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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 15 days 5 hours 28 minutes
Educate Your Directs On Performance Reviews Early - Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance on educating your directs on performance reviews early.
Educate Your Directs On Performance Reviews Early - Part 1
Part 1 or our guidance on educating your directs on performance reviews early.
Salary Discussions 2x2 Matrix Tool - Part 1
Just because a direct’s performance is exceptional doesn’t mean that they deserve a raise, believe it or not. Employee performance is only half of the equation.
Yes Or No Questions (YONKERS)
You're going to get asked yes or no questions, and there are only three effective answers. Anything else is unprofessional, and what might be interpreted as weak. There's a difference between asked, "How's the project" - Inevitably, "fine;" and, "Are you 100% green this week?' Better questions get better answers. And when a professional gets a better question, a better answer is the best answer.
Assumptive Goal Setting - HOF 2024
Our Hall of Fame guidance on how to think more creatively about annual planning goals.
How to Set Annual Goals - HOF 2023
Our Hall Of Fame guidance on how to start setting annual goals, and why we do not like "SMART" goals.
The Folly Of Rebranding Feedback - Part 1
A WSJ article says the word “feedback” is too stressful for some, and recommends calling it something else. We disagree.