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Manager giving positive feedback to an employee

Providing Positive Feedback

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Using the STAR Method to Provide Positive Feedback Regular check-ins with employees are critical for reinforcing expectations and offering meaningful performance feedback (https://rureadytoachieve.com/clarifying-performance-expectations/). The STAR Method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) is a structured approach for managers to provide positive feedback. Employees receive clear, concise & impactful feedback that highlights what they did well, along with…

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Employees Evaluating Feedback/Charts

Performance Review Biases

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We may not want to admit it, but we are all biased  Regular check-ins with employees are critical for reinforcing expectations and offering meaningful performance feedback (https://rureadytoachieve.com/clarifying-performance-expectations/). As we move through these review conversations, it’s easy to run into some of the typical biases that show up in performance reviews: RECENCY: Managers focus on the…

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SMART Goals

Goal Setting

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A goal we think about but fail to write down is one that may soon be forgotten. We are reminded of the goal every so often, but there is little likelihood of achieving it. An example may be, “I work as an HR Generalist & I want to become my company’s Director of Human Resources.”…

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Employees Meeting to Work on Goals

Clarifying Performance Expectations

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Managers need to provide employees with up-to-date information to guide their work & provide a line-of-sight to the organization’s objectives, so they are not in the dark An employee begins a new role as a hotel’s Guest Experience Manager. After the first week on the job, the manager says they need to work on their…

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Marshmallows & Motivation

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Do you remember the famous marshmallow experiment that took place at Stanford University in the 1970’s?  Kids were left unattended in a room. They were given the choice to consume a single marshmallow or wait & be rewarded with two marshmallows upon the psychologist’s return. Data showed kids who were willing to wait for the…

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Values

Immediate Interests vs Dedicated Higher Purposes

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When you find yourself engaged in a conflict, it’s usually easy to understand the other party’s immediate interest, which is their stated, desired outcome.  These tend to be more surface level concerns. Examples of Immediate Interests include:-Getting a raise-Finishing a project-Closing a deal-Gaining a larger share of the market-Satisfying the customer When we find ourselves…

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Photographers Jonathan Rach & Joey Cultice at After Chicago Exhibit

Lessons from Behind the Lens

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Some lessons are relevant to professionals in all industries I attended a photography show in Chicago, “Alternative Nation: A Retrospective.” The exhibit featured work from concert photographers/documentarians who captured the rise of alternative music (Jonathan Rach, Joseph Cultice, Chris Cuffaro, Kevin Westenberg & Scarlet Page). Jonathan & Joseph held an artist talk & I took…

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Josh Homme performing at the MET Philadelphia, Catacombs Tour

When Silence is Deafening

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Why are we so uncomfortable with silence? I am passionate about live music & visiting iconic venues (Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Gorge Amphitheatre, The Greek Theatre, Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden, The Sphere). I recently attended Queens of the Stone Age’s Catacombs Tour at The Met Philadelphia. This limited-run series of intimate performances was inspired by…

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