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How to Hold a Better Performance Improvement Conversation

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Dec 14, 2020 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Winning Well | 0 comments

Has this ever happened to you? You sit down for an earnest performance improvement conversation. Your employee listens intently. She thanks you for the feedback, and promises to try harder. Things improve for a minute. But a week later, they’re back to all the...

Try This Surprisingly Simple Way to Raise the Bar

by Karin Hurt | Feb 7, 2017 | By Karin Hurt, Employee Engagement & Energy, Winning Well | 5 comments

Are you looking for ways to raise the bar for your team? Are you trying to motivate your team to the next level? Here’s one surprising way to raise the bar. A Surprising Simple Way to Raise the Bar She looked right at me and yelled across the gym floor with...

4 Secrets to a Successful Performance Improvement Conversation

by Karin Hurt | Jan 12, 2017 | By Karin Hurt, Winning Well | 2 comments

You sit down for an earnest performance improvement conversation. Things improve for a minute. And the next day (or the day after), she’s back to her “hot mess” behavior. Sound familiar? Maybe it’s her. Some people are hard to reach. But before...