Driving Results With Effective 1:1 Meetings

Driving Results With Effective 1:1 Meetings

In our last blog post, we discussed the best practices for goal setting and how to follow through. One way to ensure your goal will be met is to schedule regular 1:1 meetings. These 1:1 meetings are a weekly or bi-weekly scheduled time on the calendar between you and...
How To Set Goals And Stick With Them

How To Set Goals And Stick With Them

What are some of the biggest problems we see when it comes to goal setting? How many times have you set a goal and haven’t accomplished it because you lost your motivation and apathy took over? Or maybe it was because you got sidetracked and you just didn’t have...
Who Knows What Your Company’s Strategy Is?

Who Knows What Your Company’s Strategy Is?

Odds are, you don’t know your company’s strategy.  You think you do, so tell me.  I’ll wait. Uh oh!  How was that phrased?  It’s on the tip of your tongue. And you probably just set it, too, just last week.  It’s ok.  We all do it.  We try not to, but we do...
We’re Called People, People!

We’re Called People, People!

Not too long ago, I was at an HR event with HR speakers.  It was a good event, well attended, but there was something that really bothered me.  It kept showing up in the fine lines between the big ideas.  It showed up shod in steel-toed boots with...
The Characteristics of Effective Performance Feedback

The Characteristics of Effective Performance Feedback

Do you have performance reviews only once per year?  You know what it’s like.  You spend hours and hours digging up information about each of your team members to give them a full, comprehensive review of their performance over the last 365+ days.  Or, more likely,...