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If there is one way to really make your employees feel valued in the workplace – and to boost their performance – it is by giving recognition where it is due.

The current economic cycle is a tough one and most companies are feeling the pressure. Many a manager is stuck with the problem of how to keep employees motivated in such an uncertain time, especially since they can’t promise great salary increases.

The workplace today is a different world from ten years ago. Yet even though human capital experts – another word for the term ‘human resources manager’ of yesteryear – argue that democratic leadership is the place to go, many leaders are still stuck in old ways.

Could it be that your management style needs a little shaking up? Read on and decide for yourself if any of the following characters sound familiar.

It has become common for firms to use the practice of mentoring as part of talent management in the workplace, in an effort to help new or promising employees reach their potential.

However, many a manager has suddenly acquired the role of mentor without really being sure what it entails, or how to get started.

Have you ever sat through a meeting or attended a workshop where the overwhelming thought in your head was: “What is the point?”

The problem, generally, lies with the fact that the meeting does not have an effective facilitator, someone who prevents the discussion from meandering off into unimportant or irrelevant side tracks.

Few things have such a positive effect on a company like the quality and vision of the managers that drive it. Today, we take a look at what constitutes a good manager, and at the results that can be expected to grow from their actions and attitudes.

Newly appointed as manager? Read this before you jump in.

So, you’ve just been promoted and find yourself in a management position for the first time. You’re excited and enthusiastic, until you remember that, from now on, you will be managing other people as well .