Category: Feedback

February 20, 2020

It’s often surprising how out of touch managers and HR departments can be with their teams and organizations. They often have unrealistic perceptions of the level of satisfaction and engagement, as well as why employees have those feelings. A key […]

February 14, 2020

Whether you call it “the golden rule” or “the golden law,” we all collectively understand it this way: do unto others as you would have them do to you. I’ve worked with a lot of managers who feel very uncomfortable […]

February 13, 2020

Diversity drives innovation. And diversity across generations can be as powerful as diversity of background. But mediating between different perspectives is a challenge—one which has the potential to reward or divide us. There’s no way around it, the era in […]

January 24, 2020

If your teams are at each other’s throats, chances are your bottom line is being negatively impacted. Organizations across the country spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on teambuilding initiatives for the simple goal of creating a more united workforce. […]

January 21, 2020

Great performance management requires managers to create an environment in which employees are enabled to perform to the best of their abilities. Being able to do that will depend heavily on whether you’ve mastered these five essential performance management skills. […]

January 13, 2020

As HR, it goes without saying that you want the best for your company’s people. But it’s difficult to get programs and processes perfect from the outset. It’s a journey discovering which of your current practices are working, establishing what […]

December 20, 2019

Gartner research shows that a whopping 92% of organizations have formal performance reviews and 65% of organizations provide formal performance feedback, and yet performance management remains a largely unsatisfactory experience — for both employees and managers. “Only 17% of respondents […]

December 17, 2019

Creating a positive candidate experience should be a priority for any person or organization involved in recruiting, whether it’s a recruiter representing an employer or a recruiting agency serving businesses or job seekers. The consequences for not aiming for a […]

December 10, 2019

A reader of the current business press is confronted by two extremely different points of view regarding the basic question of whether managers should provide feedback to their direct reports. On the one hand we have those who advocate extremely […]

November 26, 2019

You’ve likely conducted many performance reviews and been the subject of many more. How much time do you put into your employees’s performance reviews? Do you consider the process merely a formality? As a leader, your team’s success depends on […]