In a previous article we discussed the plight of Mary Duncan, Director of the Income Security Branch, who had to contend with John, the human speed bump. John’s tended to shoot holes in new ideas, procrastinate, and generally hold to the status quo. If only that was Mary’s only problem person! Jennifer is a human…
Category: Performance Management and Appraisals
It’s one of the toughest responsibilities managers and supervisors are asked to complete — performance reviews / appraisals. Here’s help in detail about how to get it done quickly, efficiently, but above all USEFUL.
Leadership – How Planning Transforms Into Doing
Summary: If you think of an organization as a ship, the “leader” is responsible for planning out the destination of the trip. However, no matter how good a leader is in creating strategy and planning, if the strategies and plans don’t get implemented, they are worth less than nothing. So, what’s the critical link between planning…
Is there a core set of leadership skills that are essential or mandatory for leadership success?
Do Leaders Have To Have A Specific Core Set Of Skills To Be Successful? It’s a Yes, and a No If you read books about leadership, or listen to leadership experts, you may come away with the idea that there are core, mandatory skills and behaviors essential to leading effectively. That’s accurate, up to a…
Leadership Credibility – Why is it SO Important
Importance Of Credibility For Leadership Success First, if there is one defining characteristic of leaders who are effective over long periods of time, it’s that they behave in ways that cause people to see them as credible. That means that they are believed, and trusted, both in the specifics of what they say, and generally,…
Creating An Environment Where Employees Can Find Meaning In Their Work
How To Avoid Dangling Employees The second of the twelve Gallup questions that ties into employee engagement is: Does the mission/purpose of your company make you feel your job is important? It’s no surprise that this is on the list. You already know from your own personal experience that if you feel there’s “no point” to a particular…
Negotiation-Base Performance Management Presentation Notes
The material you are about to access includes some basic information on negotiation based performance management and appraisal, and the powerpoint slides that went with the NY State Human Resources Association Conference in Syracuse, on May 14, 2001, delivered by Robert Bacal. All material is copyright Robert Bacal, 2001.