By Jamie Resker, on May 26th, 2010
Many managers are adept at the objective parts of performance discussion performance, but nearly all of them dread initiating conversations about personal issues such as behaviors and attitudes. The traditional method by which they are taught to provide performance feedback to employees, sometimes referred to as "constructive criticism," is often the very reason [...]
By Gina Abudi, on December 10th, 2009
Time's A Wastin'!
We all have many meetings to attend in an average week, or just on one day of the week. You know how frustrating it is when you are in a meeting and it doesn’t start on time or runs overtime, or nothing gets accomplished. You can’t always control [...]
By Gina Abudi, on December 3rd, 2009
Effective interviews are not easy – as the interviewer you need to be well prepared. (And it goes without saying that the interviewee also needs to be well prepared!) Map out the questions you want to ask the candidate. Do a thorough review of the candidate’s resume – highlight areas where you [...]
By Gina Abudi, on November 24th, 2009
According to Wikipedia, collaboration “is a recursive process where two or more people work together in an intersection of common goals by sharing knowledge, learning and building consensus.”
When employees collaborate, they improve communication within the organization. Collaboration allows for different ideas from different people to generate a wide variety of knowledge [...]
By Gina Abudi, on November 19th, 2009
Indecision
How do you make decisions? Which of these can you relate to?
Reactive: Do the first thing that comes into your head. No planning, no brainstorming – just react immediately. No thoughts about the impact of the decision. You feel like you have to make a decision quickly.
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