Archive for the ‘ Feedback ’ Category
What happens when you forget to consistently recognize the hard work of your employees? You might find that the “hard” work turns into the bare minimum. It took my 5 year-old daughter to remind me of this simple truth. My daughter is currently in kindergarten and has been doing great academically ever since the school [ READ MORE ]
Patrick has been a high performing member of his organization for nearly 10 years. Recently, a member of his company’s Human Resources department, Elizabeth, was giving a tour to a couple of new hires and was introducing them to existing employees. When they stopped at Patrick’s department, Elizabeth introduced the new hires to Bruce, whose [ READ MORE ]
Today’s posting goes out to all those working professionals who may have underestimated their boundaries to the point of no return – and who may be questioning their sanity on a regular basis. I am talking about the working student. Do I have any sympathizers out there? You know how it goes: Work a very [ READ MORE ]
***Special Why Lead Now Blog Article As a Central Pennsylvania native, raised among the peaceful valleys that are nestled within the beautiful rolling Appalachian Mountains, there was always the notion of a glorious kingdom that lay just beyond the northern range of the Cumberland Valley. A place where all the boys in my neighborhood recognized [ READ MORE ]
Congratulations! Your budget has been approved and soon you’ll be adding a new employee to your department. Not only is this an exciting time for you, but it will also be an incredibly exciting time for your new hire. It’s your responsibility to make sure that enthusiastic beginner eventually develops into an empowered expert. To [ READ MORE ]
Yesterday on LeaderChat, one of our sister blogs, we were Exploring the Value of Leadership Approval Ratings. Today we’ll discuss how you might go about determining your leadership approval rating. The way I see it, there are two primary benefits for adopting a system similar to the Presidential approval ratings that we’re all familiar with [ READ MORE ]
“Et tu, Brute?” -William Shakespeare Best selling business book author, Ken Blanchard often says that, “Feedback is the breakfast of champions.” It is the fuel that provides us with information that helps redirect our efforts, driving us to become the best we can at a given skill or task. Motivational research clearly shows that constructive [ READ MORE ]
An article on the Wall Street Journal blog Deal Journal is reporting that Bank of America’s CEO, Brian Moynihan, announced a new initiative to gather employee feedback from all over the company on how to raise BofA’s productivity and revenue. It’s not every day that you hear about top-level executives reaching out to their employees [ READ MORE ]
In my weekly department call this week, we each were asked to give our normal status updates and to also let the rest of the team know how they could support us. As each person took their turn, an obvious trend was beginning to develop. “I’ve asked Adam to help with this.” “I’ve asked Adam [ READ MORE ]
...our personhood is not defined as a number, nor is it simply a climb toward some peek whereby we reach the top only to rapidly descend down the other side[ READ MORE ]
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