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Resist the Temptation to Tell…Ask Instead
October 22nd, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)
In a recent Business Week article entitled Leadership: How to Ask the Right Questions, coaching expert Gary Cohen makes the statement: Before getting into answer mode, ask "Whose decision is it?" ...more »The Checklist is Not the Goal
September 17th, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)
Reading Jack Zenger and Joe Folkman's brand new book, The Inspiring Leader, I ran across an interesting quote: Many people believe that they will be judged by what they don't accomplish ...more »What Meets Your Employee’s Expectations?
August 31st, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)
What is the OK norm performance level where you work? Is it "Fully Satisfactory," Meets Expectations," or perhaps "Achieved all objectives?" And if 70-80% of staff is force fit into this ...more »Again…Do We Need Performance Appraisals?
August 24th, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)
Another respected thought leader, this time Stanford University professor and prolific author Jeffrey Pfeffer, has raised the question about the efficacy of the vaunted performance review. In the July 23, ...more »Recent Posts
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- Qualities of The Top CEO’s
- Practice Difficult Employee Interactions
- Remember, Managers Focus in Two Directions
- It’s Not Too Late to Attend to Your Talented Employees
- We’ll Never Really “Solve” Organizational Life
- Build Best Bosses Blog Hits its First Anniversary!
- A Neat Approach to Employee Recognition
- Marketing Your Core Message – Internally!
- Cause, not Blame, Produces Better Performance Feedback
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