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This Is What to Do If an Employment Relationship Deteriorates

No job is meant to be “until death do us part.” Employment is a theoretical deal: The employer is willing to pay a certain amount of money for an employee’s successful execution of a set... Continue reading

This Is How to Give Feedback and Not Make People Feel Stupid

“Oh, heavens,” I thought, “I’ve offended her!” I had wanted to be helpful and friendly, but instead I was confusing and possibly insulting -- I had given feedback as if the problem was with the... Continue reading

Why This is the Time to Reassess the Annual Review

If you can’t draw a direct line from performance appraisal to performance improvement, then, seriously, what’s the point? Yet in many organizations, the definitions, criteria, and explanations for the annual review aren’t specifically pertinent to... Continue reading

An “F” for Effort is More Motivating than Praise for Good Intentions

Even when they know the basic rules of performance feedback (see Car Talk: Lessons in Performance Feedback), many of my clients feel, well, squeamish when they have to give tough performance feedback, particularly to longstanding... Continue reading

Car Talk: Lessons in Performance Feedback

I love it when my car praises me! The message is concrete, consistent, and congruent with my expectations. Why doesn’t most performance feedback work so well? I make a lot of short trips (my home... Continue reading

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This Is What to Do If an Employment Relationship Deteriorates

This Is How to Give Feedback and Not Make People Feel Stupid

Why This is the Time to Reassess the Annual Review

An “F” for Effort is More Motivating than Praise for Good Intentions

Car Talk: Lessons in Performance Feedback

Workplace Wisdom Blog

This Is What to Do If an Employment Relationship Deteriorates

This Is How to Give Feedback and Not Make People Feel Stupid

Why This is the Time to Reassess the Annual Review

An “F” for Effort is More Motivating than Praise for Good Intentions

Car Talk: Lessons in Performance Feedback

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