Dealing with Your Employees Effectively
Perhaps the most overlooked dimension of managing people is the understanding of what motivates people and what satisfies people about…
Employee Engagement
Are We Doing Enough To Develop Future Leaders?
We’re not, according to Deloitte’s BusinessConfidence Report 2014, which summarizes findings from a survey of 600 U.S. executives—300 c-suite executives…
For Feedback To Be Effective, Put First Things First
First things first. This wise little maxim is the underlying theme of “Stop Teaching People How to Give Feedback,” a…
It’s Not Just Millennials Who Desire Meaningful Work
Articles about “meaningful work”—and what that phrase means—are cropping up everywhere. Here’s a small sampling: · “4 Tips To Help…
Performance or Engagement? And the Winner Is …
As with just about every aspect of performance management, opinions are divided on the question of whether managers should focus…
Revisiting Employee Motivation … and the Power of a Single Word
Part of the challenge of managing people is learning how to motivate them. In a previous post, we asked, “Is…
The Importance of Discretionary Effort—and How To Inspire It
We sparked some interesting conversation when we mentioned Aubrey Daniels in a recent post about the need for more frequent…
Recognizing the Difficult Dual Role Managers Play—Coach and Mentor
“All leaders do some coaching. If nothing else, they offer input through performance reviews. But providing feedback once a year…
Meeting Employees’ Needs: Culture Management, Engagement, and Preventable Turnover
One of the primary objectives of performance reviews is to ensure that needs are being met—departmental needs, functional needs, organizational…
Are You Nurturing Universal Accountability?
If you’re familiar with Reviewsnap you know we’ve enthusiastically championed performance appraisals for nearly 20 years. In our view, performance…
Employee Recognition Should Be Pervasive
Sixty percent of best-in-class organizations consider employee recognition extremely valuable in driving individual performance. This statement comes from the Aberdeen…
Managers: Want To Increase Employee Engagement? Model the Right Behavior.
Managers often feel responsible for telling employees what’s expected of them in their day-to-day work and how they interact with…