Times are always changing. Just last week I read an article in the Kansas City Star indicating that a number of large companies in the US are abandoning the traditional annual performance evaluation. My first thought was, “Are you kidding me?” Traditional annual performance evaluations are sacred in the management world. If I’d been paying…
Best Foot Forward
Starting a new job is almost always a stressful time for new employees, as well as their managers and future work mates. An important question is who is responsible for making the transition a success? Of course the answer is all parties, but managers may have the most important role, and often they fail to…
Enhancing Performance Through Job Design
Productivity matters to a business’s profit line. As business owners strive to determine why their organizations are under performing, following are observations based on our experience. First, “How big is the underperformance problem?” Let’s review a Gallup research project which sampled a large cross-section of organizations throughout the United States. Big organizations, little ones, all kinds…
Red Flags for Workplace Violence
Stress is an ever present participant in today’s work environment. The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently communicated more than 2 million workers are impacted by workplace violence every year. I decided to read up on this topic and after doing so thought it might be important to share some of the information I found with…
One Size Fits All Management
“One size fits all” doesn’t work when it comes to managing people. People are, well, people with differing personalities, likes, dislikes, skills, genders, life experiences, and circumstances. It is no wonder managers and employees become frustrated with one another over such things as performance expectations, core values and culture. We’ve shared that nearly 80% of employee turnover…
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