Self-evaluations and performance appraisals — everyone hates writing them and few enjoy being the receiver. Is all the angst and consternation really worth the time and energy invested? Are we kidding ourselves in thinking they really impact performance or retain good people? I question it, as do a good number of business leaders — companies such as Deloitte, Adobe, Microsoft, and Accenture, who have eliminated the annual process, aiming towards a more frequent, less formulaic, feedback program. [Read more…]
Advocating and Negotiating for Yourself at Work
Do you find yourself always advocating for your staff, customers, even your kids? But, when it comes to getting the recognition you deserve and negotiating for yourself tangible outcomes such as compensation, that overdue promotion, or relief from an untenable situation, you somehow feel uneasy, unworthy, or unprepared.
You’re not alone. Many successful leaders find it hard to advocate and negotiate for the enterprise known as “me.” They wonder if it will be held against them, they’re fearful they might fail, or they will be labeled as “not a team player.” [Read more…]
10 Ways Successful People Manage Time and Their Lives
I am fortunate to coach some very smart, successful people. They have high native intelligence and excellent educations, and they have trained themselves to work effectively and efficiently in everything they do.
Here are some tips from successful people who know how to be creative, innovative, and productive with less stress and more satisfaction than most. [Read more…]
How Successful Leaders and Managers Get Things Done
How do successful leaders get more done and manage to complete important work? How do they keep their priorities straight, vision clear, as well as have a personal life?
Through some casual research collecting information from my coaching clients, business and personal networking; reading blogs and articles, I have found some frequently applied practices or behaviors. [Read more…]
Want to be Happy at Work? Live Like a Dane
Helen Russell was “living the life” by many people’s standards — successful in her career as an editor, happily married, and living in a dynamic city — London. She was happy at work and happy at home.
When her husband was offered a transfer to a rural part of Denmark they found a need to radically change their lives. Did she know she was moving to a country whose citizens often report being some of the happiest people on the planet? No. [Read more…]
Why You Aren’t Hiring the Best People
I recently watched an interview with Laszlo Bock, SVP of People Operations at Google. He was promoting his book “Work Rules — Insights from Inside Google that Transform How You Live and Lead.” The author addressed many issues from what he refers to as “Intellectual Humility” to “Let the Inmates Run the Asylum.” The area I thought most relevant to my readers was the chapter where he discusses “why hiring is the single most important people activity in any organization.” It’s all about recruiting and hiring people, and it debunks most of what you, and in the past I, have done to get high quality employees. [Read more…]
A Coworker is Sabotaging Your Career
Things are not going well with your coworker, assistant, or colleague. You have the sense they are professionally sabotaging your career. How can you be sure? While it may be difficult to prove, there are warning signs you should watch for. Here are a few and how you might address them. [Read more…]
When to Delete, Delegate, or Do
For most of us the “To Do” list is long and seemingly endless. It also is undisciplined and unorganized. Whether you rank your task by importance, due date, or by whom, there is a next step many people fail to take. That is asking the questions, “Should anyone do this job?”, “Who else could do the work?” and finally, “If I do it, how and why?” This in simple terms is the delete, delegate, or do criteria. [Read more…]
Should I Make Friends at Work?
There was an article by University of Pennsylvania Professor, Adam Grant, titled “Friends at Work? Not So Much.” He describes a steady decline, particularly in the United States, in the number of people who have or want friends in their workplace. Personal life glimpses such as family day gatherings, inviting the life partners to the holiday party, or even “bring your child to work day” has dwindled. Primarily because many were not interested in doing these activities and/or knowing more about their coworkers. [Read more…]
What’s Your Career Exit Strategy?
Career exit strategy! Before you click out saying, “This has nothing to do with me,” let me pose a few questions.
- Is your present job so secure that nothing threatens it?
- Do you plan to “die in the saddle”?
- Do you have a succession plan?
- Do you have passive income?
- Is your work fulfilling all of your needs and desires?
If the answer to one or more of these is “no,” then you need an exit strategy.
Let’s look at a few: [Read more…]
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