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How to Make Your Performance Review Process Suck Less

Next Level Blog

This is the time of year when a lot of the leaders I work with are buckling down to write up annual performance reviews for the people on their team. This is a process that almost no one enjoys – neither the reviewer or the reviewee. Seriously, do you know anyone in any role who looks forward to an annual performance review?

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Failure, the Other “F” Word | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← Workplace Democracy – A Genie in A Bottle The Dreaded Performance Review → July 6, 2009 · 9:36 pm ↓ Jump to Comments Failure, the Other “F&# Word Failure. I don’t like it. First , they focus on success.

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When One Person’s High Performance Creates Resentment in Your Team

Harvard Business Review

Many managers miss or underestimate the potential harm to high performers from their teams. Often with good intentions, managers set up high performers as targets for sabotage, aggression, and exclusion. As the Japanese proverb warns : “The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.”

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The Impact Of Leaders On Personal Transformation

Tanveer Naseer

More broadly, they are anyone who influences others toward the achievement of goals. One of the ways that a good leader can help bring about personal transformation is by being a Velvet Hammer. Transformation will take less effort if it’s aligned with their personal goals and aspirations. Most leaders aren’t CEOs.

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Leaders and the Learning Organization | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

There is a proverb that says, “ If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail&#. I believe the goal for leaders in this century is to widen the lens of their thinking by challenging not only their own assumptions but also the beliefs and biases on which their organizations operate. How they manage conflict.