Painless Performance Evaluations – THREE CRITICAL CONCEPTS
Universally, managers and employees dread the annual ritual of performance evaluations. The opportunity for enhanced communication and feedback is often wasted, misused, or squandered, resulting in a...
View ArticleAre you Working In or On?
Your grammar can determine your results. My big sister Marla, an English teacher, taught me that a preposition is “anything a mouse can do in a house.” A mouse can be in the house, under the house, or...
View ArticleEvery Batter Needs a Coach
When was the last time you focused on yourself and your professional expertise? I recently had the privilege of spending two days with the incomparable Lou Heckler. I was first introduced to this...
View ArticleStrengthen Connections to Strengthen Local Government
The fourth and final segment in the Public Sector Blog Series for Halogen Software: Strengthen Connections to Strengthen Local Government. Recent studies, including one from GOVERNING Exchange have...
View ArticlePainless Performance Conversations Book Trailer
Watch our new Painless Performance Conversations: A Practical Approach to Critical Day-to-Day Workplace Discussions Book Trailer below to see what our new book has in store!
View ArticleConversations Drive Performance
Four Critical Mind-sets of a Painless Performance Conversation The premise of my new book, Painless Performance Conversations: A Practical Approach to Critical Day-to-Day Workplace Discussions, is that...
View ArticlePerformance Conversations: A Key Piece to the Cycle
The performance management cycle is the ongoing process of setting clear expectations, providing ongoing feedback, documenting performance, and summarizing all of it in a regular performance evaluation...
View ArticleLead with Behavior
Lead with Behavior IT’S MORE EFFECTIVE THAN ATTITUDE What happens when you try to change an employee’s attitude? Often, the attitude just gets bigger. In the process, the employee is left feeling...
View ArticleTalk about Performance Problems Now!
Have you ever avoided a conversation with an employee because you were too uncomfortable bringing it up? Customer service issues, attendance, hygiene, poor work quality, lack of teamwork… if an...
View ArticlePainless Performance Conversations Podcast
I recently talked with Craig Price, from Reality Check with Craig Price, about how to have painless performance conversations with employees. We all know that having to address employee issues can be a...
View ArticleNew! Painless Performance Conversations Webinar Series
Painless Performance Conversations Webinar Series This series of practical, tool-driven webinars is for supervisors and managers at every level. Whether you are a new supervisor seeking foundational...
View ArticleCommunication and Workplace Performance Conversations
Frequent performance conversations, rather than annual performance reviews, produce quicker results and happier team members. In organizations, success depends on employee performance, yet many...
View ArticleBe Clear – Create an Ownership Culture
Do your employees act like owners? Or are they merely renters? Job renters are not fully engaged. They’re non-committal. They may contribute for awhile but then they move along. Owners, on the other...
View ArticleCareers in Government and Management Education Group, Inc.
NEW INFORMATIVE ARTICLES I’m proud to announce a new partnership with the folks at Careers in Government. CIG is a forum for the exchange of news and information of interest to more than 20 million...
View ArticleHow to Involve the Employee in Writing a Performance Evaluation
If you struggle to write annual performance evaluations, you may be overlooking the most valuable source of data you have: the employee. Asking for the employee’s feedback before you begin writing...
View Article5 Steps to Improve Performance Expectations
It’s a common managerial dilemma. You ask an employee to do something that seems simple to you. And, what you get is not what you expected. For whatever reason, the employee did not complete the job...
View ArticlePainless Performance Conversations Webinar Series Now Available
The Painless Performance Conversations Webinar Series is now over, but it’s not too late to get in on the action. The webinar content is available for download in an edited format. The four-session...
View ArticleHRCI Approved!
We are excited to announce that our new webinar series has been approved for 4.0 General HRCI credits from the Human Resource Certification Council. If you are a certified human resources...
View ArticleHow Public Sector HR Professionals Can Get Management to Listen
If public sector HR professionals can remember a few key ideas, they’ll be able to make the transition more quickly and confidently.
View ArticlePress Release: Marnie E. Green to Share Public Sector Management Strategies
Careers In Government, Inc. (CIG) President Michael Hurwitz announced today that industry leading expert Marnie E. Green, CSP, IPMA-CP, Principal Consultant of Management Education Group, Inc., will...
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