Note: This is a classic TLNT post on bringing up a touchy subject with your boss. During a coaching session, Whitney, a mid-level manager, told me that she … Read more
Best of TLNT 2017: Here’s What Happened When Deloitte Dumped the Annual Review
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more
What Candy Crush Taught Me About Being a Good Manager
Business lessons can sneak up in the oddest of places. Even viral online games can give us insight into important organizational processes. I’m not … Read more
Yes, You Can Eliminate the Annual Review, Improve Engagement and Still Get Workforce Metri…
By now, we have all noticed the overwhelming trend to ditch performance rating scales and instead, have performance appraisals and performance management … Read more
Do You Remember Everything You Did In 2016?
Recognize This! – Technology can help us look back at all we have done over the year, celebrating accomplishments and increasing our sense of meaning and … Read more
Your Performance Management Process Has to be Uniquely Yours
A recent review of performance management methods asked the question: what do the best performance management processes have in common? After reading the … Read more
Smaller Companies Are Just Better At Performance Management
Although my professional experience is in very large organizations, we now work with smaller clients. This work has helped to change my paradigm about … Read more
Tailor Your Feedback to Make It Effective
Personality has a huge impact in the workplace: from a first impression during the interview stage, to everyday interactions, to giving and receiving … Read more
What HR Will Be Dealing With In 2017
The end of 2016 is near, and for some of us, thank goodness! While we count down the seconds until the crystal ball drops, we can plan for the trends about … Read more
They Want to Hear the Bad More Even Than the Good
A magnetic manager is someone who easily attracts and retains STAR (self-motivated, talented, accountable, responsible, and stable) employees. One secret … Read more