diff --git a/src/content/posts/develop-and-retain-high-performers/index.md b/src/content/posts/develop-and-retain-high-performers/index.md index 4985c0bad..02094065c 100644 --- a/src/content/posts/develop-and-retain-high-performers/index.md +++ b/src/content/posts/develop-and-retain-high-performers/index.md @@ -8,3 +8,30 @@ category: 'Management' draft: false --- +While most employees strive to excel, being a high performer can come with drawbacks, including high-pressure goals, +meeting overload, and reduced flexibility. Retaining your high performers - and developing new ones - is critical in +today's uncertain, fast-paced business environment. Here's how to do it. + +This tip is adapted from +"[3 Ways to Build a Culture That Lets High Performers Thrive](https://hbr.org/2024/06/3-ways-to-build-a-culture-that-lets-high-performers-thrive)" by Lindsay +McGregor and Neel Doshi + +Minimize Meetings +----------------- + +Cut down on unnecessary meetings to free up your employees' time for truly impactful work. This means establishing a +simple, predictable weekly meeting schedule for your team, as well as optimizing your one-on-ones. + +Measure Motivation +------------------ + +Use surveys regularly to assess your team members' motivation and understand what excites or creates stress for them. +For example, ask: What habits does the team want to improve? What are some specific ideas to improve those habits? Then +create quarterly improvement plans to address any pain points. + +Mentor High-Potential Employees on Key Skills +--------------------------------------------- + +To ensure your high performers feel challenged and your developing employees are growing, schedule quarterly +skill-development meetings for each of your direct reports. Use that time to identify one concrete, high-leverage skill +(think problem-solving or leadership) for them to improve in the next quarter. diff --git a/src/content/posts/guide/index.md b/src/content/posts/guide/index.md index 52d5e3f2f..8db1e3d2b 100644 --- a/src/content/posts/guide/index.md +++ b/src/content/posts/guide/index.md @@ -8,30 +8,44 @@ category: Guides draft: false --- -While most employees strive to excel, being a high performer can come with drawbacks, including high-pressure goals, -meeting overload, and reduced flexibility. Retaining your high performers - and developing new ones - is critical in -today's uncertain, fast-paced business environment. Here's how to do it. +> Cover image source: [Source](https://image.civitai.com/xG1nkqKTMzGDvpLrqFT7WA/208fc754-890d-4adb-9753-2c963332675d/width=2048/01651-1456859105-(colour_1.5),girl,_Blue,yellow,green,cyan,purple,red,pink,_best,8k,UHD,masterpiece,male%20focus,%201boy,gloves,%20ponytail,%20long%20hair,.jpeg) -This tip is adapted from -"[3 Ways to Build a Culture That Lets High Performers Thrive](https://hbr.org/2024/06/3-ways-to-build-a-culture-that-lets-high-performers-thrive)" by Lindsay -McGregor and Neel Doshi +This blog template is built with [Astro](https://astro.build/). For the things that are not mentioned in this guide, you may find the answers in the [Astro Docs](https://docs.astro.build/). -Minimize Meetings ------------------ +## Front-matter of Posts -Cut down on unnecessary meetings to free up your employees' time for truly impactful work. This means establishing a -simple, predictable weekly meeting schedule for your team, as well as optimizing your one-on-ones. +```yaml +--- +title: My First Blog Post +published: 2023-09-09 +description: This is the first post of my new Astro blog. +image: ./cover.jpg +tags: [Foo, Bar] +category: Front-end +draft: false +--- +``` + +| Attribute | Description | +|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| `title` | The title of the post. | +| `published` | The date the post was published. | +| `description` | A short description of the post. Displayed on index page. | +| `image` | The cover image path of the post.
1. Start with `http://` or `https://`: Use web image
2. Start with `/`: For image in `public` dir
3. With none of the prefixes: Relative to the markdown file | +| `tags` | The tags of the post. | +| `category` | The category of the post. | +| `draft` | If this post is still a draft, which won't be displayed. | + +## Where to Place the Post Files -Measure Motivation ------------------- -Use surveys regularly to assess your team members' motivation and understand what excites or creates stress for them. -For example, ask: What habits does the team want to improve? What are some specific ideas to improve those habits? Then -create quarterly improvement plans to address any pain points. -Mentor High-Potential Employees on Key Skills ---------------------------------------------- +Your post files should be placed in `src/content/posts/` directory. You can also create sub-directories to better organize your posts and assets. -To ensure your high performers feel challenged and your developing employees are growing, schedule quarterly -skill-development meetings for each of your direct reports. Use that time to identify one concrete, high-leverage skill -(think problem-solving or leadership) for them to improve in the next quarter. +``` +src/content/posts/ +├── post-1.md +└── post-2/ + ├── cover.png + └── index.md +```