If you’re in performance appraisal discussion mode this time of year, check to see if your forms are helping you or hindering you from eliciting the conversations you need to have with your staff. If you don’t think they create the kind of discussion you need, create your own agenda and complete the form later. [...]
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Winning Leaders Choose Words With Care
How many times have you said something and soon, if not immediately, afterwards, wished you had chosen different words? This can be viewed as a positive: you were aware of the reaction you created by what you said, and perhaps realized that wasn’t what you intended. On the less positive side, you may have sparked [...]
Add Talent Scout to Your Leadership Competencies
To survive in this topsy-turvy economy, successful leaders will include the role of Scout on their list of competencies. Most often the role of scout rings of “American Idol” or some other entertainment show where talented people are discovered and recruited. What I mean by talent scout is the role of the person who finds [...]
