The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP
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Performance Planning vs Employee Reviews
Ahhh, this is the wonderful time of year when organizations REQUIRE managers, supervisors, and team leaders sit down with their various team members to conduct one-on-one performance reviews. Doesn't just the thought of holding one of these sessions turn your stomach? If you're like most people it does.
What Is It You Want?
How consistent is your team in delivering what you request? Do they do what you want? Do they deliver what you need? Are they performing the way you expect? If so, congratulations!
You Already Know the Answers
My team and I are working with several clients conducting company and leadership assessments to pinpoint areas for improvement. The assessments are fascinating.
Who Says You’re a Leader?
I’ve had three conversations within the past week with managers from three separate organizations. Each one has asked for guidance or simply an ear so they could vent.
Impact Your Customer Experience by Changing Your Culture
A client, the Director of North American Operations, asked me to review a proposed Corporate Leadership Development Program that had just come across his desk. Something about it felt ‘off’ to him, but he couldn’t quite identify what was making him uncomfortable.
Performance Evaluations Won’t Fix Leadership Problems
A new client reached out to my company requesting we provide their management team with training on how to conduct performance evaluations. The new CEO had been directed by the board to restart performance evaluations.
Is Your Focus Hurting Your Business?
When was the last time you sat back and asked if what you are focusing on providing was actually hurting your business? What might you, your team, or your products be doing that is, in reality, wasting resources or killing sales?
Pick. Pace. Perform.
It’s been an incredibly busy time for my team and I recently as several clients are at some phase of their strategic planning efforts. Either they are gearing up for their planning retreats, they are working to implement their new plans, or they are identifying areas of their current plans that need modification.