Implementing a culture of feedback from scratch at a company is no simple task, especially if it hasn’t historically been a part of the … Read more
Surprising Research Says Negative Feedback Is Effective (and We Might Even Prefer It)
Few people like hearing bad news about themselves. Getting a tough performance review or being called out for a mistake challenges our status and triggers … Read more
Improve Your Coaching Skills by Understanding the Psychology of Feedback
Do you ever wonder why it’s so difficult to give and receive feedback in the workplace? Many owners and managers struggle with pointing out areas of … Read more
Why Companies Are Moving Away From Annual Reviews
Theoretically, performance management should happen every day. Think of it this way, if Lionel Messi was playing in a way his manager Luis Enrique didn’t … Read more
How to Get Started With Continuous Performance Management
It’s no surprise that performance reviews – across most businesses today – are changing. For years organizations have complained that performance … Read more
Stop the Employee Engagement Survey Madness
Millions of words have been written about employee engagement, and over a billion dollars is spent annually in the US alone on employee engagement surveys … Read more
Turns Out, Millennials Actually Don’t Want Your Feedback
It’s conference season and I got a chance to see the ever-popular, Marcus Buckingham. Marcus has the great English accent, high energy and great leadership … Read more
These Tips Will Make You a Better Coach
For many of us, the best part of being a manager is making a difference in the lives of our team members. We see coaching as an ideal way to help someone … Read more
7 Tips For Giving Feedback That Motivates
It’s now widely agreed that the more autonomy and ownership employees have the more motivated they’ll be. At the same time, there has been little talk … Read more
3 Reasons Your Coaching Strategy Isn’t Working
Coaching strategies that aren’t personalized to individual employees will likely fail. So coaching must be flexible, with every employee having the … Read more