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Build A Strong Team. Be An Effective Team Member.

Eric Jacobson

Its somewhat difficult to find a copy of Price Pritchetts 1992 handbook called, The Team Member Handbook For Teamwork, but if you do locate a copy, it provides you good, practical, useful information. Even if you cant snag a copy, you can learn a lot just from seeing the handbooks Table Of Contents. Be An Effective Team Member.

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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. So, dig deep for ideas.

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobson

These are in what I consider is the best chapter of the book The Essential HR Handbook , that she co-authored with Barbara Mitchell. So, here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls. Clustering everyone in the middle performance-rating categories 2. So, dig deep for ideas.

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Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders

Eric Jacobson

Thanks to Sharon Armstrong, author of The Essential HR Handbook , for these helpful questions! How Employees Approach Problem Solving Entrepreneur magazines March 2009 issue published this insightful advice about how different types of employees like to tackle problem solving: GEN Y Employees -- Form a team to brainstorm a solution.

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When To Coach And When To Counsel

Eric Jacobson

How Employees Approach Problem Solving Entrepreneur magazines March 2009 issue published this insightful advice about how different types of employees like to tackle problem solving: GEN Y Employees -- Form a team to brainstorm a solution. So, the difference between coach and counselor is subtle, but important. So, dig deep for ideas.

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5 Questions To Ask At Your Next Employee Performance Review

Eric Jacobson

Thanks to Sharon Armstrong and Barbara Mitchell for these questions -- just some of their great advice from their book, The Essential HR Handbook. I bet most employees have never heard most of these questions from their supervisors on a consistent basis. Then, use the web and social networking for research. So, dig deep for ideas.

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New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal

Eric Jacobson

Because many of us are struggling to fulfill our New Years Resolutions (goals), Halvorsons book, packed with the findings from her own research, along with the most useful tips from academic journals and handbooks, is a timely read. • How to avoid the kind of positive thinking that makes people fail. So, dig deep for ideas.

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