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 Developing Employees: 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 keep going
It’s easy to get excited about learning something new. And then the actual work begins. If you're simply adding to your expertise, learning usually is quick and easy. But if this is something new, the learning curve kicks in, … [Read more...] about There’s no shortcut from novice to expert: 6 tips on how to keep going
Feedback that Helps Learning; Feedback that Doesn’t
At work, learning doesn’t occur only in a class or workshop or online. 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. Within that 60-90 minute meeting, it's not unusual to discuss six or more topics. Each topic can be a challenge on its own. Yet we put them all together and expect … [Read more...] about Deconstruct the Performance Appraisal
