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Consistent Feedback is Important to All Workers
Posted on 03. Mar, 2009 by admin.
In a world that has been reshaped by instant communications via texting and 24/7 social networks, the mere thought of sitting down with a worker once every six or 12 months to provide an evaluation of their progress is nothing short of bizarre.
Everybody knows that a performance review (PR) is a requirement, and is used for not just documenting progress and some planning, it is also a device to justify…
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Stop Pigeonholing Workers — Learn More
Posted on 28. Feb, 2009 by admin.
How many managers hire someone for a specific set of tasks and then forget that they hired a whole human being who is full of undocumented skills and capabilities?
Answer: Too many.
And we lose a big advantage as a result.
Why do we pigeonhole people?
When we hire people we conduct the interview(s) and scan the resumé for red flags, but we probably don’t go very much in depth with them, learning what else they can do. I think this is fumbling…
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For Zen Habits Readers…Some Afterthoughts
Posted on 21. Feb, 2009 by admin.
Welcome to the Zen Habits readers who clicked over after reading my post on Five Strategies For Surviving a Tough Boss.
Since finishing that article I’ve been thinking how the problem could be avoided from the very beginning. Would it be possible to create an environment where your manager would know — right from the start — that you would not be an easy target for unfair treatment or aggression?
There is. Like anything else, it will take some work but…
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Force Leadership on People When You Have to
Posted on 21. Feb, 2009 by admin.
Imagine that you own a business and have poured years into the development of a successor, but the closer you get to the transition of power this person shows only moderate interest in assuming the leadership role.
Add in that this is a family member so the thought of developing another person, just in case the heir apparent changed his/her mind, was an option seldom considered at all.
Yet, here you are at a time when you figured you would have your plan solidly in place and you could prepare for the next stage of your career and life — and it’s not even close.
What would you do?
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New Office Etiquette: Ear Buds (and the greater meaning)
Posted on 12. Feb, 2009 by admin.
Every day I go into the office I learn something new. Today was an office etiquette lesson.
Our admin manager is under 30, and I’m not sure if she’s a very young Gen Xer or an old Gen Y (aka Millennial, Gen “We”); while her assistant is definitely a Y. Two very nice young women, and both adding value to our company.
Like most other offices they sit right at the front and greet any guests who come in, but in our case there are few visitors and the bulk of their work is a mixture of tasks that the rest of the team requires. Much of this is database work and both like to plug ear buds into iTunes, and do the job with…
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What Does Leadership Look Like?
Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by admin.
What does leadership look like?
Susan Mazza recently asked that question in her blog, Random Acts of Leadership. In seeking the best definition of leadership, she concluded that “it does not exist.”
For me, leadership is a …
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Just About Ready to Roll
Posted on 24. Dec, 2008 by admin.
CareerJolt will go live in the next several days. We’ll be choosing the logo and activating the links, then adding the first content elements. Please click on “About” in the menu bar for a short view of what we hope to accomplish here. Thanks.
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Choosing a logo — Round 2
Posted on 21. Dec, 2008 by admin.
Hi,
The Twitter community gave some terrific input last week and it caused us to stop and rethink the process, ultimately hiring a second artist to come up with options for CareerJolt. We think you’ll find them different from those we posted before.
Late Addition: In response to a few people who weren’t part of the first [...]
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Please Help Us Choose Our Logo
Posted on 14. Dec, 2008 by admin.
CareerJolt is getting ready to launch. We plan to bring a different perspective on today’s workplace issues and the content will start flowing in about a week. Only a few of the links are live at present.
Before we begin filling in the site we want to select our logo — and this is where you [...]




