February is Black History Month and consistent with the last few years that I've been a blogger, this Black History month I was stuck on what to write. Like many, I want to show my support, especially in our current political environment but wasn't sure quite what that support … [Read more...] about Supporting Black History Month
Why I Meet Once A Week With My Team
That’s right. Once a week I meet with every single person on my team. Sometimes our meetings are 15 minutes, other times a half hour. I even ask them to complete a weekly form before our meeting. I adapted it from Cy Wakeman’s Reality Based Leadership book and it covers some … [Read more...] about Why I Meet Once A Week With My Team
Ten Simple Ways To Be A Great Manager
Ten quick tips on how to be the great manager your employees want: 1. Ask their opinion But only do this if you actually care. And do not shut down their ideas with laughter or bad body language. You may say "great idea" but your body language or laughter, says something … [Read more...] about Ten Simple Ways To Be A Great Manager
It’s About The Heart – Why You Should Never Counter Offer
We spend a lot of time talking about retaining our best people. Too many times though, we wait until our star gives us their resignation notice and then we try the worst tactic possible - the counter offer. Some managers scurry about trying to figure out how to get the … [Read more...] about It’s About The Heart – Why You Should Never Counter Offer
Getting Rid of Annual Appraisals Won’t Solve Your Performance Management Problem
The annual appraisal, the culmination of the traditional Performance Management process, is broken, fundamentally flawed and completely irrelevant. The process of having a formal discussion with someone 2-3 times a year is laughable for a number of reasons: Feedback … [Read more...] about Getting Rid of Annual Appraisals Won’t Solve Your Performance Management Problem