Insights and Information for Today's Leaders
December 21 2010
Annual employee performance reviews are great in concept. They provide the employee with a documented summary of management’s perception of their contributions. They provide the manager with a formal tool to communicate opportunities for growth and improvement.
They can provide companies an objective means to measure and reward performance contributions thus supporting a pay-for-performance model. In [...]
June 22 2010
With the benefit of hindsight, management isn’t that tricky. If we were all to start our careers with the benefit of the experiences we have gained throughout, we would surely do many things differently; making fewer mistakes and as a consequence getting things ‘right the first time’ much more often.
From the early days when we [...]
March 9 2010
Years ago, I met a man named Ed who sat at an old field desk at the back of the supply room. Whenever I needed something from the supply room Ed was always there and ready to assist. He would happily retrieve whatever I needed while engaging me in conversation about my role, my background, [...]
