Incentives—are they motivating factors that only come from our economic selfishness? Or is it just setting a specific goal and getting recognition that truly motivates employees?
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It’s easy to rag on others around us by attributing their success to sheer dumb luck. We excuse our own undersupply of skill, and diminish the hard work of those around us. “You see that guy making all those home runs—it’s luck, right?” Maybe, slightly maybe. It also could be that he runs more than you, sleeps with his Louisville slugger […]
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Like all managers, I have spent many frustrating hours trying to write performance reviews. It starts with searching for the performance plan, but after a while, I give up and ask HR for a copy. They tell me they’re not sure it’s the final version because I never gave them the signed copies. Fantastic! I ask my team for their […]
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What’s your 2014 strategy for winning the leadership race? This year, it’s time to bump the old you out of the race for good. Let’s talk about how you are going to improve yourself this year, areas you are going to tighten, ways you can create a better team environment and obstacles you can hurdle instead of crash. Let’s […]
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The biggest mistake managers make in performance management is wanting to tell an employee what to do. My definition of telling? Not letting the employee interact with you in a meaningful way during any performance conversation. A general rule of thumb with any performance conversation, whether formal or informal – if you’re the manager and you’re doing 80-90% of the […]
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