Team Building Tips

There is an old saying that goes "a chain is only as strong as its weakest link." If you want to apply this principle to teamwork, it would seem to suggest that you simply need to identify the weakest link, and then do something about it. This seemingly simple idea relies on one very important assumption: The weakest link can be readily identified.

When employees are faced with losing their job here are some typical reactions:

Employee reviews-most managers hate to do them just as much as employees hate to receive them. They are time consuming; do not seem to ever say what you really want them to and normally leave one or both parties leaving the review meeting upset. Gee this is a morale booster, no wonder corporate America has the reputation it does!

Employers have a tremendous opportunity during this recession to fill job positions with great employees. Due to the downsizing of many companies, unemployment is up across the nation which means there are many qualified people looking for work these days. And with the ongoing recession having no end in sight, this is really an employer's market rather than a candidate's market.