Leadership

InsideOut Management Coaching Seminar Review

July 23, 2010

I recently participated in the InsideOut Management Coaching Seminar. I had two goals going into the session. The first was to refresh my knowledge of employee coaching and the second was to assess whether it was material that would benefit my organization. The class exceeded my expectations on both counts in that it simplified a [...]

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Sample of a Great Employee Achievement and Development Book

July 19, 2010
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I just finished reading Ken Blanchard’s most recent book, “Helping People Win at Work – A Business Philosophy called Don’t Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A” that he co-wrote with Garry Ridge, the president and CEO of WD-40 Company. The book is a simplified illustration of a good performance management system. The idea [...]

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Leadership Development

July 7, 2010

One of my posts was featured in the 4th of July addition of Leadership Development Carnival.   There are lots of great articles on leadership for your reading pleasure.  Enjoy!

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Lessons Learned from General Stanley McChrystal

June 25, 2010

What a week this has been with the story that broke about General Stanley McChrystal and his interview with Rolling Stone Magazine. During that interview McChrystal apparently was very comfortable with the reporter who accompanied him for several weeks, let his guard down and said things that should probably not have been said to anyone, [...]

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Performance Feedback Disadvantages

June 2, 2010

A well thought out and structured performance management system can be one tool to help organizations achieve business success. Having a strategy and SMART business goals is the best way an organization can achieve business objectives. Unfortunately, organizations sometimes do not invest the time to develop a performance management structure, process and training. A performance [...]

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What is the hiring process for small businesses?

May 17, 2010

When a small business is formed it is often difficult to imagine the time when there is a need to hire employees. When that day comes, it is important to understand the new employee hiring process. There are several steps that need to be considered before entering into an employment arrangement with someone. This is [...]

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Four Similarities Between Dog Training and Employee Management

May 10, 2010

My children blessed us with a darling ten week old Shih Tzu puppy this past Christmas. Maggie is now almost seven months old and we have decided to start her in dog training to help us influence some of her behaviors.   Maggie is finishing up her first week of training and we had our “parent-teacher” [...]

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Moonlighting

May 4, 2010

With the current economic environment, people are doing whatever it takes to make ends meet. Unfortunately, sometimes this means a second job. A recent survey of employees who moonlight shows that 13% moonlight with a second job because of the economy. The DOL estimates that as many as 4.17 million Americans moonlight. Moonlighting is defined [...]

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