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Differences in Performance Perceptions

As the recession pushed organizations to practice care in spending while attempting to hang on to their highest value talent, pay for performance experienced a renewal. Faced with limited resources and increased demand for efficiency, leaders appealed to their higher … Continue reading

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Going Together: Engagement and Performance

Most accept that engagement provides a critical precursor to optimal productivity and performance in any organization. Today, most organizations not only monitor engagement, but also evaluate managers on the engagement of their workforce along with other performance-based outcomes. Yet, we … Continue reading

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Changing Competence

How many times have you been asked if a candidate or employee is competent?  Every time we hire, promote, or assign projects, we have to ask others and ourselves if we think the person possesses what it takes to be … Continue reading

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Counseling Results

Counseling a direct report creates a lot of anxiety as well as the potential for undesired outcomes.  Some would rather put up with the lack of productivity or bad behavior, then deal with the tension that accompanies a face-to-face meeting … Continue reading

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What Are They Saying?

Working with organizations typically requires going to their primary location or locations to interact with their employees.  Reality takes on a completely new shape when you observe the inter-workings of an organization instead of just looking at a two dimensional … Continue reading

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Something in Between

Most of us played a game when we were young that involved selecting a favorite thing between two options.  In elementary school, the game involves receiving two things that are equally pleasing, such as ice cream and cake.  By middle … Continue reading

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I Need a Coach

Most of have counseled an employee at one time or another.  In the industrial workplace, a person being counseled or coached typically failed to meet expectations and received specific guidance on what needed to be improved.  Most employees wanted to … Continue reading

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Change Is Coming Again

As human resource professionals we deal with change all of the time.  We add and lose employees, change the assignment of duties, assist with altering the strategic direction of the organization, as well as deal with daily challenges.  The ability … Continue reading

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I Might Lead

Most grade school kids dream of jobs that entail great mental or physical ability. The typical jobs most cited by elementary school children include firefighter, police officer, ballerina, doctor, sports star, astronaut, rock star, and business person.  When children are … Continue reading

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Performance Curve: What About Consistency?

I have worked with several organizations over the last few years which on paper looked to be phenomenal, but ended up with less than consistent results.  Most possessed a very talented staff, good leaders, solid customer service, and a demanded … Continue reading

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