by November 14, 2012
In order to continue to grow, you need to research and uncover new
opportunities. Go above and beyond what you typically do, think
outside of the box, and evaluate what’s worked before and what
hasn’t. What’s overdue on your to-do list that you have not
allocated the time and resources yet to...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 January 23, 2012
In times when every penny counts, there is more demand on training
managers to “prove” that training has paid off. Most
organizations follow Kirkpatrick’s 4 Levels of Evaluation: The
immediate feedback: The smiley sheets at the end of the training
program where participants respond to questions on...read more
by October 19, 2011
While searching for this week's TedTalk inspiration, this title
jumped out at me: Let's Simplify Legal Jargon! I agree 100%. Let's
just speak in plain English that's understood by everyone, not just
those with law degrees. During this talk, Alan Siegel discusses how
difficult it is to understand...read more
by August 9, 2011
Over the weekend, I was shopping for some much needed items for my
house. As I was browsing the curtain aisle, I heard someone
speaking to the man who was stocking the area near me. She
was asking him a series of questions about his work environment,
his department, and his likes or dislikes with...read more
by March 8, 2011
If your personnel evaluations show your employees could be happier,
you are probably one of a majority of companies. Politics, work
load, and lack of appreciation from colleagues are just a few
reasons that typically show up on personnel evaluation forms that
explain why employees are not as happy...read more
by February 4, 2011
According to Shawn Achor's The Happiness
Advantage, surveys show that happiness, especially in the work
place, precedes success and desired outcomes like job satisfaction
and employee satisfaction. If the survey is true, then it is
important to not only hire employees with certain qualities...read more
by September 27, 2010
Having worked for many companies in my career thus far, I am always
curious to see how senior management responds when employee
attrition sky rockets. Do they understand it is because there is a
general sense of unhappiness among their employees? Do they think
the employees who are leaving are just...read more
by July 6, 2010
Performance appraisals give an employee and his/her manager a
chance to take time out from their day, once or twice a year, to go
over the performance of the employee. It's important to take the
time not only because the manager provides important feedback to
the employee but because the employee...read more
