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Get Employees Engaged In Change Initiatives

After all, they are doing the work of the business

Do you find your employees just don’t embrace change initiatives within the business? I’d venture to guess it is because they are not involved. Every client I have worked with who has told me that their employees just won’t accept or embrace change has left […]

Are You Taking Employee Survey Feedback to Heart?

Put a plan in place before sending out a survey

I know a number of companies who send out employee feedback surveys at least once a year; sometimes more. However, what happens to that information? The surveys are certainly easy enough to send out; the problem is looking at and using the data we receive […]

Addressing the Challenge of Performance Reviews

The performance review is dreaded by nearly everyone in the organization for many reasons:

It can be an onerous process It’s only done once a year We only include in the review what is fresh in our memories We really don’t know how to handle those difficult conversations with employees who may not be performing […]

Are You Aligning Employee’s Skills to the Projects They Are Assigned?

Frequently, when I’m brought in to a company to evaluate projects or major initiatives that are going off track I find – among other issues – one common thread from client to client – employees assigned to do the work who really don’t have the necessary skills. They were assigned because they have done a […]

Set SMARTER Goals to Keep Employees Engaged

Likely you have heard of SMART goals:

S = Specific: Who, What, When, Where – clear, specific, understandable – no ambiguity

M = Measurable: Can the goal be measured? What metrics will be used? How often will you measure progress toward the goal?

A = Attainable: Is the goal able to be attained given […]