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5 Questions To Ask At Your Next Employee Performance Review

Eric Jacobson

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 5 Questions To Ask At Your Next Employee Performance Review Here are five important questions you, as a manager and leader, should ask during employee performance reviews: What have I done to help - or hinder - your job performance? What can I do in the next review period to help you achieve/improve?

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How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee

Eric Jacobson

Perhaps that time is now as you conduct year-end performance reviews. ▼ 2010 (108) ▼ December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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Tips For Conducting More Effective Performance Appraisals

Eric Jacobson

Friday, June 25, 2010 Tips For Conducting More Effective Performance Appraisals Im a big fan of Sharon Armstrongs, The Essential HR Handbook , and now shes released her newest book, The Essential Performance Review Handbook. Appraisals are meant to clarify and reward, and to be interactive and fair.

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How To Be An Open Leader

Eric Jacobson

My complete book review is on my Kansas City Leadership Examiner.com page. I posted a review on my site as well. Li explains in her new book what it means to be an open leader and why having those skills and behaviors are vital for effectively communicating with customers and employees in todays social media landscape. Great read.

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Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership: 70 New Year's.

Eric Jacobson

If not, and you want to be a more effective leader for your team at work in 2011, select one or more of these 70 New Years resolutions for leaders: 1. Conduct annual risk reviews 7. Dont micromanage 2. Dont be a bottleneck 3. Focus on outcomes, not minutiae 4. Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes 5.

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4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively

Eric Jacobson

Analyze the facts and review them objectively. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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How To Be A Better Leader -- 25 Tips

Eric Jacobson

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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