Thought Leaders
Why I Stopped Doing Annual Employee Reviews
Why wait months to discuss problems that matter now?
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What Sheryl Sandberg Taught Me About Giving Criticism
How many times have you tried to give feedback that totally falls flat?
By Kim Scott
Thought Leaders
Employee Feedback Is Only Effective If It’s Done Right. Here’s How to Make Sure It Lands.
Feedback is sometimes hard to hear and to give, but when given in the spirit of support, it is a gift beyond measure.
By Deb Liu
Thought Leaders
Under Review: Rethinking the Employee-Evaluation Process
If your company does employee reviews on a quarterly basis, you're going to need help keeping track of all those moving parts.
Thought Leaders
Strengthen Your Team by Getting on Your Employees’ Level
Work isn't a vacation or a playground. So, de-emphasize the perks. Perks can attract employees, but they won't keep them around.
By Hope Horner
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5 Ways to Turn Unproductive Employees Into Superstars
Staff turnover costs time and money you might not have. Here's how to make the best of a lackluster team and re-energize them in the process.
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How to Coach Your Team with Vertical Reviews
It's time to shake things up, get rid of those standard annual reviews and use a vertical review to help your employees improve their performance.
Human Resources
5 Ways to Give Feedback That Inspires People to Grow, Not Shrink.
Feedback done wrong is worse than saying nothing.
By Angie Morgan
Human Resources
Does Your Company Culture Match Your Brand?
Why you need a culture check today.
By Marty Fukuda
Thought Leaders
3 Ways to Encourage an Ownership Mindset in Your Employees
Your company grows by leaps when you get buy-in from team members and help them see their potential to lead from within.
By Zech Newman
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5 Tips for Giving Better Feedback to Creative People
The feedback you give -- and the way you give it -- can be the difference between a project everyone loves, and a project everyone wishes had never started in the first place.
By Will Meier
Thought Leaders
To Motivate Your Employees, Give Honest Feedback
Feedback should be tailored to the individual, well thought out and delivered close to the event. Anything else will limit the motivational effect.
Building a Business
10 Ways to Appeal to the Next Wave of Workers: Generation Z
Flexible scheduling and open feedback loops build trust with incoming employees. Companies shouldn't be surprised if older workers appreciate those changes, too.
By Deep Patel
Building a Business
You Only Get Better With Feedback
Unless somebody tells you what you're doing right and wrong, you're going to have a tough time deciding what to do more and what to stop doing altogether.
By Karen Mishra
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Stop Avoiding It: 4 Tips for Delivering Tough Feedback
Feedback can motivate people and teams to move beyond the status quo, but only if it's actually delivered.
Building a Business
How Google Uses People Analytics to Create a Great Workplace
Hint: It's about the people, for the people, and by the people -- and you can translate the big ideas to your much smaller company.
Building a Business
Giving and Receiving the Gift of Feedback
Feedback is how your experience can help a less experienced teammate thrive.
By Jim Joseph
Building a Business
Your Employees Aren’t Really Doing Their Jobs — How to Help
When tasks outside employees' normal workloads take up a majority of their work day, tensions can rise.
Building a Business
Why Teamwork Matters at Every Level
Everyone, plus the bottom line, benefits when companies show team members how their daily work contributes to the larger whole.
By Andre Lavoie
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5 Ways in Which You Should Let Employees Influence Your Brand
For employers, relinquishing control of the brand can be hard. But think of the upsides -- and they do exist.
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The Delicate Art of Gracefully Recovering From a Verbal Blunder
Knowing how to walk it back when the tongue slips is key to avoiding the worst consequences to career and reputation.
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7 Tips for Delivering Negative Feedback to Employees Without Being a Jerk
Sharing the not-so-good news is easier if you have a positive working relationship with your employees.
By Syed Balkhi
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5 Fatal Feedback Flaws You Must Fix
Avoid these mistakes to quickly and clearly communicate to your employees.
By Kate Beihl
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4 Steps to Keep Feedback From Being Useless
Feedback given the right way gives us actionable data that creates value and narrows business gaps.
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Employee Reviews Should Include the CEO
All human beings have blind spots, including founders and owners. Commit to finding yours, you may be surprised by what you discover.
By Shaun Buck
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Employee Management: Reward the Best, Replace the Worst
Got a non-performer in your midst? Show him, or her, the door.
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Have You Heard? Office Gossip May Actually Be a Good Thing.
Five ways to support (healthy) gossip at your company, to encourage openness.