees a reason to give a crap.
It can be tough if you’re providing a commodity product or service versus curing cancer, but everyone is in business to serve a need, so make sure your employees understand that. Read more…

