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Pencilling in times to meet with your employees for a catch-up on wall planners might be a good way for managers to maintain a good working relationship with their staff.
According to leadership coach Hilary Jeanes of PurpleLine Consulting, bosses should learn about what motivates their workers, whether it is pay linked to performance, training or holidays, because not everyone is motivated by the same things.
She also advised employers not to expect others to read their mind.
"Explain your expectations - otherwise they will only find out what you want through trial and - more likely - error," she said.
"[Don't] take it for granted that your people need the same level of support from you all the time. People need different things from you at different times – and tend to need more support when in a new job, taking on a different area of responsibility or under pressure to deliver to a tight deadline."
Ms Jeanes also stressed the importance of communication, noticing that staff will not necessarily know what is going on in the team or business unless they are explicitly told.
"Communicate frequently to keep people in the loop and make sure they know how to get more information if they want it," she commented.
Lastly, those who use year planners to schedule review meetings with their team members should remember that staff are ambassadors for their organisation. "If they are happy they will give positive messages to your customers and to prospective employees," the expert added.
Meanwhile, research from uSwitch suggests that workers may be feeling gloomy at the moment, as two-thirds of people (65 per cent) have experienced a pay freeze in the last few years, while 15 per cent have had their salary kept at the same rate for at least three years.