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How to Make Your Performance Review Process Suck Less

Next Level Blog

That may be true in terms of the process that you have to work within. It’s not true, however, in terms of how you can use the annual review process to set you and your team up for success. There are short-term and long-term effects of performance conversations on engagement and commitment.

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What Not to Do When Business Sours

In the CEO Afterlife

In terms of rectification, you have to look at the issue in the context of whether the problem is a short-term blip or the beginning of a long-term shift to your business or industry. Do you have the right people in place to minimize its impact or to lead you out of the short-term crisis?

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Leadership Is Not a Solitary Task

Harvard Business Review

They were also an example of the power of community in leadership. We often think of leadership as a solitary task. Buying into Thomas Carlyle’s “great man” theory of history , we speak of leadership in solitary and personal terms. First, great leadership often starts in community.

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business Review

And we expect at least a portion of current AI piloters to fully integrate AI in the near term. Without support from leadership, your AI transformation might not succeed. Successful AI adopters have strong executive leadership support for the new technology.

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When Managers Break Down Under Pressure, So Do Their Teams

Harvard Business Review

When the hammer comes down, are you calm, collected, candid, curious, direct, and willing to listen? But before you allow your emotions to take over, stop and ask yourself, “What is it I really want long term, for myself, for the contracting officer, and for the team?” The short answer is yes.

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Inspiring Employees with a Values-Rich Environment

Strategy Driven

The productivity that will be unleashed is likely to be nothing short of astonishing,” says Covey. We call this the Values Blueprint method of changing culture and we recommend you engage in a two-day retreat with a group of your best players to hammer out what your values should be and what behaviors best exemplify those values.

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Recruiting is Broken, Succession Planning is The Future

Strategy Driven

They’re not happy with the results that their recruiters are producing, or at the very least, they’ve come to terms with what their recruiters can realistically produce. Recruiting is like a hammer. Executive leadership and buy-in. Recruiting Is Overused and Misapplied. Keep it simple. About the Author.