Knowing that you need to improve your skills in some area and knowing what skills to improve are not the same thing. Let’s say your last presentation didn’t go as well as you wanted. Not that all your presentations are home … [Read more...] about How to Figure out What to Develop
Want the Performance Reviews You Write to Have Fair Ratings? Take These Three Steps
It’s no secret that most people aren’t happy with performance ratings – the kind you get on a performance review. Ratings are subject to biases like the recency bias – the notion that what’s been happening lately will keep … [Read more...] about Want the Performance Reviews You Write to Have Fair Ratings? Take These Three Steps
There’s no shortcut from novice to expert 6 tips on how to stick with it
It’s easy to get excited about learning something new. But then the actual work of learning begins. More specifically it’s the learning curve. That’s when performance decreases, sometimes significantly, until you learn what … [Read more...] about There’s no shortcut from novice to expert 6 tips on how to stick with it
Feedback that Helps Learning; Feedback that Doesn’t
At work, learning doesn’t occur only in a class or workshop or offsite. It also occurs on the job – through trial and error, conversations, and observation, among other things. Wherever and however learning occurs, feedback is an … [Read more...] about Feedback that Helps Learning; Feedback that Doesn’t
Learning is not a special event
People often think about learning as if it can only occur in a special place - like school or a workshop or an offsite event. Learning can be a special event. But most of the time learning just happens as a normal part of … [Read more...] about Learning is not a special event
Deconstruct the Performance Appraisal
The traditional performance appraisal attempts to do too much. There is the performance summary and evaluation for the previous 12 months. There’s a rating and pay decision. There's a development plan to put together and … [Read more...] about Deconstruct the Performance Appraisal
