Clik here to view.
Employee Coaching: Reality or Just Talk? | A Wake-up Call
Careers are about growth. The better we become, the more options we’ll have. We expect our career growth to follow these steps: Take jobs that align with our skills and knowledge Complete training on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When Employees Aren’t Feelin’ It, Try “Enchantment,” Guy Kawasaki Style
Today, Guy Kawasaki’s new book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions, is released. Guy offered me an advance copy about a month ago with a request to blog about it. I’m so happy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When You Don’t Know, Find Someone Who Does—Like Jack Nadel
Success is the prize. Seeking it gets us to make the effort. Sadly, our efforts don’t always deliver the success we’re after. We look around and wonder what we’re doing wrong. Now it’s time talk to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Going It Alone? Then Don’t Expect Much. | The Essential Career Support Team
Career success is a ladder, right? If we do our jobs well, take advantage of training, and follow the rules, we’ll get promoted again and again. So why doesn’t it work out that way? We see...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pretty Good at Managing Employee Performance? What About Bob?
Go to training. Learn how to manage people. Go back to your work group and deliver all those promised results. Sweet! Ugh…then reality turns sweet into sour. Live situations don’t match the training...
View ArticleClik here to view.
If You Can’t Execute, Job Knowledge Gets You Nowhere.
Knowing is easier than doing. It remains internal until we make it external by showcasing it, putting it into practice, and owning it. There are lots of reasons why we don’t immediately put new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Superstar or Has Been? | Career Tips to Stay On Top
The rush is in the reaching. Ask any athlete whose career is on the rise. Every day is about putting it all out there for the team, the fans, and the games they love. Winning is the driver, the measure...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Turning Employees Around—What It Takes | Feedback Power
Under-performers are part of the landscape in any workplace. You know who they are and so does your boss. None of us is perfect. Without guidance, it’s easy to adopt behaviors and habits acceptable to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Think You’re Not Good Enough? Look Around. | Evolving Self-Confidence
I’ve never reposted before, but after reading Cherry Woodburn’s initial post in her “Confidence Chronicles” series, I knew it was time to repost this one. Cherry’s interview with Jacqui...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Employee Development Bait and Switch—Perpetrator or Victim?
It is a downer when we discover that there are few growth opportunities offered at our jobs. When we’re hired, there’s usually someone who talks about how the company is committed to developing...
View ArticleConfronting the Employee Attitude Problem | Help for Supervisors
I wrote this post in March 2010 and it has enjoyed the highest number of page views. I realized that during my blog site switchover that searchers were having difficulty locating it. So it seemed like...
View ArticleGetting Nowhere In a Hurry? Take a New Route. | Manage Your Day-to-Day
It’s wonderful when a book moves me to recalibrate my routine and reclaim my creative goals. That’s what happened when I was invited to read and blog about Manage Your Day-to-Day edited by Jocelyn K....
View ArticleWhen Hiring an Outside Consultant Can Make a Manager’s Problem Worse
You just can’t take it anymore. You’re a manager with a supervisor whose work group is in shambles. You’ve had multiple performance discussions with the supervisor and recorded deficiencies in his/her...
View Article
