Free Resources
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Effective Management Through Goals
Employee survey research frequently describes leaders as being good at setting “highly aggressive stretch goals and targets;” however, consequence management and development are generally distinct weaknesses. Few companies or even individual leaders are seen as doing well at creating clear links between performance and consequences, or providing coaching to under-performers. If you want to change this for your group or organization, Effective Management Through Goals is key. Click here to receive a copy of a white paper from our partners at Thinkwise for answers on each of the five steps in the goal management process.
Strategic Planning Retreats—How to get the most out of them
When a management team, staff, or executive team holds a corporate retreat or offsite business meeting, the investment of time is significant. The question is how to make the most of this limited and extremely valuable time. Click here to receive seven suggestions based on many years of experience facilitating strategic planning retreats:
People Skills for The Technical Person
How many times today do we hear during the discussing of a coworker's career "They really know what they are doing, technically, but they simply have no people skills." We would like to have the best of both worlds-good technical skills and good people skills but a survey of today's managers quickly concludes it is all too rare we find such an individual. Click here to receive insights on this issue.
The Magnificent Seven—Seven Competencies That Drive Breakthrough Sales Results
A high IQ might make you a genius, but it's high EI that will put you on top in the business
world. EI stands for emotional intelligence, which is the ability to recognize and understand your own emotions and the emotions of others. Emotional competency is the ability to efficiently use that information. Click here to find out more.
Self-Management Mastery
By not living in a constant state of urgency, you'll become more focused on your priorities.
Everyone is so pressed for time. In spite of claims to the contrary, our time-saving technology—whether it's e-mail, pagers, cell phones and PDAs—adds the pressure.
Time management used to be the solution. But time management focuses externally on solving time-related problems. The latest twist is focusing on self-management rather than time management. Click here to receive tips to master this.
Asking the Right Reference Questions
Organizations vary widely on whether or not they do reference checks on candidates. At the very least, checking references will confirm the truthfulness of the candidates and their resumes. If you make these calls and document the results, click here for some sample questions to help you get the most useful information.
Integrating Performance Reviews with Performance Management
Effective Performance Reviews and the discussions associated with them are a cornerstone of successful talent management in that they help you assess and clearly communicate your view of both what results your people are achieving and how they are going about achieving those results. Click here for useful tips.
Interview Question Guidelines
Click here for a useful chart of permissable questions and questions you should steer clear of in interviews.
Tips for Writing Comments in Performance Reviews
Adding relevant comments to your Performance Review challenges anyone's memory and writing skills. For your own or your Participant’s Review, hopefully you've kept performance notes throughout the review period so that you don't have to rely on memory and can cite specific examples. Click here for some tips that can help you provide more relevant, constructive comments on your Performance Reviews.
Writing a Good Performance Improvement Plan
To promote performance improvement, you need a clear and deliberate procedure: a Performance Improvement Plan. Click here for tips.
Fast Track to Top Performance
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