7 Pernicious Myths about Performance Management
Here are seven of the most pernicious myths about Performance Management. The first four exist in the minds of managers, and the last three reside in the minds of employees.
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Create a System to Organize Your Job Search and Keep Yourself Sane
“I am not blessed with patience,” said Kevin when he stepped into my office. He had been laid off from a Vice-president’s position seven weeks ago, and he was feeling restless, scattered and out of control. At the end of our time together, he was calmer, more optimistic, and raring to go. So, why the [...]
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Using Social Media for Personal Branding and Being “Findable” Online
In my last post, I said I was going to start the year by walking you through five critical elements to master if you want to advance your career. They are the following: 1. Organize, synthesize and crystallize your accomplishments and the key themes of your career. 2. Systematize your activities, and build repeatable processes. 3. Publicize yourself [...]
Start Your New Year Career with a Bang
The New Year is always filled with tips for a fresh start for your career. But, what if you are not in the mood for all of the wholesome advice coming your way at this time of year? What if you are fed up with your situation, but an artificial date is no reason to believe that things will get any better? What if you just felt like complaining and were allowed to vent about everything you don’t like about your work or lack of it?
Your Career Planning Checklist – Thoughts for the New Year
No matter how senior you are in your organization or how secure you believe is your position, you would do well to take an entrepreneurial attitude toward your career. It is comforting to believe others will take care of you, and it’s easy to become either complacent or too busy to pay attention to yourself when there is so much work to do. But, there are new habits and skills you should be adopting to ensure you remain in charge of your own professional growth and career development.
How Do Job Loss and Unemployment Challenge Your Emotional Intelligence? Part 2
What are the reasons we work? - To earn money - To be a contributing member of society - To have an outlet to use our education, talents and skills - To give some structure to our days - To give us a place to go, something to do and people with whom we can interact So, [...]
How Do Job Loss and Unemployment Challenge Your Emotional Intelligence? Part 1
Losing your job must be one of life’s more painful experiences. Whether you are the subject of what HR specialists like to call a large scale reduction in force or you fall victim of cost containment or a reduction in funding, the dramatic, unchosen transition from being employed to unemployed is a terrible shock to [...]
What If Wikileaks Exposed You?
Where do you stand on the now famous publicizing of embarrassing diplomatic gossip? Is it a treacherous, malicious act of betrayal of those who spoke frankly under the cover of diplomatic immunity by those who revealed what they said? Or, is it a welcome exposure shining bright, daylight into dark and murky corners in our society, an explicit [...]
Now That We Have Social Media, Can We Forget About Public Speaking and Other Forms Of Face-To-Face Communication?
Back in the day, when Facebook, Linked In, Twitter and all the other social media platforms were just a twinkle in someone’s eye – can you believe it, I am talking about ten years or so ago? – people used to have to know good, old-fashioned communication skills. Such required skills included needing to know how [...]
The Secrets Of a Marketer: How Enrollment Skills Can Help You Land Your Next Job
One applicable concept is The Art of “Enrollment”, which is the ability to persuade or influence others that what you have to offer is the answer to their problems.