Give an Employee Five Precious Minutes

Management is a social act and every minute you spend with your employees is precious. That’s why I have always loved the 5-minute management practice from pal and fellow management author and blogger Rosa Say. Here is a quick explanation of the habit from Rosa:

The SIMPLE part

If you are hearing about it for the first time, The Daily 5 Minutes (D5M) is a simple habit. Each day, without fail, managers give five minutes of no-agenda time to at least one of their employees. What they are giving is whole listening time, and their undivided attention to whatever that person has on their mind.

Check out this post from Rosa and get inspired to give your employees a higher quality of attention using tiny pockets of time. These few minutes will make a huge difference to your relationships and will improve employee engagement, retention, and focus. All in five minutes a day!

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