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Performance Management Starts in the Beginning
We are coming to the end of the calendar year, which typically focuses on the annual performance review. It is no secret that employees dread their yearly evaluation. Whether they admit it or not, most managers dread it just as much. Few managers and even...
Giving the Gift of Gratitude
Gratitude – the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness; a strong feeling of appreciation to someone or something. Gratitude is the one emotion I purposefully focus on each day. It allows me to acknowledge all the good in...
What’s Next? Seven Tips to Your Future Life
We all start our careers eager to learn and anxious to demonstrate our value. Along the way, we may marry and become parents. We contribute to our retirement fund and plan for old age. We assume we will leave the work force ready to relax and do whatever it is that...
Testing Your Effectiveness
Leaders do what they say they will do and expect the same from others. One of my mentors used to say, “You expect what you inspect.” Great leaders follow up and follow through. Great leaders test their communication effectiveness. Testing your communication...
Building Your Communication Stage
A communication strategy is the critical piece to bridging the purpose and the implementation of your vision or any major change program. It is a written plan that details the stakeholders and how the message will reach its audience. An effective communication...
Living Your Values
Last week we discussed the role values play in your decisions. Your values move beyond your personal choices and are naturally applied in your professional position. I will use my own story to bring living values to life. Let me begin…. One of the most impactful...
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