Hierarchy of needs

We all have the same basic needs in our job:

1 – proper equipment!
Starting with a decent computer! Why to spend so much time trying to find a great candidate and then to welcome her with a poor equipment. This is a motivation killer.

2 – to know very clearly what is expected from us by the organization and our boss!
Even if that seems obvious, this is actually a major problem. I have already written a post on this topic (lack of strategic alignment) that I invite you to read again. This is so important to make sure that the people we manage know very clearly, without any doubt, what we, and the organization, expect from them. What we expect from them today, this week, this month, this year.

3 – to receive feedback!
We all want to know when we do well, but also when we are not meeting expectations. If no one tells us, then we will not know that we are missing something until it’s too late. We also need feedback to improve, to grow. No feedback means no growth, no satisfaction and it usually does not end well.

Are you sure everyone in your team is 1000% clear on what you expect from them? Have you given them some feedback today? yesterday? last week? Are you sure? Have you had a 1to1 with them in the past few weeks? Did you take time to plan 2021 with them, to give them a direction? Are you sure they fully understood? And is it written in your 1to1 meeting minutes?