You know the drill. There’s a performance issue that really really needs to be addressed. Not only will it help correct the behavior or competence of the employee in question in the long term, but if it’s addressed properly – like now – then it can improve results that the manager is looking for.

But that difficult conversation…that in-the-moment feedback…it never comes to pass.

Instead… crickets. Followed by internalized frustration and avoidance on the part of the employee, his [...]

In an employment context, you might think that “addition by subtraction” has a rather ominous sound to it. In fact, if you read between the lines, it usually means someone is getting fired.

But not so fast.

Addition by subtraction is actually a good thing—and it has nothing to do with handing out pinks slips. Instead, it’s about becoming an exporter of talent—a topic that Mike Figliuolo, Managing Director, thoughtLEADERS, LLC discusses in his blog post,

It’s almost mid-December, which means the pressure is on for many of us to get our annual performance appraisals completed before the New Year. Amidst the end-of-year rush to finalize projects, and the distractions (dreams?) of much anticipated winter vacations, it’s easy for appraisals to slip off the agenda.

However, the one thing successful annual performance appraisals have in common is that they are carefully planned for – by both the employee AND the manager. So [...]

I recently read an article that focuses on debunking some common myths about Gen Y employees. While we may think we know what this younger generation of employees is all about, the truth is we don’t.

So are Millennials Lazy or Lost?

Millennials are often dubbed as lazy, easily bored, lacking in emotional intelligence, unwilling to work hard…and so on. What the article I read points out however, is that the very characteristics many see [...]

More and more it is becoming a standard for work environments to have a strong, solid culture that tends to the social needs of the employee. Workplaces that have good management and leaders, and a fluid and positive internal culture, are grabbing the most talented fish in the job market.

Recently neurologists conducted a study that focused on how our [...]