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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Triangles: Watching the Points
Most of us at one time or another has experienced a triangle. Although triangles can produce different results depending on the participants, when you include three people one person seems to be eventually marginalized, attacked, or isolated. In some cases, … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Leadership, Organizations, Performance
Tagged conflict, leadership, personal interaction, relationships, triangles
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How Strong is Your Performance Culture?
Almost every organization talks, analyzes, and obsesses about performance. We live in an age where we perceive that everything can be improved, enhanced, or amplified in one manner or another. How many times have you bought the latest computer, flat … Continue reading
Posted in Development, HR Operations, Leadership, Organizations, Performance
Tagged culture, organizational culture, performance, productivity
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Nature of Slopes: Building Motivation
All of us have wished that we could encourage motivation by simply waving a magic wand and transforming our workforce. How many times have you heard an employee say that a specific task is not his or her job, I … Continue reading
Posted in Development, HR Operations, Leadership, Organizations, Performance
Tagged development, growth, motivation
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Defined by Events
As human beings, we are defined by specific events in our lives. If you ask someone about their childhood, school years, or almost any life period, events are what are described first. We might recall a special birthday, family vacation, … Continue reading
Posted in Development, HR Operations, Leadership, Organizations, Performance
Tagged events, performance, work culture
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Regress to the Mean
How many times have you witnessed the excitement of a new hire dwindle over time as he or she spends more time at work? As human capital professionals, we are key players at ensuring that the best and brightest candidates … Continue reading
Posted in Development, HR Operations, Leadership, Organizations, Performance
Tagged development, new hires, performance, regression
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How Engaged Are We?
Most of us recognize that an engaged workforce is a productive workforce. However, as engagement has become the new “silver bullet” that empowerment was several decades ago, leaders as well as organizations are struggling to define, assess, diagnosis, and improve … Continue reading
Posted in Development, HR Operations, Leadership, Organizations, Performance
Tagged culture, engagement, performance
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Measuring Engagement
Recently I was asked about what is the best approach to determining what employees feel and think. The client had conducted satisfaction surveys for a few years and found that most employees possessed an average level of ambivalence toward most … Continue reading
Posted in Development, HR Operations, Leadership, Organizations, Performance
Tagged culture, engagement, job
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Giving and Getting: Opinions and Feedback
This month I worked with an organization that had recently completed a cycle of employee feedback on what could be improved in their organization. The employee comments were very positive except that employees felt that managers do not value their … Continue reading
Posted in HR Operations, Leadership, Organizations, Performance
Tagged decision making, employee engagement, employee feedback, opinions
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