Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

You can hear the tension in the voice of many managers and leaders who call to ask for advice. Do you have any advice?” Taylor Swift Workplace performance reviews Cheering on a sports team that’s not your usual team Whether hens lay eggs with or without the presence of a rooster (No joke! How did THAT Get Political?

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Steve’s post is timely for many leaders who are starting to think about, or are in the middle of performance review season. Kevin :) Dave: Great summary and key advice f Poul Andreassen: Good insight on things relatin Poul Andreassen: Good one on Childish behavior, Kevin Eikenberry: Hope you do enjoy!Kevin

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

My Whole Self To mark My Whole Self day on 13 March, CMI’s head of policy and innovation, Daisy Hooper , explained why managers must acquire the necessary skills to bring out the best in their teams. Learn how to approach performance reviews and appraisals effectively when you have to do them remotely.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2017

Selvesware will deliver actionable, data-driven insight and advice on what to say, when to speak up, and with whom to network, for example, suggesting bespoke options for better communication, collaboration, and facilitation. Analytics are critical to companies’ performance. Putting Data to Work. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2013

As the story goes, Walt Disney had a key piece of advice to the executives planning the Magic Kingdom: Build the castle first. Online assessment tools , workplace performance evaluations , classes and seminars are all good opportunities to hold a mirror to yourself and discover hidden treasures.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

We can’t take it back and it shapes the image we create of ourselves which can either reflect who we really are or cast a shadow over us that will be difficult to overcome So, if I have any advice to give it would be this. Mind your Ps and Qs. The world is watching.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2012

Take call centers, which all too often focus their performance reviews around cost-driven data like "average handle time." Yes, It's Important to Understand Your Customers (Innovate on Purpose). In other words, put your metrics when your mouth is. LET THEM EAT COUPONS. Do You Really Need Big Data? Forrester).

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2015

We’re sick of terrible meetings, and networking, and the annual ritual of ineffective performance reviews. What Is Disruptive Innovation? Advice from “Mr. A lot of us are feeling trapped in a work culture that’s unhealthy and unproductive. We’re working too many hours. We’re distracted.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2012

The best way to understand the trajectory of your high performance career tomorrow is to look at what's happening to college undergraduates today. — nature of educational advice and assessment will increasingly define how you and your colleagues get hired, fired and promoted. It's easier to see what's going on and why.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

Your boss calls you into her office for your annual performance review. Good clients constantly look for good advice. Does your company, client community or innovation ecosystem have an App Club? What two apps have most improved and enhanced the productivity and effectiveness of your direct reports?

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership Blog points out “there should be no surprises at annual performance review time.” In Performance Reviews Made Effective , Wally offers sound advice that will not only make them more effective, but also helpful instead of painful.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

It's performance review season, and you know the drill. But if you take the right approach, appraisals are an excellent opportunity to reinforce solid performers and redirect the poor ones. For many employees, a face-to-face performance review is the most stressful work conversation they'll have all year.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

Research by Sylvia Ann Hewlett at the Center for Talent Innovation shows that cultivating your personal brand is one of the best ways to attract a sponsor — and professionals with sponsors are 23% more likely than their peers to be promoted.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2018

Below is a roundup of advice from successful women of color on how to turn down these office housework requests without being penalized. In those cases, find a way to acknowledge that this work is “extra labor,” says Caty, especially in performance reviews and in conversations with your manager.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 7, 2012

Some of the most innovative companies in the country put a priority on free or flexible time. Likewise, Bell Labs—one of the biggest American innovators of all time—gave scientists and engineers the opportunity to spend years researching a single product. The search yields over 18 million results (and lots of good advice).

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Instead of charts and graphs or raw data, store managers get customized narratives written in plain English that offer both analysis and prescriptive advice. Work on executing your disconnect rate and speak to other representatives to find ways to improve performance.”

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You're Not the Boss of Me

OCTOBER 10, 2010

I write about how passion fuels innovation in our work life merge, but sometimes I forget to use that juice for the things that are on the fringe of my creative impulse waiting to be born. Reply Judy Martin October 15, 2010 at 2:19 pm Gwyn, I’ve just added your blog to my Google reader and Tweeted you out to the universe.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 11, 2009

When you are trying something new and the risk of failure is high In any enterprise, innovation is crucial to growth and sustainability. Reply online stock trading advice January 11, 2010 at 9:35 am Hey very nice blog!!… As such, risk is an inherent part of business life. It could have turned out quite differently.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Here is some advice for carrying out such a program: Create a multidiscipline team. Some were worried that the data collected would be used for their performance reviews. An important lesson of this initiative is that you cannot rely on technology alone to bring about innovation and change in a fast-paced environment.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2013

At the same time, compensating people for collaboration can be tricky, says Deborah Ancona, a professor at MIT Sloan School of Management and coauthor of X-Teams: How to Build Teams That Lead, Innovate, and Succeed. Evaluate team performance. Still, both she and Mankins agree, it''s worth the effort to get it right.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Much like you have performance reviews for your employees you should conduct an analysis of how your customers are performing. Develop Customer Scorecards : You should actually profile your clientele such that you understand the difference between good accounts and bad accounts. I Think Not.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 27, 2012

” For weary leaders feeling beat up by engagement surveys, performance reviews, 360 and other feedback tools highlighting their deficiencies and suffering change fatigue, this book couldn’t come at a better time.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 27, 2012

” For weary leaders feeling beat up by engagement surveys, performance reviews, 360 and other feedback tools highlighting their deficiencies and suffering change fatigue, this book couldn’t come at a better time.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

That’s why it’s crucial to include the success — or failure — of cross-functional projects in compensation and performance reviews of the people who work on or lead teams. In fact, one of the key roles of the PGT is to follow William Faulker’s advice to kill your darlings. Winnow constantly.

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