This post first appeared on the Five O'Clock Club's website
Performance reviews are widely used in organizations, yet are implemented inconsistently and are often controversial: Do they work? What’s the best way to implement them? Don’t unfair grudges or favoritism, or other forms of bias, fatally compromise them? I’ll begin to share with you a few thoughts on each of these questions in this first of a two part blog post.
I've created a podcast from the mini-talk that I gave on January 17th as part of my weekly Monday seminar series, "Ask A Career Coach". You can access the podcast HERE. FYI, the Six Keys are: 1) The New Goal is Marketability, 2) Manage Up, Down and Across, 3) Develop a vision for your Career, then a Plan, 4) Build and Maintain a Network, 5) Know when it's Time to Move-on, and 6) Demonstrate. . .
In Part 1, I shared with you how a seasoned executive was able to succeed early in her new position by demonstrating leadership. Sometimes more junior employees, or those without staff to manage, don’t realize how much real leadership they can demonstrate in their jobs as well.
This post first appeared on the Five O'Clock Club's website
In Part 1, I summarized how performance reviews can help individuals and the organization as a whole. In this blog entry, I’ll share with you some of the key details that can help you to conduct the actual review and get the most out of the process.
While there are many nuances to a successful compensation negotiation, keeping these five principles in mind will increase the odds of your making tens of thousands of dollars in minutes.
The Single Best Presentation Tip: Tell a Great Story
by Robert Hellmann • Building a Business, Getting Interviews, Interviewing, On-the-job Success, Org. Effectiveness, Presentations
Whether your goal is to sell, inform, or land a job offer, telling engaging, relevant stories can turn even a so-so presentation into a great one. Illustrating your points with the right stories will have a far stronger impact than many other things you can do, including slide design, body language, eye contact, and so forth.