How to Hold a Better Performance Improvement Conversation
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...
How to Manage a Strong, Arrogant, Maybe Even Toxic High-Performer
Is Your Potentially Toxic High-Performer Sabotaging Your Culture? When it comes to results—no one can touch him. There’s just one problem. He’s a jerk. How do you manage a strong, arrogant, slightly obnoxious, potentially toxic high-performer? A Profile of...
Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback and Performance Appraisals
Eliminate These Infuriating Words from End-of-Year Feedback, and Performance Appraisal Discussions For most managers, the only thing they dread more than going to their own end-of-year performance appraisal is holding end-of-year feedback discussions with their team....
