Everyone wants training but no one has time for it. Yet to be successful and outperform your competition your team needs to elevate their technical, interpersonal, leadership and other skills. So how do you resolve the dilemma?
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The Consequences of Not Holding Your People Accountable
Awww it’s going to be uncomfortable, it takes energy, and I just don’t feel like doing it now.
That’s what you think when the time comes to hold an employee accountable. This is the moment of truth. Do you take action or not?
Make Accountability a Positive Experience? Here's Why and Here's How
Holding employees accountable. The thought of it brings to mind conversations that are awkward and uncomfortable. And understandably. Accountability is about confronting poor performance or poor results. The focus is negative and it needs to be.
The Dark Side of Empowerment
Conventional wisdom holds that managers should empower their people. That people who have the freedom to make decisions and act on their initiative are more fulfilled in their work and perform at a higher level. It makes good sense.
How to Conduct an Employee Performance Meeting
Last week I outlined the Performance Excellence Process as a better alternative to the performance review. Better because it’s future-focused, results-oriented, and requires both the employee and the manager to take responsibility
Performance Excellence: A Better Alternative to the Performance Review
Last week I wrote about the failings of the typical Performance Review Process. So is there a more effective, efficient, and likeable alternative? There is. It’s called the Performance Excellence Process. Here’s how it’s better
Why it’s Time to Bury the Performance Review
Guess what percentage of office workers have cried after their performance review. Ten percent? Fifteen percent? No, a full 22%. And … you’re gonna love this … that number breaks down to 18% of women and 25% of men!
The Evolving Role of Leaders in Decision-Making
After losing eight out of 10 Ryder Cup competitions over the past 20+ years, the United States defeated Europe this past weekend in Minnesota.
What interests me is not just the outcome of a competition but, from an organizational perspective
How to be a Horrible Communicator
Every organization struggles with communications. It’s almost always the number one issue that comes up on employee surveys. Why? Has anyone analyzed what leaders do, or don’t do, to communicate so poorly?
Why You Should Embrace Pressure
The quote in the article stopped me in my tracks. “Pressure is a privilege.” Wow, I’d never thought of it like that.
Why Employees Don’t Do What They’re Supposed To Do
One of my favorite books about managing employee performance is a little gem called, Why Employees Don’t Do What They’re Supposed to Do … and what to do about it, by Ferdinand Fournies.
One Powerful Way to Instill a Sense of Purpose
It’s widely accepted that when employees have a sense of purpose they are more engaged and perform at a higher level. So how can a leader help to instill a sense of purpose?