by January 7, 2013
While we highlight the most popular posts from a given month in our
newsletter, one of my favorite activities is to look back and see
what posts were the most popular overall each year. Keeping with
tradition, here's a look back across the 20 most popular posts of
2012! Customer Loyalty Month: 25...read more
by February 10, 2012
Performance reviews are no fun. Whether they’re annual reviews with
a manager or 360 peer reviews, they’re unwelcome aspects of any
job. Although 360 reviews seem like they would be the perfect
complements to standard annual reviews, they have the potential to
wreak havoc on morale, productivity and...read more
by January 24, 2012
Performance reviews are a necessary evil in the workplace. The good
news is that the one-way, annual performance evaluation where an
employee gets to hear about the all things she did wrong over the
past year, and maybe a few that she did right, isn't the be all and
end all of the review process....read more
by December 7, 2011
As we near the end of the year, you will probably have to be
evaluated with 360 feedback and/or you will be asking people to do
evaluations for 360 feedback. One the best ways to capture 360
feedback is by using standardized surveys. Here are a few
ideas to creating surveys for 360 feedback...read more
by December 2, 2011
Around this time every year, we start thinking about our "Wish
List" for 2012 and getting our budgets in order to fund our new and
existing initiatives. Just like when we were children, we have to
decide what really belongs on our wish list this year. Do we want
the newest American Girl Doll or more...read more
by September 14, 2011
If your company is like most, you might be beginning to assess how
close you are to the goals you set for the year and deciding what
people will review your performance for the year. While you
probably have your favorite people that you typically include in
your 360-degree feedback performance...read more
by August 26, 2011
The season is indeed beginning its slow change from the heat and
growth of summer to a slower more relaxed pace of fall. The
harbinger of this change is the ubiquitous ‘Back to School’ mantra
being sung by retailers across the land. As much as I like the
concept of a strong retail sector, and retail...read more
by January 3, 2011
As it is the holidays, I thought it most appropriate to blog about
my recent shopping experiences across the web. I am not
someone who enjoys crowds and noise as well as the time that it
takes to find just the right gift by braving the mall, so I tend to
resort to online shopping. This holiday...read more
by December 21, 2010
In today's fast moving world, we sometimes forget feedback about
our services, products and processes is incredibly vital
for business knowledge and decision making. However, often
gaining that insight in an effective manner can be incredibly time
consuming. Which is why automating your survey...read more
by December 17, 2010
As we near the end of the year, it is time for many companies to do
360-degree feedback surveys for their employees. Depending on your
company culture, you may or may not have power over who
reviews you and on what criteria you are judged. However,
whether you are a manager, employee, or in human...read more
