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Tips for Navigating Through a Job Transition

Lead Change Blog

The study also found that 26% of new hires fail because they can’t accept feedback, 23% because they’re unable to understand and manage emotions, 17% because they lack the necessary motivation to excel, 15% because they have the wrong temperament for the job, and only 11% because they lack the necessary technical skills. Valley of Despair.

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5 Great Ways to Keep Your Superstars!

Marshall Goldsmith

When giving feedback to your superstar performers, the key issue to recognize is that the “no news is good news” feedback approach is not an effective management technique for handling them. Don’t commit beyond your span of control. Or worse: “Write your own performance review and I’ll sign it.” Sound familiar?