It freaks me out just a little bit every time I think about the relatively short amount of time it took (most of) the human race to evolve from a bunch of butt-crack knuckle-dragging cave dwellers. It’s one of life’s great wonders. For those of you who are eternal optimists, it probably gives you some…
Category Archives: Performance Management
The Idea Zombie
Every now and then I need a good slap upside my head. Actually, I probably need one more than the average guy. Unfortunately, there are very few people out there who are amenable to showing me the backside of their hands. My wife is one; my brother another; my Mother, of course (she does it…
Best Laid Plans Go Awry
A cup of coffee. No impending obligations. Kids that are fed and playing on their own. And a Sunday paper. Those environmental factors rarely come into sync at our home, but the stars must have been aligned this weekend. I was struck by Sunday’s Chicago Tribune Business Section: “Search Outside for a CEO can Mean Trouble…
The First Warning Should be the Last
I was shooting the breeze with a mid-level manager (not with my current employer) this week about his frustrations in exiting two of his employees who are chronically late to work. He runs an IT service desk. It’s imperative his people be there at the scheduled times in order to provide appropriate coverage. He’s spoken…
Young, Impressionable, and Bad Communicators
In my not so humble opinion, there is really only one skill in the world of work that trumps all others: communication. Strong communicators almost always get the edge. Not only is it central to everything we do in the workplace, but we tend to gravitate toward people who we like to listen to and…
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